35 ACT, 2.9 GPA unweighted (chances?)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Franklin & Marshall College
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Male/Caucasian
Large Public (500 students)
Massachusetts
Low income
Possible majors: English/Creative Writing

2.9 unweighted (2.4 freshman, 3.0 sophomore, 3.3 junior)
3.7 weighted according to my high school, about 3.5 regularly weighted (.75 AP, .5 H, .25 regular)
class rank: top 30-35%

Honors or AP English every year
Honors Spanish every year
Honors History every year
Honors Science Junior Year (cp1 fresh/soph)
Honors Math Junior Year (cp1 fresh/soph)
Honors C++ Junior Year

Senior Year Schedule (I am taking a gap year, so hopefully I’ll be able to do well and drag my gpa up my senior year)
AP Lit.
AP Calc. AB
AP Gov’t
AP Euro.
AP Psych.

SAT I: 2090 (680 Math, 680 CR, 730 Writing(8 Essay)) // I took it early on in the year, so I wasn’t very prepped
ACT: 35 (35 English(11 Essay), 36 Math, 36 Reading, 34 Science) // taken later in the year

SAT II:
Actual: Literature (800)
Hypothetical: Math II (800) or US History (800) // I don’t know which one to take…

AP Exams:

Actual:
AP Lang. (4) // I was pretty shocked not to have gotten a five. I consistently nailed the MC section getting 85-90% correct and did fairly well on essays (6’s, 7’s, 8’s)

Hypothetical:
AP Lit. (5)
AP Calc. AB (5)
AP Gov’t (5)
AP Euro. (4 or 5)
AP Psych. (5)

EC:

Cross Country Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Indoor Track Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Outdoor Track Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Summer Job at restaurant (All of High School)
Some volunteering hours (~ 50)

Assuming all Rec’s are good.
Essays will be excellent.

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I’m not sure if you’re still following this thread, but I can tell you that F&M is getting more competitive by the second, and if you need financial aid it’s even harder, because they’re very generous (for need) once you’re admitted.

They won’t see your AP grades before admission – but they will see that you’re enrolled and your grades, so make sure your grades are good. They do get a bunch of applicants from MA, and a lot of them are very strong. I’d say it’s a reach, but not impossible.