Admission to various colleges.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, this is my first post, so go easy on me!</p>

<p>GPA: 3.1 (Very low, will boost next year)
ACT: 29 (Retake?)
AP's: Non- as of right now. (Senior year I'll be taking three)
Ethnicity: Afrcan American & Cuban
I also have a vision impairment. </p>

<p>In love with politics, law and history. </p>

<p>Study Paths: Public Policy, Political Science, International Relations, and Law</p>

<p>EC's are pretty solid
1. Peer 2 Peer- 2 years and running (I hold the LEADER position, which is the top position, above mentor)</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Freshman Mentoring (Mentoring the incoming Freshman) (Just a mentor)</p></li>
<li><p>Leadership Class- (Impacting the school)</p></li>
<li><p>A part of the Troy Democratic Club</p></li>
<li><p>Helping on 4 political campaigns throughout high school</p></li>
<li><p>On the Executive Board of High School Democrats of Michigan- Treasurer</p></li>
<li><p>Men of Power- mentoring young African American teens in Detroit and Metro Detroit.</p></li>
<li><p>Working at Lions Bear Camp for the visually impaired.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Volunteer Hours
Throughout High school
About 110 hours
Freshman Mentoring, Peer 2 Peer, Lions Bear, Men of Power</p>

<p>Notable Achievements
1. Writing County- wide wriring contest
2. Principal's Award
3. Principal's List
4. One of the youngest members MDP (Michigan Democratic Party) has registered
5. Holding Executive Board position.</p>

<p>The prospective colleges are
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
American University
UCLA
University of California- Berkeley
And dream school- Columbia University </p>

<p>GPA is low, any tips on boosting it? I will take AP's next year. Also, should I retake my ACT? </p>

<p>Thanks you guys.</p>

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<p>r u a sophmore?</p>

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<p>I am a Junior.</p>

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<p>columbia is a mid reach, berkley and ucla low reaches;everything else are matches</p>

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<p>I also will probably have excellent letters of recommendations, and I will be playing on varsity wrestling next year.</p>

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<p>@Rurouni‌ What does lingo mean? Haha sorry.</p>

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<p>Work on getting up your GPA – studying with friends, tutoring, asking teachers for help when you don’t understand something (with respect for their time, not the day before/morning of a test) all helps. Your ECs look nice! I would recommend definitely having some more safety/match schools – collegeboard.org shows the average ACT/SAT scores of admitted students for most schools, as well as GPA, admit rates, etc. Try looking at colleges where your stats put you above average. It can’t hurt to retake the ACT, or take the SAT and see which one you do better on. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much @figgycat‌ for your imput. </p>

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<p>columbia, berkeley, umichigan, and possibly ucla, should all not be on your radar with a 3.1 gpa. Unfortunately, thats the truth. Best of luck</p>

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<p>@spuding102‌ thanks, and that GPA isn’t final, ao it still can be on the radar. Do you have any suggestions on how to boost it? </p>

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<p>I agree with spuding102 that your GPA is just too low for several of the schools you listed.</p>

<p>I’m not sure what you are getting at when you ask “how to boost” your GPA. My usual advice is to study and get better grades.</p>

<p>Be realistic and do the math. You are already a Junior. Even straight A’s (while admirable) this semester will be balanced against your GPA which includes grades from your prior 2.5 years in high school, and will not move your overall GPA very much. An upward trend is the best you can hope for and is looked upon favorably by many colleges.</p>