<p>Well, I am a student that has probably "suffers" from "adhd - inattention." I just now am getting it checked because I don't want to be another 143 - my class rank out of 500.</p>
<p>(UW: 3.2 GPA)</p>
<p>My SAT is 2260. My ACT is a 35.</p>
<p>I've written tons of poetry, I love writing/reading etc, and I heavily want to pursue a Literature program in college. I've written science fiction/fantasy/poetry etc. I love literature.</p>
<p>Where can I go? Are there any Liberal Arts Colleges take high test scores/low GPA?</p>
<p>I mean, I just got rejected from Princeton with legacy, which was kind of a let down... I'm applying to UNC (IS), BYU, NC State, Yale (with legacy), but are there any schools that would viably take this kind of candidate?</p>
<p>Also, are there any Liberal Arts Colleges with outstanding literature programs that would take me? </p>
<p>Check out Reed, it might suit you, though they weigh your transcript heavily, you have a pretty good shot with those scores. Also, you may like St. John’s College, the great books college, as you have a passion for literature and writing. Remember, the tippy top schools aren’t the only great schools out there… Best of luck!(:</p>
<p>I want to be able to go to a good graduate school afterwards, and I want to just idk go somewhere that I would enjoy. However, my grades are terrible. What LAC’s weight grades a lot lower than SATs/Essays?</p>
<p>For sure look at st. Johns college I strongly considered it and had all their brochures but I can’t afford it. It has the most personal admissions as they really don’t care about your stats. You just have to be truly enthusiastic about the great books education.</p>
<p>Ahah, <em>all</em> LACs consider your transcript to be much more important than your SAT score, so you’re in a tight spot… Which is why you should start looking at less selective schools. Just because a school isn’t ranked super highly doesn’t mean it isn’t a great school. Plus, no offense at all intended, but with your GPA, you just can’t be picky about going to a tippy top school…</p>
<p>Edit: Ohh, Reed’s known for its rigor, and graduate schools know this; Reed graduates have no trouble getting into good grad schools.</p>
<p>Your GPA and rank are going to keep you out of many top schools. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t get into a good mid-tier and then to go to a top Grad school (but no matter where you go to undergrad, you need top grades for a good grad school!!!).</p>
<p>You’re in NC right?</p>
<p>What is your budget for college? How much will your parents pay?</p>
<p>Here’s the thing, you’re not going to get ion Williams or any top LAC right now. You need to get your ADD under control, go to the best college you can get into now, and consider transferring in 2 years if you want a top LAC. For now I’d say look at LACs ranked 25-50. With parents who went to Princeton and Yale, you may actually have a shot after a couple of years if you dig in and do very well with grades and activities.</p>
<p>I am in NC with a 4.4 Weighted. I come from a family of 10 as the second oldest, so at most colleges according to their calculators I seem to get high financial aid. Is there any LAC that stresses SAT/Essay/EC’s more than anything, since I sang at Santa Fe Opera (renowned opera house) for three consecutive Summers, and I do all the NAQT/Science Bowl/Brain games/Science Olympiad academic ECs, just my grades KILL me. Every time I look at them, my heart drops an inch So… you guys got anything? </p>
<p>I mean, I think I may get into UNC because my weighted is at their median/SAT much higher than their median, but what colleges, preferably LACs, would realistically accept me…</p>
<p>Again, look at those ranked 25-50 and then cross reference that list with the let of schools that meet 100% of need. There won’t be many but there are some.</p>
<p>You can recover. Focus right now on doing well this year. I also think you need a state school safety.</p>
<p>I would put in a good word here for my tiny alma mater, [Shimer</a> College in Chicago](<a href=“http://shimer.edu%5DShimer”>http://shimer.edu), a Great Books school that is similar to the above-mentioned St. John’s College in many ways (though it is considerably smaller and has a very different campus culture). Shimer students do extremely well in graduate school, although our Ph.D. productivity rankings bounce around considerably from year to year due to the very small size of a typical graduating class. (And as a bonus, Shimer’s tuition is considerably lower than SJC’s.) Further reading: [Shimer</a> College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimer_College]Shimer”>Shimer Great Books School - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>Although Shimer doesn’t have quantitative requirements for admission – the decision is based primarily on your essay, interview and recommendations – it does tend to attract “splitter” students with SAT/ACT scores that considerably outpace their GPA. (My SATs were in the 96th and 99th percentiles; I don’t even know what my high school GPA would have been, but it wasn’t pretty.)</p>
So… you guys got anything? </p>