<p>help out a sister! i'm going to be a senior this year and i have one C on my transcript and it is unfortunately from junior year. it has damaged a lot of my hopes of getting into certain colleges. my gpa is 3.64 unweighted. half of my B's are from freshman year and the C i got was from ap english. but besides this C i have A's in every other subject. </p>
<p>i intend to major in something math and chemistry related. i am not sure though. </p>
<p>i'd appreciate suggestions of GOOD FIT schools for me, schools that i am almost guaranteed getting into that also have some name prestige (parents -__-) thanks you!</p>
<p>btw. i am a very adaptable person, i like just about everywhere i go (except for ghetto places) i'm outgoing and very sociable with great leadership qualities. i basically want to go somewhere that also emphasizes leadership :D </p>
<p>i'm chinese... :( with high math SATs and lower Verbal ones..</p>
<p>ur in good shape, u shouldnt be worrying.
I dont know much about u as u didnt even list what area of the country u do and dont want to go.
Anyways here are schools u have chances in (ill list safe, match, reach):</p>
<p>Safety:
- Purdue
- Indiana
- Virginia Tech
- U Mass (Amherst)
Match:
- Ohio State (Match/safety)
- Rutgers
- Goergia
- South Carolina
- NC State
- Florida State
Reach:
- Penn State: reach mayby high match
- Boston U (Low reach)
- Miami (Low Reach)
- George Washington (low reach)
- Georgia Tech: If in state (low reach) otherwise far reach
- Florida: if In State (match/reach) otherwise solid reach</p>
<p>Anyways, all the schools have good names. They are all Tier 1 schools. I also looked for many schools that were Tier 1 research institutions according to Carnegie Foundation. all the reaches and most of the others are so either of those are good choices.
For ur major I would suggest Purdue, GA tech, VTech.</p>
<p>Is it possible that the C could be changed after the score comes in? At my school, certain grades can be changed if you score well enough on the exam (e.g. for APUSH, you can get an A- if you get a 4, an A if you get a 5).</p>
<p>Dude, you are going to be OK :D OK? (Out of curiosity, what are you SATs? PM me if you don't want to post them here).</p>
<p>I had a low GPA (3.26), two C's junior year, and I got into 8 out of the 10 schools I applied. (I am attending Bryn Mawr next year).</p>
<p>Read Colleges that Change Lives by Loren Pope. All schools in there will accept students with a mix of A's and B's, even less (and yes, those with a few C's!). I applied to a bunch of those colleges and they gave me moneeyyy. So apply if you want to stay debt free.</p>
<p>Also, Washington Monthly (WM) rated a bunch of colleges and universities on different criteria than US News and World Report:</p>
<p>
[QUOTE]
The first question we asked was, what does America need from its universities? From this starting point, we came up with three central criteria: Universities should be engines of social mobility, they should produce the academic minds and scientific research that advance knowledge and drive economic growth, and they should inculcate and encourage an ethic of service.
<p>That is a TON of AP classes, man. Yeah, try to work on the SATs; the thing that helped me the most (which might not work for you) is that I have always been a reader. Try reading books all the time, just random ones that you know you'll enjoy. It might not teach you all the vocabulary you need to know but it will definitely make you more familiar with the English language. I especially condone Harry Potter and related series for this exercise :D</p>
<p>If the SAT doesn't work out for you (or even if you're not sure it will) take the ACT w/ Writing. At Bryn Mawr, I had to have either SAT I + 2 SAT II's or the ACT w/ Writing, and since no one had encouraged me to take the SAT II's, I had to do the ACT. My ACT score was comparable to my SAT score, but most people I have talked to find one test easier than the other.</p>
<p>Hm, Scripps...I'm not familiar with California schools, but I've got this big ol' book in front of me (Peterson's Four Year Colleges) with a bunch of stats in it, so I'll quote you a few:</p>
<p>Scripps:</p>
<p>49% of applicants admitted
Average HS GPA: 4.0
SAT verbal scores over 600: 91%
SAT verbal over 700: 40%
SAT math over 600: 80%
SAT math over 700: 27%
ACT scores over 24: 96%
ACT scores over 30: 42%</p>
<p>Hm well, it seems as if you are at a bit of a disadvantage when it comes to GPA and SAT verbal, but at an advantage for math. I'd say Scripps is probably a fit/reach for you, but I'm not positive. What ECs do you have?</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna College:</p>
<p>22% of applicants admitted
Average HS GPA: 3.91
SAT verbal over 600: 87%
SAT verbal over 700: 46%
SAT math over 600: 90%
SAT math over 700: 54%
ACT scores over 24: 98%
ACT scores over 30: 53%</p>
<p>Based on their admittance rate, CMC is definitely a reach. If we add your stats to who you are as a person and how you could come across in your application I think you've got pretty good chances at Scripps.</p>
<p>Edit: definitely still take the SAT. You never know what could happen.</p>
<p>Yeah I hope I enjoy Bryn Mawr too :D Thanks for the well wishes.</p>
<p>-i'm in colorguard and i have been my entire high school career.. this is big to me because it takes up nearly 25 hours a week sometimes and i am in the running for head leader. we placed 3rd in the WORLDD at wgi championships 2 year in a row, so that's good rep for us.. YAY. we're marching in rose parade 2008. </p>
<p>-i've played piano practically all my life.. nuff said
-i participate in 3 clubs: Leo Club (a mini version of lions) and i am the publicity commissioner, Music Mentors (an organization dedicated to helping middle school kids get better on their instruments), and ALLIES (a christian club at our school) i'm a leaderfor this too.
-i just recently made senior men and women and i also got publicity secretary for that.
-i'm in the top concert band (i play clarinet)
-i have a summer job!!! weee
-i participate in a lot of church events (i play piano sometimes for service, and volunteer in the children's program) </p>
<p>and honestly.. i enjoy everything i do.. even though my business might have costed me that C in ap english.. :(</p>