<p>So after a few days of looking at posts, it seems everyone on here is either going to a Cali school or Ivy league. I guess I got invited to the wrong party, because a "bad" gpa is a 3.8 on this website! </p>
<p>So I guess heres my list:
Emory and Henry College
Berry College
Highpoint University
Wofford College
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Birmingham Southern College</p>
<p>I took the act for the first time and made a 28
my gpa as of now is an 83% (my school does not do 4.0) and will be in between 80-83 when school ends
I go to a very tough and respected private high school
I do lots of community service and have been employed since 9th grade
I played sports till this year, because of a herniated disk, but I work out everyday
I do lots of non-school EC, do those count?
So I guess what is my "Chances" and is anybody else as dumb as I am?</p>
<p>All of my courses are considered "upper" at my school and I took ap euro this year
next year I will take ap Econ, Lit, and Art History</p>
<p>Haha-I love how you say a 3.8 is bad. A 3.8 IS AWESOME-it just seems like everyone wants to go to an Ivy and trying to get into an ivy is a coin flip in my opinion-but then again I’m not a college admissions person (nor are very many people here haha). </p>
<p>Because your school does not use a GPA scale-it is pretty hard to guess where you would get in based upon my own college application experience and experience of my friends. (we had GPAs not percents)</p>
<p>If 80% is an “A” or “B” at your school-or it places you decently high in your class- I imagine Tennesse is something very achievable</p>
<p>Berry has an SAT 25-75 percentile of 1560-1890 and an ACT of 23-29 and a 62 % acceptance rate (im using college ******* for these numbers in case you’re wondering)-so I imagine they would be a match (not positive though because of the no GPA thing)</p>
<p>High Point’s requirements are similar but slightly lower
Birmingham-Southern is similar to High Point
E & H has a 71% acceptance rate (this is decently high) and slightly lower SAT marks as does Tennesse
Wofford college seems to be on the harder end of admissions caompared to the others</p>
<p>I think in order to get a decent idea of what schools you should apply to you should probably get your SATs or ACTs :)</p>
<p>Thanks, 90-80 is a b at our school so it would be around a 3.0, but with AP, school rigor, and harder classes it might be a bit different.</p>
<p>I did bad on my act but decent with a 28 on the act
I take it again in a few weeks then again in September and will apply early to all these schools</p>
<p>Since I joined CC and started looking at the chances thread my stress level has gone through the roof. I used to think I was a fairly competitive applicant but now I’m not so sure.</p>
<p>My kids are at one of the top ranked public high schools in CA, and I still can’t believe what I see on this web site in terms of what is claimed for grades, GPA’s, test scores, number of AP classes, etc. I guess it is good news for this country if there are really so many talented students out there, but it certainly seems like the contributors to CC skew very high on these scales.</p>
<p>I mean, how would CC show up in a book that talks about the perils of subprime colleges while most CC regulars simply wouldn’t bring themselves to attend a subprime college (except maybe if a subprime college accepted a CCer with a full ride)?</p>
<p>I knew CCers aimed for first-tiers but not just about any first-tiers.</p>
<p>As much as it would be nice to go to a “top teir college” I don’t believe that there are many truly BAD colleges. Sure some are easier to get into and may have lighter course loads but that doesn’t make it bad, just better suited towards a certain set of people. I haven’t done fantastic in high school but I’m in a very competitive program. I’m hoping to get into uc Berkeley, USC, or ucla. I have a fair chance at these schools but may end up at UIUC or a lower UC. While I recognize that these aren’t the best schools, I feel like I can get to the same place as a higher tier school through hard work. College seems very important right now, but in the long run success can come from creativity and hard work just as easily as an IVY college degree.</p>
<p>I have not done great either, but my test scores are better than average and I think I can raise it to a 30, so these southern liberal arts schools are my best bet to get a good scholarship</p>