Another Mizzou wannabe.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey everyone, I'm a junior in high school who wants to apply to Mizzou.</p>

<p>I don't know my class rank and haven't taken SAT/ACT yet (will in June), and have had a pretty interesting high school career. I go to a small private prep school, so our rules are kinda strange...(Can't take more than 2 AP classes a year).</p>

<p>I started out bad. OK, very bad. I didn't know GPAs went that low. I had a grip of personal traumas, and starting in to my sophomore year, things started looking up. Now, almost complete with my junior year, I've become an above average student. </p>

<p>I flunked some courses in freshman/sophomore year, and made those up in summer school, bringing those GPAs to 3.0-3.26. </p>

<p>This year I've maintained a high GPA and my cummulative GPA, with estimated senior GPA, will be somewhere in the 3.0-3.3 range.</p>

<p>I know this is pretty hard to guess chances with little information, but I'm mainly just trying to get a feel for the entire process, not so much looking for a definite answer.</p>

<p>Here are some Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>My school only allows us to take 2 AP courses a year, I took AP Composition this year and will take AP Literature next year.</li>
<li>On yearbook/newspaper/photo staff</li>
<li>Will be editor of school newspaper next year</li>
<li>Write for my local paper's high school section</li>
<li>Frequent 'Letters to the editor' writer published in: local papers, Time, Newsweek, NYT </li>
<li>Participated as one of 16 in Central California High School Journalism Workshop</li>
<li>Honorable Mention, Editorial Writing: San Joaquin Valley Scholastic Press Association</li>
<li>Wed Editor, Channel One News' Student-Produced Week 2006</li>
<li>Write/edit/publish my own underground newspaper with web counterpart</li>
</ul>

<p>Service
* Outstanding hours in random service activities (soup kitchens, Catholic Charities, etc.)
* Parish altar server for 5 years
* Parish Eucharistic Minister
* Parish bookstore worker</p>

<p>I'm also wondering, considering my GPA, what is a good score on ACT/SAT?</p>

<p>Thanks for any help!</p>

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<p>Wait...I take that back. I don't want to know my chances. I'm too scared. It's a dream, ya know?</p>

<p>Thanks anyway.</p>

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<p>I go to a large public high school in Missouri that sends tons of people to Mizzou for journalism and just about every other major. I think you will be fine, they will be impressed by just about any EC and will appreciate a few Honors and AP. Just by asking around I know that it is good to aim for 30 plus on the ACT if you are interested in a coveted journalism spot, but anybody can do that with a little prep. If I was you, I would call attention to published letters to the editor of anything, thats bonus.</p>

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<p>If you're instate, missouri has a bright flight program that if you get 30+ on the ACT you get like some sort of scholarship so 30+ is a decent score on the ACT.</p>

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<p>First thing that's going to happen is your going in as pre-j school. To get accepted into the school you need to get a 24 ACT. Once you have that you'll spend a year doing the required courses such as english, math, etc. If your able to attain a 3.0 or higher freshman year, you'll transfer into the J-school. Several of my friends are in the j-school and love it.</p>

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<p>thats kinda funny cuz i just got a letter the other day saying they want me to apply, seems kinda late being its may and all.</p>

<p>If the numbers are like they were this year you should be able to get in with a decent ACT score</p>