<p>So first let me say that I put marketing communications as my major, but I just want to get in to any part of the Park school</p>
<p>stats:</p>
<p>GPA 2.8 UW (I know, I know. Affected by unmedicated ADD and father's terminal cancer diagnosis)
Have taken AP's, scored 4's
SAT: 760 CR, 710 W 580 M (2050)
EXCELLENT letters of recommendation
Took comm. college classes during Jr year, made 3.7 GPA and on Dean's List over both quarters.
I am biracial (hispanic and white) and go to a public school where the average gpa is 3.25</p>
<p>I've had a lot of success in student film, I've won 10+ awards in state, national and international festivals including 1st and 2nd place at a national college festival, official selection of Seattle International Film Festival and National Film Festival for Talented Youth and 2 Northwest Emmy Nominations. </p>
<p>I also have interned at Seattle Intl Film Festival for 2 years and founded and run a youth film committee of 23 other kids there. </p>
<p>I am copy editor of my school newspaper and have done very well in DECA, placing at state for 2 years in a row and I've created an ad campaign used by Seattle Public Utilities. </p>
<p>My essays are also very strong. I know it's a long shot.</p>
<p>Go to the Ithaca website and look up their common data set. You can see there how your stats align with previously admitted students. Your SAT scores appear above their 75th percentile, but your GPA is likely low. I’d say you have a 50% chance based on stats, but your film awards may boost you up if they get that far.</p>
<p>Hopefully you didn’t use the un-medicated ADD as an excuse for your grades … all of us have some form of ADD that we deal with, depending on what is interesting to us, but in your case, you seemed to be able to control your ADD when you were cranking out film work, so your ADD is not debilitating, like my precious S.</p>
<p>i think you are in your SAT scores alone will do the trick. Ithaca has never really been a difficult school to gain admissions to and although your GPA is low your SAT score is high enough for it to be overlooked.</p>
<p>Ithaca really isn’t that hard at all to be honest. I got in as a freshman with stats similar to yours (1900 SAT, 2.9 GPA). They look at you as more than just your GPA, so your awards and SATs will definitely help you.</p>
<p>To the OP … did you already apply and you are waiting to hear? My son finished his application in November and he just heard yesterday, although the notification was dated last week. His stats were not exactly similar to yours (he has slightly higher GPA and a lower SAT), but I agree with the others that Ithaca doesn’t look just at the numbers. If you’ve already applied, I hope you hear soon!</p>
<p>I say that you have a good shot of getting in. I was accepted with a 2.9 UW as well but my sat scores and extracurriculars made up for it. But remember, Park is a little bit more difficult to get into.</p>