<p>Hey all, my final college grades are now posted. What you guys think my chances are? </p>
<p>High School GPA: 3.01 (Unweighed)
College GPA: 3.13
Recieved Nomination from Congressman</p>
<p>Activities:
-Tae Kwon Do (National & State Level Athlete)
-Varsity Tennis (2 years)
-National Society of High School Scholars
-Mu Alpha Theta Honors Math Club
-Link Leader Crew
-Academic Letter
-Girls Tennis Manager ('06)
-Girls JV Tennis Coach (Volunteer '07_Team didn't have a JV coach)
-Over 600 Hours of community service and volunteer time combined</p>
<p>More important, does your college courseload mirror that of a USNA plebe; calculus, English composition, history, and chemistry and did you good to a 'good' college?</p>
<p>Yes sir it does. All my courses were recommended by my BGO. The college I went to I believe is "good" because it's quite popular. It's more known to others as a "stepping stone" type of school.</p>
<p>Couple things. First a question for 69er ... in this and other instances, how are HS ECs weighed/evaluated. Or perhaps "how much" are they weighted in the process?</p>
<p>Now to challenge one thought ... popularity is not any indication of "good" or quality. Especially in higher education. Mostly popularity points to "cost" not value. Evidence of such? Over the past 40 years, attendance has gone from about 45% of attendees going to the lower cost publics to about 85% today. Does anyone think this is a function of goodness or enhanced quality? Of course not. </p>
<p>That said, if your college is accredited, and as 69er said rightly, should your academic activitities mirror that of USNA plebes AND point to working to do well in the most challenging of situations, well that will be to your great advantage.</p>
<p>One cannot undo something already done so the HS ECs remain as they were. Pretty much the file has to be weighted higher the second time around.</p>
<p>I choose not to play in the 'what are my chances' game because I do not have access to the entire file. However, the CGO does. The advice for those who are not selected and plan to try again next year is to contact the CGO and quiz them thoroughly. Most are academics, especially math, but there are multitudes of other reasons. Don't rely on second-hand BGO information.</p>