hey guys, I just finished junior year, my unweighted GPA is a 3.3860 and my weighted GPA is a 4.2000. I rank 196/527 and I’m super stressed about getting into a good college. I’m embarrassed of my grades and where I stand. freshman year I had a higher unweighted GPA but sophomore year i took all pre-IB classes aswell as taking algebra two and geometry at the same time. a reason my grades hindered. junior year I took advanced physics and computer science along side college English comp 1 and 2, college us history and college speech. I did exceptionally well in the college courses getting me on the presidents honor roll. sorry for having a blob of information, please let me know if I still have any chances of getting into any nice colleges (Texas a&m, UT etc.) P.S. as extra curriculars go, I had a job, 70 volunteering hours and helped bring in 3000 dollars to a day care. please no mean responses I’m already beating myself up.
With your rank you won’t get into UT but that doesn’t preclude you from finding a good school for you. Grades, rigor and scores are the most important thing in college admissions (rank in TX). Do well on the SAT or ACT and some of your grades can be overcome. Run the Supermatch tool (left side of this page) for some schools, and then run the Net Price Calculators on each school’s web site to see if you can afford them.
what about a school like a&m or tcu if I do well on my sat?
Your grades aren’t great, but they aren’t bad. You’ve taken a lot of rigorous courses. Follow Erin’s Dads advice, and work hard on standardized testing. You will find a college that is right for you.