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<p>Bad* GPA</p>

<p>I was just wondering how important a GPA/class rank is when reviewed with other application info, or to what degree other factors can cancel out GPA/class rank. For instance, unweighted, i have a 2.9 and am in the 55th percentile. Weighted i have a 3.55 and am in the 40th percentile. I scored a 34 on my ACT. My extra cirriculars are pretty good, i have been involved in most all opportunites to play guitar and some playing saxophone, was in scholastic bowl and math club starting sophomore year and I started a juggling club. I can send a tape of my classical guitar that would be good according to my teacher, who teaches at Depaul and is married to a teacher at Northwestern I am in almost all accelerated and AP classes. I am also Hispanic .Supposing I write decent essays and get good teacher recommendations, what sort of colleges should i be looking at?</p>

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<p>Wow, I had almost exactly the same situation/stats. 2.95 GPA unweighted, ~3.6 weighted, lots of APs and honors, decent ECs, 2210 SATs. That you're hispanic and play guitar probably puts you in a better situation than me, but of my "reach" schools i got accepted to Occidental College and George Washington University, and was rejected from Kenyon College and Connecticut College. All 4 of those schools have acceptance rates between 30% and 40%. I also applied to 9 other schools that were easier to get into, and was accepted to all of them, at several with merit scholarships. Hope that's helpful!</p>

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<p>Yeah, thanks. George Washington is actually one of the few schools i was/am tentatively considering. Wasn't really sure though because, and this applies to a lot of places, my gpa is usually relatively low but my ACT is relatively high. Your post helped.</p>