Caaaal Poly Chances!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Student:</p>

<p>User Name: saabicia@comcast
Gender: F
Location: SF Bay Area
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools</p>

<p>Academics:
GPA - Unweighted: 3.21
GPA - Weighted: 3.37
Class Rank: top 25%
Class Size: 391</p>

<p>Scores:
SAT I Math: 550
SAT I Critical Reading: 580
SAT I Writing: 630
ACT: 26
SAT II Literature: 610
SAT II U.S. History: 600</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: rowing, internship with Kemper Sports planning golf tournaments in Bodega Bay and also planning and putting on weddings, part-time modeling career</p>

<p>Leadership positions: Co-founder of Emma Goldman Knitting Circle, Amathoasis Tutoring Center Office Manager</p>

<p>Athletic Status: varsity rower for 3 years until I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus at 16. :(</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: Christmas Cheer, Girl Scouts, Salvation Army, assistant rowing coach, Petaluma Downtown Association </p>

<p>Honors and Awards: Humanitarian of the Year 2007</p>

<p>College Summer programs: Calculus 8A at the Santa Rosa Junior College, Nike Rowing Camp at Stanford University</p>

<p>I applied early decision to Cal Poly in the Recreation, Parks & Tourism major with an emphasis on special event planning. It's in the Agriculture college. </p>

<p>Do I have a shot? I've been in almost all honors and AP classes, too. Getting misdiagnosed for 7 months really brought my grades down. I was a 4.0 student until I got sick, and I'm a 4.2 student now after I was properly diagnosed and given medication to ease the pain. However, my heart still aches when I think about my low GPA. Yikes.</p>

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<p>“and I’m a 4.2 student now after I was properly diagnosed and given medication to ease the pain.”</p>

<p>So are you a “Weighted: 3.37” or a “4.2” ??</p>

<p>sorry for the misunderstanding <_<</p>

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<p>Oh I’m sorry, in my senior year I have a 4.2. Which really is irrelevant to colleges which is a huge bummer. My weighted GPA is going to be 3.3 no matter what, I think.</p>

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<p>In that case you are a reach at Cal Poly SLO. Average weighted at Cal Poly SLO is about 3.88–and your SAT I is slightly below average also. </p>

<p>Sorry.</p>

<p>Your stats are a match for Cal Poly Pomona if you want to apply there. Personally I’m guessing schools will take your bad grades in the one year into account if you explain it–and then your chances might improve quite a bit–but the SATs are still just a bit low.</p>

<p>You could also try UC Santa Cruz or UC Riverside where I think you might be able to get in if you explain your illness. Santa Cruz in particular is very understanding for people with problems such as yours, and will work with you to make sure such problems will be considered/monitored even while at the university. You might also consider smaller colleges where personal attention (if you need it) will be provided. Some Christian college do this: examples might be someplace like Westmont, University of San Diego, or University of Redlands. If you want to stay with non-denominational schools in the state, consider the ones I’ve already mentioned or a local Cal State that specializes in whatever you want to major in.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for your reply! The only thing is that the college at Cal Poly that I’m applying to has an average GPA of 3.5. Since Cal Poly applicants’ competition is only the students of their same major, I thought I had a shot. Compared to the Fall 2007 stats, my SATs are exactly their average, my ACT is two points higher, but my GPA is still .2 below. Still a reach? :(</p>

<p>Thanks again for your reply!</p>

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<p>I Got In!!!</p>