<p>Hi.
Just wondering, because for my freshman year in high school, I ended the school year with a 3.72 GPA. (I was in two honors classes, however I had borderline [A/B] grades, which were reduced to B's.)
I have interest in going to Cornell University (Princeton University too), though I'm worried if I have a mere slim-to-nothing chance now. =/
I know colleges/ universities don't have specific grade/ SAT requirements, but I'd like to find out if there's still a possibility of getting into an Ivy League school anyways.</p>
<p>For Cornell much will depend on which college you are applying to. My D is applying to the College of Human Ecology. She has three "B"s (HS doesn’t use + or -) on her transcript and I think she has a chance (probably lower than 50%, but still a chance) to get in. Princeton admit will be more difficult for you in general.</p>
<p>3.72 kids are admitted, and your freshman GPA doesn’t matter as much if you show improvement throughout high school. Besides, to get into these schools, your GPA and SAT/ACT must be good, but they won’t do anything for your chances if you don’t have significant ECs.</p>
<p>I agree with the other posters on this thread. A 3.7 GPA won’t keep you out. As it is, a 3.7 GPA can mean different things at different schools. I have a 3.7 (unweighted) GPA and I’m ranked 1st in my class. At other schools, a 3.7 GPA isn’t enough to make Top 10%.</p>
<p>first of all, a 3.7 is an A- average, not B+. second, your freshman year is your least important. besides, if you had B’s as a freshman, A’s and B’s as a sophomore, and hten all A’s as a junior and as a senior, it shows improvement, which is a good thing. but if you had, lets say, a good GPA your freshman and sophomore years and then a lower GPA your junior year, it would look really bad (unless one of your parents died, tehn they would give you a scholarship)</p>
<p>also, it depends on where you go. for example, i go to a school where i have been able to, while putting a good amount of effort into my work but not killing myself, get a 3.5. Then, i went a semester abroad and i had to work really hard just to get a 3.3 (but im pretty sure this wont count in my acutal GPA, since its a completely different system and it would be unfair to compare that to my peers back in PA)</p>
<p>Realistically, a 3.7 won’t keep anyone out, but it also won’t have the admissions officers climbing over themselves to admit an applicant. Seriously, I’ve seen many, many with higher GPAs NOT get into similar schools, and very, very fewer with lower GPAs get in.</p>
<p>Wait… So my GPA for the year is 3.72 (according the the Naviance school/ college website), and that’s considered an A- (universally)?
Coool =) Thanks ~</p>
<p>actually, it does not “by definition” include your grades from freshman year. in fact, at my school, class rank is only decided by your junior and first semester senior grades. </p>
<p>I’m getting conflicting responses, because I, too, have Princeton as my number 1 choice. I know it might be a little early, but I want to be prepared unlike my older brother. I am a freshmen and i want to know what my high school grades will need to look like. Right now my 1semester grades were solid A’s</p>
<p>This thread is 2 1/2 years old. You should probably start a new one rather than bump this one.</p>
<p>But for Princeton the short answer is you should have near perfect grades, great test scores, and excellent extracurriculars. Even then, it is a reach for almost everyone.</p>