<p>okk, so here is my story. i ended my first semester of freshman year with a 2.1 UW gpa, and 2.4 weighted gpa. By the end of juniior year (when i started IB), I had a 2.6 UW and a 3.7 weighted. </p>
<p>Freshman grades (semester 1)
Honors World History - B
Honors English I - B
Honors Biology - C
Phys. Ed. - C
General Music - C
Honors Spanish II - C
Algebra I - D</p>
<p>junior grades (semester 6)
IB English I HL - B
IB Psychology I SL - A
IB Theory of Knowledge - B
IB Math Studies SL - C
IB Biology II HL - B
IB History of Europe HL - B
IB Spanish IV SL - B</p>
<p>My ACT scores: April 2010
English: 28
Reading: 30
Science: 22
Math: 19
Composite: 25</p>
<p>I retook my ACT in september. they're supposed to be out on 9/27....</p>
<p>so...i'd like some helpful suggestions here, no: you suck, go to community college, cuz i dont think it is that badd....</p>
<p>some extra things: Academic Decathlon for two years, I have at least a dozen medals and trophies, secretary of African American Student Association, about 100 hours of volunteer work. </p>
<p>Rank: I'm in the top 25%. 78/340 students. this is because we rank by weighted GPa... thanks IB</p>
<p>i have six letters of recommendation, and im a illinois resident. a teacher suggested University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to me - it has a 65% accept rate and plus im an in state resident...is it right for me?</p>