Can I get into ASU Barrett Honors College?

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<p>HELP!!! Do I have a chance of getting into ASU's Barrett Honors College? Do any of your kids go to Barrett? If so what did they have?</p>

<p>I am a Junior in high school and I know I have another year but judging on these stats, how do I look?</p>

<p>SAT: 1650/2400
GPA (unweighted): 3.6 (4 point scale)</p>

<p>Sports:
Swim Team (3 years)
Dive Team (2 years)- Dive Team Captain
Track and Field (3 years)- Pole-Vaulting Captain</p>

<p>Clubs:
Model UN (3 years)- President, Minister of Propaganda
Key Club (3 years)
Love Club (2 years)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:</p>

<p>-Volunteer Camp Counselor
-Service Project: Lunch for Special Education Students
-Amor Missions: House Building in Mexico
-Vacation Bible School Volunteer
-AMIGOS DE LAS AMERICAS Volunteer</p>

<p>Leadership:</p>

<p>Freshman Year: Class Treasurer
Sophomore Year: Class Vice President
Junior Year: Class Senator
Senior Year: Class President</p>

<p>Honors and AP Classes:</p>

<p>-Honors Western Civ
-Honors English 10
-Honors Biology (1 semester)
-AP Environmental Sciences</p>

<p>Awards:
- Best Delegate at U of A Model UN conference</p>

<p>Scholarships Attained:</p>

<ul>
<li>AIMS tuition scholarship waiver (full tuition to any instate school)</li>
</ul>

<p>I know its ASU (anybody can get in) but apparently the honors college is hard to get into.....
James6891 is offline</p>

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<p>The median SAT for Barrett students is 2010.</p>

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<p>If an applicant has strong GPA/SAT, Barrett acceptance is very likely. If not, extracurricular factors can have an effect. Since you are in-state and seem to have reasonably strong extracurriculars, I wouldn’t say there’s any harm in applying, but both your GPA and SAT are below average for Barrett. If you want to improve your chances, take a rigorous course-load your senior year (AP classes) and take the SAT again. Assuming nothing quantitative changes, I can only say that your chances are questionable, and that you should attempt to write a strong essay and get strong letters of recommendation.</p>