<p>Hi, I'm a junior just starting to look at schools! Since touring the Uconn campus i fell in love with it, and uconn is so far my #1 choice of school, but with my poor grades i doubt i'll get in. what do you think?</p>
<p>Asian
In-state
Single parent</p>
<p>Grades:
9th grade: 3.0 GPA
10th grade: 3.0 GPA
11th: 2.7 GPA i know, very bad =[
12th: GPA going to be a lot a lot better
I take a lot of challenging classes with many honors and 3 AP classes throughtout my high school years.</p>
<p>SAT: taking it in april but i am guessing my score will be in the average range</p>
<p>Extracurricular activities:
1) I work at lot. 45+ hours a week for the past 3 years. that should be my main EC
2) I write for the school newspaper and was editor-in-chief one year =)
3) I am a senator in student goverment this year and will be secretary next year .... hopefully
4) Voluteer as JR. camp couselor for 2 weeks (60 hours)
5) Part of teen board at local library all high school years
6) Also i am starting to voluteer at the aquarium</p>
<p>Awards:
Honor roll (lol)</p>
<p>I want to get into the UCONN summer program for teens but u need a minmum 3.0 GPA so =( boo.</p>
<p>so what do u think? do i have a shot at uconn????? and i am open to suggestions.</p>
<p>Bull*****. You've got a decent chance. Do as good as you can. It's not Harvard and I don't think your grades are prohibitive athough I recomend you try to good on the SAT or ACT (I suggest this test if the SAT is not your thing). Write a good essay. If UConn's your first choice, let them know.</p>
<p>P.S. I'm from Stamford and I am a H.S. senior. For the last two years I've been taking classes at UConn Stamford. It's easier than high school if you're taking honors and AP classes and it can be cool expereince and very helpful for admissions at all schools to which you might want to apply. It's a bit late but if you want to take classes at UConn Stamford or Norwalk CC (get's you there faster! :) I recomend it. Nothing tells admissions how well you'll do at their school as how well you do at their school. If your interested let me know. I'll try to tell you who the good profs are.</p>
<p>They really look at GPA so that might put you at a disadvantage, but if you pull a 1300-1400 SAT it will probably eradicate it. A 1500+ SAT would basically be an auto-acceptance.</p>
<p>Absolutely have a chance - I had a 3.04 unweighted GPA and a 1240 SAT and got into UConn early action this year - my ECs were excellent, as was my essay and extra writing sample. I think that you should apply EA next fall, and send them more stuff than necessary so they understand more about you</p>
<p>Well ill tell you, I got a 1230 on sats and have a 3.1-3.2 unweighted GPA with a lot of AP's and the rest honors and I applied early action and got deffered. I have a lot of extra curriculars as well. I WAS ****ED, i figured i would get in but no. Its because im white.</p>
<p>I'm finally glad to see someone on College Conf. that is not some kind of over achiever.
And BTW, I think you have a nice chance, just do good on the SAT</p>
<p>why are you guys still posting on this, he would have made his decision on this like three years ago haha. he should have gotten in though to end the discussion. i got in with a 2.7 and 1400 sats.</p>
<p>UCONN is not a good bet in these unsure economic times. If one of your parents loses a job and you have loss of income in your family, the financial aid office will not consider that to be a Special Circumstance & you will not receive any more aid. </p>
<p>Loss of income at UCONN is a Special Circumstance only if a parent dies or there is a divorce. This happened in my family when our oldest child was at UCONN & it was a rather nerve wracking situation. </p>
<p>When my daughter started at UCONN, the job loss was a Special Circumstance, but a few years after she arrived, their policy changed. </p>
<p>So if a parent's job situation is on thin ice, and job loss is possibility, then committing to UCONN for 4 years is not a good idea.</p>
<p>Sorry, I wasn’t clear about the SAT part. I meant 1400 on the old SAT system. I got a 2100 on my SAT’s and had 2.7 at a very good school in California, but around a 3.3 for my junior/senior years. No extracurricular at all but good essays. Also, this was five years ago in 2006 (jesus time flies), so you highschoolers now might have things way different or something. With these stats I got into UMass, Ithaca, UConn, Indiana University, and University of Colorado, where I attended for two years until getting ****ed up on drugs and leaving. Don’t do that if you get into school!</p>
<p>What GPA do you need to get into one of UCONN’s branch campuses? Is getting into the Business & Technology program, which is only offered at some of the branches, more or less difficult than getting into the branches with a different major?</p>