Can more graduated seniors do "actual results" threads?

What are my chances?

Goal: NYU CAS

Stats:
GPA: UW 3.4 W: 3.78

SAT: 1750/2400 M: 560 CR: 590 W: 600 (Will retake in October) (Taking SAT IIs for Math I and Chemistry in November)

Classes: 7 AP Classes and 7 Honors
Junior Year: AP US History (5) AP English (3) AP Biology
Senior Year: AP English, AP Statistics, AP Government, AP Chemistry

Class Rank: Top 30%

ECs: 3 Years JV Men’s Volleyball and 1 Year Varsity Volleyball
1 Year JV Track and Field

Clubs: Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Secretary (Junior Year)
Junior Statesmen of America Vice President (Junior Year) President (Senior Year)
Debate Club
Forensics Club
Medical Club
Ecology Club

Internship at a financial services firm.
Speak 5 languages fluently.

Honors:
Honor Roll
NOCTI Certification
$500 Scholarship

Work Exp:
2006-Current A&T Trading LLC (Retail store)
Summer 2011 Internship at a financial services firm

I concur Javalava. Seriously, this is depressing.

@Ravenclawgirl:
I’m curious as to how your school calculates Weighted GPA’s cause a 6.176 is amazing.

how is a weighted gpa over 5.0 even possible. not only that but how can a weighted gpa be over a full point higher than an unweighted gpa? makes no sense.
also, as much as i love reading about 2200+ sat scores and 4.5 gpa’s… we know what it takes to get into ivy league schools. i’d love to hear from some above-average students, not the top 3% in the country 80% of the time.

Schools have different grading systems, and some may not necessarily make sense to those of us who are used to 4-point and 5-point scales.

@Sec4life: I had a 3.3-ish UW GPA my senior year, but a 5.0 W. Here is how.

My school rated on this scale:

Standard Course - A: 4; B: 3; C: 2; D: 1; F: 0
Honors Course- A: 5; B: 4; C: 3; D: 2; F: 0
AP Course- A: 6; B: 5; C: 4; D: 3; F: 0

Its pretty ridiculous grade inflation, but there you have it. :slight_smile:

It is ridiculous and too bad for you but colleges don’t look at it that way. They will calculate your GPA however they want.

anybody got in Baruch/pace/nyu? interested in konwing your stats :slight_smile:

Would someone be able to tell me what are my chances to UCLA, USC, LMU, & UCSB with this info:

Objective:
SAT I: 1890
ACT: 26
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.78
Weighted GPA: 4.35
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 25/677
Senior Courses: AP Comp. Science, AP Gov/Pol, AP English Language, Stats, Sports
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, CSF, Published Poet
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Church Youth Organization (Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer 07-present), Intern @ Dental Office (08-present), Library
Job/Work Experience: Sales Associate
Summer Activities: Interning @ the Dental Office
Essays: Strong imo
Teacher Recommendation: Counselor & teacher
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large public
Ethnicity: Armenian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: <$75,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Gen, refuge

@Determined24, Why would you post a stupid chances post here, instead a thread for yourself… I will say High Match

^

Why respond?

@EDCornell not many replies there so I thought I’d give it a try in this thread.

I’m not saying they do, but I was just trying to answer your question :slight_smile:

holy hell this thread is cancer

@jonnathan and sec4life: Yes, my school’s GPA system is ridiculously inflated. Our valedictorian had a 7 point something. It’s basically the same as SillyStokey92 explained it, and I took a ton of AP’s and did well. That’s why it’s only fair for colleges to calculate GPA’s themselves, of course.

Alright, I’m a current freshman as of now, posting my results.

Accepted: Emory, Texas (McComb’s Business School,) Texas A&M, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, Alabama, Auburn, William & Mary, Tulane, South Carolina

Declined: Georgetown, Princeton, and Vanderbilt

State: Tennessee
GPA: 4.0
ACT: 32 (Super-score: 33)
SAT: Did not take
AP’s: 8, including: English Language (5), European History (5), Calculus AB (5), Chemistry (4), English Literature (4), German (4), U.S. History (4), and U.S. Government & Politics (4.)
EC’s: Varsity tennis captain, Governor’s School, Summer Exchange program in Germany, Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer for 3 years, National Honor Society, German Honor Society, several mission trips, Orchestra, Scholar’s Bowl, and a few others.

It may be a little late for seniors, but juniors and younger should realize that “fundraising” and “running things” do not have as much pull as athletics, even if your athletics are just HS level and you’re not a superstar.

Anything that shows teamwork and dealing with failure and success will help a lot. Look at neoa1212’s results - sports really do matter, especially team sports.

No one wants a bookworm.

“Anything that shows teamwork and dealing with failure and success will help a lot.”

Here’s the thing: the above statement is not restricted to athletics. Obviously none of us knows what goes through the head of an admissions officer (much less <em>every</em> admissions officer), but I choose to believe that they keep an open mind and don’t just cherry-pick apps for sports – which is not to say that sports aren’t great, just that the talents they represent can, in fact, be represented in other ways.

Also, I only played one year of JV football. Probably am biased, yeah.

Accepted ED to Dartmouth!

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (780 CR, 730 M, 710 W)
ACT:
SAT II: 770 US, 680 Lit, 680 World
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83 UW
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis): 9 classes (4 current) , 5, 5, 5, 3, 2
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP World, AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Art History, Orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
-Orchestra: 7 years, Violin, Concertmaster, Superior Ratings, Vice-President of Council
-Key Club: President, former treasurer, PNW District Treasurer of the Month
-Debate: Captain, former co-captain, state competitor, 6th an nat. quals
-NHS: Vice-president, led the largest food drive in school history
-ASB: President of Student Council, Secretary/Treasurer of Exec council, former AC
-Ignite: Executive mentor, former panning mentor, freshmen transitional mentorship program

–Future of the Law Institute: A select greater-seattle area law immersion program that allows high school students to meet with local politicians, lawyers, etc., attend seminars, and visit various Law Schools.
–Advancing Leadership Youth: A leadership program within my city that selects leaders within the local high schools and has them attend monthly sessions with local leaders i.e. CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, Mayor, Senators, Representatives, Superintendent, etc.
–Federal Way Youth Commission: A selective program for local high school-ers that allows them to take on issues of concern to youth and gives them voting rights similar to the city council.
Job/Work Experience:
–I work part-time at Albertsons during the school year and summer. Worked since summer of 2010.
–Internship at Law Firm: I had a 6 week PAID internship at Ogden, Murphy, Wallace, a midsize Seattle Law Firm. I shadowed the attorneys and performed simple research and secretary tasks.
Volunteer/Community service: Over 200 hours, but nothing special at all!
Summer Activities:
–BioQuest Academy: Biomedical research immersion program for greater seattle area students through the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute. AMAZING program that investigates infectious diseases and pairs students with actual researchers.
–Future Civic Leaders- Political program that sent me to Washington DC for 3 days to attend congress, hear from speakers, and attend seminars at GWU.
–Amherst DivOH: Through the Amherst Diversity Open House I went to Amherst and attended session on admissions, financial aid, I attended classes etc.
–Boys State: A program for guys in high school that teaches the functions and powers of government through a week long government simulation. I had the honor of being elected the Supreme Court Chief Justice! thank you American Legion!
Essays:
-Personal Statement: About my diversity and my experiences. 8.5/10
-EC: About Debate. Not straightforward, more expressive. 8/10
Teacher Recommendation:
-Teacher 1: AP Gov and Key Club Advisor, so should be GREAT!
-Teacher 2: AP Bio and NHS Advisor, should be Pretty GOOD!
Counselor Rec:I have known her since Freshman year, so it should be GREAT!
Additional Rec:Peer: MY BEST FRIEND!! 10/10 lol
Interview: Went well! We connected on SOOO many points, so I think it was good

-State (if domestic applicant): WA
-Country (if international applicant):
-School Type:Large Public
-Ethnicity: 1/2 Filipino, 1/2 Puerto Rican
-Gender: M[li]Income Bracket:about $40,000[/li]-Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):URM

-Strengths:My focus, my essays, and especially my ECs!
-Weaknesses:My GPA! My SCORES! Also, I was once suspended :open_mouth:
-Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have NO idea at this point, but I have a feeling like being multiracial made a little bit of a difference!
-Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: NOWHERE!

Can someone post stats other than…
2100+ SAT
700+ SAT Subjects
4.2+ WGPA
3.7+ UWGPA

and with…
a few club positions if only one (not like president of this and that and secretary of this and treasurer of this and…)
not so many ECs (e.g. few clubs, maybe some outside volunteering, no research or summer programs)

Someone a little more average but that made it into some good universities (e.g. UCLA, USC, Cornell, etc) and tell us what you think got you into them.

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