<p>I go to a rigorous college prep school. It is ranked 45th in the country.</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities - I played two seasons of Football, two seasons of Cross Country, 4 seasons of Wrestling (will be Captain Senior year), 4 seasons of Track & Field. I have been in 6 plays so far, and I will most likely be in 8 by the end of my high school career. (two plays per year). I have talent for it and I plan to continue with it in college. I am also part of Campus Republicans and the Alcohol Prevention Team (I'll explain this more in a little bit)</p>
<p>I wish to major in History and Theater. Like I said I have talent in theater, and I have had all As in history. I take tough classes and AP classes. I am going to write two very interesting essays for my application. One is about how I lost 105 lbs. and the other is about what I learned from my two week suspension.</p>
<p>I was suspended for two weeks during the second semester of my sophomore year. I got drunk with the wrestling team on a trip and had a seizure. We were all caught because of me. We were almost kicked out of school, but instead we were suspended for only two weeks. I have learned my lesson and to show my appreciation to the school I became a founding member of the Alcohol Prevention Team. Our mission is to promote a sober campus. I am now sober and I do not plan to touch alcohol for a long time.</p>
<p>not to be harsh, but you’re going to have a really tough time. Even if your gpa was 3.5 you would barely have a chance. I suggest looking at some less selective colleges. You might have a slight chance if you got recruited for wrestling or a different sport AND sent in some really great videos for theater.
I personally think it’s great that you turned your suspension & a bad situation into something positive, and I think colleges will too. Just know that it still is risky, and it won’t make up for a poor gpa</p>
<p>you are also not an idiot…your test scores are solid for a huge list of fine colleges…get serious about understanding your financial position when applying to colleges first and foremost…what is your family EFC, what can you pay, and then start looking for schools where your test scores are in the top quartile for match colleges. Wash and Lee would be a reach college but that doesn’t mean they would not admit you with a strong app.</p>
<p>Wash and Lee is a very selective school with excellent small classrooms…you need to make some decisions on college size…and fit re location/culture. Wash and Lee is also heavily Greek…Many LACs not in the top ten will be recruiting male applicants and don’t have the same numbers of male applicants as female applicants. </p>
<p>Wake Forest for instance is a very tough LAC, bigger than Wash and Lee, and very sporty with a smattering of more northern state students in the student body…each LAC has its own culture. Some are looking for geographic diversity.</p>
<p>Another avenue is to address your test scores in order to make up for your GPA. My son studied at home when he was a junior, did some practice exams and greatly upped his SATs way beyond expectations…ditto ACT. It is sometimes all about how much you want something. Grades can be explained as maturity increases in essays…but you may want to address your ACT with more effort.</p>