White, Male,
My Dad went to Bucknell
ACT: 32
Reading:36
English: 35
Science: 30
Math: 28
GPA: 3.73 UW; W: 4.38
Applied Regular Decision with pretty good essays. Bucknell is really high on my list and I hope that having legacy will help a little bit. My major is International Relations. I have a pretty full list of activities also: Varsity tennis captain and Varsity debate etc.
I think you have a good chance but RD admissions is tough. Legacy can help if your dad is an active alum, but they decline over 50% of legacies. What is your class rank or decile?
They may decline 50% of legacies, but the more telling number is the % of legacies declined who have stats that are a solid match, which this applicant is. I bet that number is much lower than 50%.
I think chances are very good for an acceptance as long as your recs are good.
I don’t think my school does class rank.
I forgot to add my courses. Senior year I am talking IB Spanish, IB HL2 English, IB HL2 History, Ib math studies, and IB biology HL2
My course load from junior year is pretty much the same. The reason my GPA is so low is because I did poorly freshman year. Without it, it would be somewhere in the 3.8 range (UW)