Just wanted to make a quick thread to see what you guys think.
Here is my schools Naviance for Babson.
Our average GPA that got accepted was a 3.5UW 4.04W and a 1975 on the SAT. Our best accept had a 3.62UW and around a 4.25-4.3 Weighted GPA, His SAT score was around a 1980. (This scattergram has the most recent 2016 stats added)
About Myself:
Male Asian (Indian) Student who currently lives in California
Income is over 200k a year, but we are in alot of debt, and it can be seen on our tax forms.
I took several AP classes will graduate with 11 in total.
My UW GPA is a 3.7
My Weighted GPA is a 4.28
My ACT is a 31 (yeah I tried so hard for a 32 )
My ECs are pretty decent.
My essays were pretty good. I spent a lot of time on Babson and UW essays. I think my Babson and UW essays are the best.
Good letters of rec.
What do you guys say will I get accepted or declined?
You have a very strong chance of getting into Babson! Your GPA and ACT hit perfectly with their averages, and with your weighted GPA, it is obvious that you are taking rigorous classes. You say that you have decent EC’s, but maybe it would help if you could elaborate? Also, the fact that you say you have good recs and your essays are strong definitely helps!
I think you should be optimistic, but also be sure that you’re happy with your safeties! I would really appreciate it if you could take a look at my Brown chance me and be completely honest, as well as provide other schools if Brown is beyond my reach. I wish you the best of luck!
@Jack1212 While they don’t pick students based on the school they attend, it does help if students from your school have gone there in the past. For example, if in each of the past three years 4 students got in and 3 attended, then they’d be more likely to accept you since it is more likely that you’d actually attend. On the other hand, if in each of the past three years 6-8 students have gotten in and overall only 1 or 2 have attended (like 1 or 2 out of about 21), then they might be less likely to accept since they don’t think you’ll attend. All of that said, this shouldn’t make a difference for you as your stats are still strong enough to get in. What matters more is how you compare to your classmates in terms of GPA, but you should be confident.
