<p>I am applying as an out of state student.</p>
<p>GPA weighted: 3.67
GPA unweighted: 3.1</p>
<p>I have taken all AP and honors courses, and I go to a very competitive high school that is ranked among the top in the country.</p>
<p>AP scores:
US history: 4
Psychology: 4
Spanish Language: 5
Will be taking English Language, Calculus AB and Government next year.</p>
<p>SAT scores:
Math: 690
Reading: 800
Writing: 690</p>
<p>I have been on the varsity swim team since freshman year. I have been a member of Environmental club since freshman year, and president of this since sophomore year. I have been a member of mock trial club since freshman year, and historian since junior year. Over the summer I volunteer at my churches vacation bible school.
I have interned at the local zoo, and also volunteered for a drama camp. This summer I participated in some field research with the Smithsonian Institute. I am the oldest of four, so I help out around the house a lot.
Do you think I have any chance at getting into UW-Madison, Lawrence, or UNC-Wilmington?</p>
<p>UW-Madison:
- Strong SAT (2180 is only about 40 points lower than the average score of an <em>accepted</em> student at H/Y/P… so you’re good)
- Weak unweighted GPA (maybe they’ll take class difficulty into account…)
- Decent APs
- Don’t think they pay much attention to ECs, but if they do, yours can’t hurt</p>
<p>Overall UW chance: 60%</p>
<p>If all they judged was GPA, you’d be in trouble, but your SAT, APs, and (possibly, if UW is aware or cares…) school reputation are definitely mitigating factors.</p>
<p>It would be higher if I knew whether UW were aware of your high school’s level of rigor/prestige. Personally, based just on this, I think you would be a credit to the University of Wisconsin.</p>
<p>(UW grad’s opinion. best of luck. I’m interested to find out if others share my relative optimism)</p>
<p>^Exactly what prezbucky said 
Your ECs and APs are a credit, and will at least mitigate your GPA. I had a friend with a higher GPA but much weaker ECs get rejected, sadly, but she made it to Eau-Claire! And vice versa.</p>
<p>Your sports and volunteering will help with Lawrence, but I’m not too sure how they judge their applicants. I’d say you have about the same solid chance with them as you do with UW-Mad.</p>
<p>I know nothing about UNC-Wilmington :(</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>@prezbucky:</p>
<p>I think they’re starting to pay much more attention to ECs, but that’s because more people have higher GPA’s 
not sure what this means for Swimmer1650…</p>
<p>Parent of incoming freshman at UW here – between my son’s experience and the info on his friends going to UW, 3.1 unweighted is extremely low for UW, even with the stronger SAT score to balance it. Admitted out of state students need stronger stats that in state students to be admitted, and a 3.1 is just not on the usual spectrum. </p>
<p>If your fall semester is likely to be stronger grades, best approach is probably to apply on the later side so that UW sees your fall grades and hopefully, sees a strong upward trend. You want to avoid an earlier decision with the possibility of a rejection rather than a postponement. </p>
<p>If you are interested in big, liberal schools – consider Univ Minnesota at Twin Cities or Univ of Iowa. At Iowa, admission is based on a straight formula which you can complete online and see immediately if you will be admitted – with your strong testing and strong curriculum, you should be an admit at Iowa. Iowa City is actually a good college town, Iowa is a beautiful campus (on the Miss River).</p>
<p>No experience with the other schools. Good luck with this year.</p>
<p>Swimmer 1650,
I can deduce from your AP scores and your senior year course sampling that you have solid academic prep work to your credit. Even though Lawrence University doesn’t require test scores for admission, you are more than welcome to submit your scores, which are healthy. Your work outside the classroom is also impressive, showing good breadth. Presuming that you are also interested in swimming at the varsity level in college, Lawrence, a Division 3 school that competes in the Midwest Conference, appears to be a strong fit on a variety of fronts.</p>
<p>I strongly suspect the admissions committee at Lawrence would look quite favorably on your application. (If you read into my username, you can assume safely that I know what I’m talking about.)</p>