Chance me (low gpa, above average SATs)

<p>I've taken during my 3 years: Bio, Chem, Physics, Physiology, Spanish (3 years), English (3 years), World History, AP US History, Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra 2/Trig, AP Calculus AB, PE (2 years), Art 1, Foods 1 (basically home ec).... and am currently taking AP Calc BC(expect a C), AP ES(expect a B), AP Bio(expect a B), English 4(expect a B), Psychology(expect a A), and Econ/Gov(expect a A)</p>

<p>Volunteered at an Animal Hospital for 100 hours... played one year freshman bball (voted scholar athlete by coach and team).... one year JV bball</p>

<p>2040 SAT (720 M, 680 W, 640 CR) 700 Math 2 600 History SAT IIs</p>

<p>ummm but it goes down hill from there.... 2.6 GPA! yeah! anyways... ummm what is the best college purely in terms of academics you guys think i have a shot at</p>

<p>I go to a silver medal school according to USNews in california</p>

<p>If I was you I would go to a CCC and go to a UC after like two years. You won't be able to do much with that GPA but it looks like you could fit at a UC in the future.</p>

<p>Yeah, listen to cryto.</p>

<p>anything other than a CC? cuz i mean im thinking Oregon is possible or something</p>

<p>I was wondering what the best University i could get into in terms of education... i know this sounds stupid but i mean in terms of the USNews rankings.... like can i get into #90 and below? or something like that? </p>

<p>i just want a feel for how selective of a college would accept me...</p>

<p>if you live in california, i'd say ucr, ucmerced</p>

<p>chance me back?
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<p>i'd say that ucr and ucmerced is still a reach.
how aobut applying to state schools?</p>

<p>what kind of a shot would i have at Oregon?</p>

<p>I would go ahead and try for Oregon. Does you high school weight GPA</p>

<p>the 2.5 is my acad GPA from 10-12 my acad gpa from 9-12 is a 2.53.... my weighted acad from 9-12 is a 2.75.... my weighted acad 10-12 is a 2.77</p>

<p>my Total GPA from 9-12 is 2.68 UW, my total weighted GPA from 9-12 is a 2.88</p>

<p>and i've also played in a couple of rec leagues just for fun... but i dont think addding that to ECs would really make a difference</p>

<p>How could you guys be giving NoGPA no chances when he/she has 2040 SATs? The CSU system is surely within reach, at least.</p>

<p>^^^agreed. he has a decent chance at most csu's and a couple UC's</p>

<p>i would say u got a pretty good shot at Oregon... </p>

<p>u would have to bump up that SAT score to get into a UC by examination alone because i am pretty sure their minimum GPA is a 3.0 so i dont think UCs are at all an option for u... i had to look into this too cuz my SAT scores are pretty similar and my GPA is a 3.0... i would think u would have a decent shot at a college like Oregon, Arizona State, U of Arizona </p>

<p>so im assuming ur question is like what is the top college on the USNews rankings list that u can get into and what college downward do u have a decent shot at...</p>

<p>since u have no colleges listed other than Oregon if i were u i would try Marquette, CU-Boulder, Drexel and Purdue as reaches... Northeastern as a slight reach... Oregon, Arizona, Loyola in Chicago, and ASU as matches... pick a cal state as a safety... </p>

<p>I tend to overvalue SAT and ACT scores so im guessing the colleges u can get into in terms of USNews are ranked like 100 and worse</p>

<p>In addition to Oregon (which usually likes to see a 2.9, but does accept 90% of applicants, and likes California student appications) and the other schools that Rsmattu suggested (good suggestions, I might add), consider applying to some schools like West Virginia University, University of Kentucky, Temple University, St. Johns University, St. Bonaventure, Oregon State University and the Cal State of your choosing.</p>

<p>I also like the University of Arizona (already mentioned), Weber State, and Auburn University as possibilities.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>heh... I was actually looking at a couple of the colleges that rsmattu said. I have quite a few reaches in addition to many of the schools that rsmattu was talking about. Here, I should have done this before, is a list of what colleges I am looking at.</p>

<p>there are a couple im applying to that i like and my mom is making me because even tho i know i cant get in she thinks it won't hurt to apply and she abolished the application limit (yay mom)</p>

<p>Marquette
Drexel
CU-Boulder
Syracuse
UPitt
**Oregon<a href="this%20is%20the%20one%20college%20i%20have%20heard%20i%20have%20a%20shot%20at%20and%20i%20%5BI%5Dlove%5B/I%5D%20Oregon">/B</a>
Arizona
Northeastern
Loyola in Chicago
Boston College
Boston University
CSU? (i guess... i dont really know which CSU is the best academically... the best academic CSU i suppose)
Villanova
UWisconsin-Madison
USC
UIUC
Indiana University
OH State
Tufts (ED2)</p>

<p>Temple is a better school than Drexel, and you could possibly get decent $$$. I wouldn't recommend BU.</p>

<p>If you can get into UO, I'd go there. If I lived closer to the west coast, I would've gone there.</p>

<p>Yeah Oregon is looking good. I was also thinking about my chances of transferring into there Honors college when if i go there after a year or so. Anyways I'm going to bump this thread before I go to sleep because I actually was oblivious to the lowness of my GPA until a week ago.</p>

<p>So any help would be helpful, the meaning of the word.</p>

<p>Your scores should be good enough for most CSU, however with the current state budget we don't know exactly where the cutoff "eligibility index" is. </p>

<p>One thing about the CCC, you get a chance to find your passion and raise your grades and transfer to a higher UC, one that you may not get in as a freshman. I heard the UCs don't like junior transfers from other 4 year colleges and they give preferences to the CCC. Good luck in your search.</p>