<p>i got of to a pretty slow start in hs and my freshman year gpa and 1st semester sophomore year grades were pretty poor. however since then my gpa has been steadily increasing:</p>
<p>freshman:3.3, 3.5
sophomore:3.2, 3.8
junior: 4.2, 4.4
total weighted gpa after junior year: 3.73
uw: 3.5
estimated gpa first semester senior year: 4.3</p>
<p>i am in almost all honors classes, have a 2100 sat, 32 act, and have decent ec's (200+ hrs volunteering, varsity tennis, all suburban jazz saxophonist). however im in like the top 25% of my class now and should be top 20% after first semester.</p>
<p>so do you think my poor overall gpa and class rank will keep me out of top colleges?</p>
<p>heres my rough reaches list:
rice
emory
johns hopkins
georgetown
george washington
usc
bc
michigan
wisconsin
illinois
colgate
cmc
umkc 6 year med program (in state)</p>
<p>i will most probably pick only a couple to apply to andi do have other safeties not on here.</p>
<p>Any APs/IBs? (unless your school doesn't offer) </p>
<p>If you've got just "decent ECs", then, yes, many of those are very much stretches, although the upward trend is nice. I don't really feel qualified enough to rank these (going through the process myself next year, and don't really know what I'm doing...)--I'll let other people do that.</p>
<p>That said, if you're instate at one of those publics, it will help a bit, I think. Do you plan on playing tennis in college?</p>
<p>rice: REJECT
emory: Maybe
johns hopkins: REJECT
georgetown: REJECT
george washington
usc: Unlikely
bc: Likely
michigan: UMichigan? Unlikely
wisconsin: UWisconsin? In
illinois: In
colgate: Likely
cmc: What's cmc?
umkc 6 year med program (in state): In</p>