<p>I'm a Junior now in HS
I have a 2.75 uw, 3.45 w currently, but i can bring it up to about a 3.0 plus a 3.8 w or so before or very early in my Senior year
I'm in the IB program
I've taken pretty much all the AP/IB courses I could take.
I havent taken the SAT/ACT/subject tests yet, but I'm very confident I'll do well.
I'm an active writer, was on the high school newspaper, and started my own satirical school newspaper as well. I think my essays, extracurriculars, and recommendations, will be particulary strong and I think my Senior will be my best academically, but whats really weighing me down is my gpa, though i think i can justify it in my essay, seeing that high school for me was pointless busy work, which i tended to avoid...I'm very motivated to pursue a career in writing, possibly journalism or scriptwriting/filmmaking....So what do I need to do to improve my shot at Ithaca?</p>
<p>Where are you from? Class rank? I don’t think location is the biggest factor but it could matter. Class rank is more important. I would say you have a pretty good shot, but the Park school is pretty intense. I had pretty good SATs (2100) and a solid GPA (3.3 unweighted - my school weighted our class ranks, I was 57 (I think) of roughly 300) and was just barely in the top 20% of my class (which was, to be fair, competitive beyond all hell) and I got in to HSHP for Sport Management. I don’t know if that makes you feel better or worse, but if you look at it as a matter a grades not reflecting ability I would think I’d feel a bit better. </p>
<p>You’re extracurriculars look really good and if you can sell it right I’d say you’ve got a good chance of getting in.</p>
<p>i’m currently a student at ithaca, and i got accepted with lower stats than that</p>