<p>Hi!
I got in to UW yesterday, and my friend was upset that she didn't hear yet, so I was wondering what you guys thought.</p>
<p>Her stats:
GPA: 3.85
ACT: 22
ECs: Treasurer of Jewish Forum, Other volunteer work, good singer, USY Jewish Youth group
From South FL (originally from Milwaukee) , A very competitive small Private HS. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Doubtful with a 22 ACT.</p>
<p>Very, VERYYYY low with that ACT.</p>
<p>Is the 22 ACT a typo?</p>
<p>Oddly enough, Wisconsin's chart gives this applicant a 70% chance of acceptance because the chart is weighted more towards GPA than test scores.
<a href="http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_FreshmanExpectations.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_FreshmanExpectations.pdf</a></p>
<p>This puzzles me somewhat as it would seem that someone who scores a 22 on the ACT might struggle given how academically competitive admission to Wisconsin is. The 3.85 GPA is certainly impressive (if that's on a 4.0 scale), but the 22 ACT (if that is the case) seems to indicate that the 3.85 was earned in a curriculum that wasn't very rigorous regardless of course titles, honors designations, etc.</p>
<p>I'm sure Wisconsin has a way of evaluating the combination of GPA and test scores other than purely by the numbers. It must be much more dynamic than can be captured by a mere probability chart.</p>
<p>My friend had a 3.9 GPA, 24 ACT in-state, incredible nationally-renowned leadership positions and didn't get in. I've never met anybody here with lower than a 25. No lower than a 28 OOS. </p>
<p>Who knows though. The admissions conundrum.</p>