<p>hi, i was wondering if i have any shot at all at Penn, Columbia, UMich, Georgetown, Northwestern, or Boston College??</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7 unweighted
Rank: top 5%, really competitive private school
SAT: 2160
DOING FULL IB PROGRAM
senior year courseload: IB Bio HL, IB Math SL, IB Art HL, IB Econ SL, IB Spanish HL, IB English HL, TOK</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/Awards/Summer Activities:
President/Founder Red Cross Club
Vice-President Art Club
Officer, Community Service Council
Vice-President School Council
Newspaper Editor
Model UN Policy Leader
Peer Leader
Tennis-4 years
Dance-8 years, graduated, performed to upstage measles
Summer: went to Thailand, month of community service, interned at UNICEF office in NYC for two summers
National Merit--commended</p>
<p>do i even have a shot? THANK YOU!!! i will chance back</p>
<p>Thats great that you are going for the full IB Diploma. From what I have heard, it isn’t easy. However, you’re GPA is a little low for these prestigious universities. You have great SAT scores, and admirable extracurriculars. I’d say if you brought your GPA up to a 3.8, your in. But until then:</p>
<p>Penn: Reach
Columbia: low match / reach
Georgetown: Low Match
UMich: High Match
Northwestern: Match
Boston College: Sorry, but I don’t know much about this school</p>
<p>I have no idea, but please keep me updated. I’m almost in the exact same situation as you </p>
<p>GPA: 3.4
This is my GPA for Freshman and sophmore year. I went to the best prep school in the United States, where about 30% of the kids matriculate to top 15 schools. I was in the top 50-ish% </p>
<p>I switched schools, and this is how things are going:
IB Math HL (in Calculus), IB Physics HL, IB Economics HL, IB Chemistry SL, IB English SL, IB French SL, TOK</p>
<p>My GPA last term was a 3.90
Average GPA for people in the last 4 years at this school and who got into an Ivy is a 3.75-3.8 </p>
<p>I am most likely going to be National Merit Scholar (PSAT: 231) and my SAT from 8th grade is 2140. I have almost the same clubs as you!</p>
<p>Also, just to give my own two cents, I think that you have great EC’s, although your GPA is a little low, especially if you had high 9th and 10th grades, but low IB grades from 11th grade. Your SAT is also a bit low, but okay since you’re an international student. What are your SAT II scores- those are an important part when colleges make their decisions. </p>
<p>Finally, you might want to include some more details, such as race, whether you’re a legacy, etc. etc. </p>
<p>Don’t give up! My brother got into Harvard a few years ago with low scores, but graduated Summa Cum Laude an is now at medical school</p>
<p>just to clarify, i’m not an international student, i’m just doing the IB program
i know, my SAT’s are really low, i’m trying to retake/also trying the ACT’s…i have only taken one SATII so far (730 in lit)
my 9th grade GPA was great, but i really messed up 10th grade, but i brought it back in 11th grade so hopefully that will count for something</p>
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