<p>Your chances seem great, I think you have a shot at the ivies. Howevr, you can never know with them. Even though your GPA isn’t the highest, it is acceptable since you attend such a good high school! Best wishes! Can you please chance me! </p>
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<p>Princeton…reach for everyone, but you have a great shot
Stanford…good chance but still a reach for everybody
Cornell…low reach/high match
UVA…match
UC Berkeley…match
UChicago(EA, non-binding I think)…low reach/high match
Columbia…reach
University of Maryland, College Park…safety
Georgetown (EA)…unpredictable but you have a good chance
George Washington…I have no idea</p>
<p>with all the top schools its a complete crapshoot, so idk how to judge your chances there. youve got great test scores, idk how to judge your gpa in the context of your school though. a top school may be turned off by your poor gpa freshman year. good luck though, you’ll definitely be accepted in at least half of the schools i’d say.</p>
<p>chance me
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<p>Princeton, Stanford, and all UCs disregard freshman grades, just so you know. I also had a weak freshman year, so I’ve looked into this. You may also want to check out Carnegie Mellon and Hopkins is you have any interest because they also disregard freshman grades.</p>
<p>With stats like that every school should take you and give you great merit aid - Good Luck!</p>
<p>I think that you have a great shot at almost any school. Everything seems good to me.</p>
<p>Your stats look very good. If you don’t mind me asking, what is your SAT breakdown?
Princeton: Reach
Stanford: Reach
Cornell: High Match
UVA: Match
UC Berkeley: Match
UChicago(EA, non-binding I think): High Match
Columbia: Low Reach
University of Maryland, College Park: Safety
Georgetown (EA): Match
George Washington: Safety</p>
<p>Your scores are awesome! I think all of the schools are matches, and Princeton, Stanford, and probably Columbia will be more reaches. It still looks like you’ve got a good shot though.</p>
<p>I would imagine that you could get into all of the schools you have listed but Princeton and Stanford. Those schools are rough for anyone to get into. Regardless, still apply there. You still have a shot!</p>
<p>Good luck. (;</p>
<p>Princeton -mid reach
Stanford (EA probably, confused because it’s not binding but “restrictive”)-mid reach
Cornell-high match
UC Berkeley - match
Columbia - mid reach
Georgetown (EA) - match</p>
<p>Solid test scores and school-related extracurrics. It appears to me that you haven’t really done many significant activities outside of school, which will be a huge hindrance for you in admissions to top schools. I’m glad to see your upward trend, too, and that your 2.9 didn’t adversely affect your overall GPA. It might still adversely affect you at schools that consider freshman year academics in their GPA calculations.</p>
<p>I think your chances are a bit less than a top candidate at top schools (not counting superhooked applicants), but that certainly shouldn’t stop you from applying. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Amazing ACT score. Unbelievable.</p>
<p>Princeton and Stanford will be a mid reach for you. You have a good shot and you will definitely be considered (many dont even reach this stage). </p>
<p>Again your ACT score will help you immensely. The number of students with a 36 accepted in a few universties is DOUBLE the number the students accepted with a 35. </p>
<p>And do not worry about the 2.9. They ALWAYS see your trend. Improving trends are always promising.</p>
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<p>Thanks! </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Hey thanks for the chance.</p>
<p>IMO, you have a great chance but Stanford and Princeton may be huge reaches, considering your low gpa (despite the upward trend and the fact that these schools don’t count freshman gpa).</p>
<p>The fact that you’re from a highly ranked school could possibly hurt you too because other people in your school may have equally as great EC’s and better gpa than you.</p>
<p>Following that reason, Cornell and Columbia would also be reaches for you although not as big.</p>
<p>I could be wrong but good luck!</p>
<p>Crimsonuser,</p>
<p>Thanks for the chance. However, according to CollegeTracker, the average high school GPA of the accepted student at Princeton is 3.88, and a 3.86 at Stanford. Same for Cornell and Columbia (maybe a little lower). I have a 3.8, which really isn’t that much lower, and I think my 36 ACT could make up for it. Also, coming from a highly ranked school is a GOOD thing. That is why people want to go to them. Coming from a strong high school will explain a lack of high GPA, an explanation for good test scores, and pull weight with adcoms. In no way could it possibly be considered a BAD thing.</p>
<p>Thanks anyway.</p>
<p>What’s your rank? And average gpa tells nothing. As you said in my thread, there are people who get in with extremely low gpa who have hooks. There are people with low gpa who are recruited athletes, you are legacy cases, and who are URM. and there are more. Also, your first post says that you have 3.6 gpa. I don’t know how your gpa changed over summer unless your teachers up grades for good ap scores.</p>
<p>And also, you’re welcome</p>
<p>Class rank is the issue, not GPA (at least for high schools that provide rank). This year at Columbia, for example, 97% of the accepted applicants were in the top 10% of their class.</p>
<p>^exactly 10 char</p>
<p>I took a lot of online courses which helped my GPA a little. I’m fairly certain that I am in 10%. Thanks for all the advice guys.</p>
<p>are they online college classes?</p>