Chance to get into a good school?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

I bombed freshman year of high school, like really bad. I spent the next two years getting back on track with all As. Unfortunately, because of my grades in freshman year, my GPA at the end of junior year is only a 3.37. Do I have a chance of getting into a school like JMU or any other University with around a 60% acceptance rate?

Additional information:

  • All As in 10th grade (but they were regular classes)
  • All As and 1 B+ in 11th grade (All honors and 1 AP)
  • I’m planning on taking honors, 2 DE, and 1 AP class in 12th grade
  • My only extracurricular activities are working on the play running sound for the the theatre club in 11th grade which I plan to do next year as well
  • The reason I don't have any more ECs is because I've been doing martial arts outside of school for years (Does that count as an EC on apps?)

SAT 1930: CR 710, M 600, W 620

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You are totally a match for JMU in my opinion, you can even try for 1-2 schools with a lower acceptance rate, like
40-50%. martial arts is an interesting EC, so yes, it will be looked at.
About freshman year, I think it is ok because you managed to bounce back (big time!) and that proves your abilities.