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Colleges and Universities A-Z Dartmouth College
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<p>Alright, so I have pretty good stuff all around except for my GPA (and I just found out that my school does weight it). Does my GPA show that my work ethic is too poor and I'm not ready for college? </p>

<p>Stats
- GPA: 3.0
- Rank: N/A (My school doesn't really do that but my counselor assured me I'm in the top half at least of my class 200+ students)
- ACT: 35 (W: 36, M: 34, R: 36, S: 33)
- SAT: 2340 (W: 800, M: 770, CR: 770)
- School: top 25 in the nation/ academic magnet
All my classes are honors if not AP.</p>

<p>AP's:
-Latin: Vergil- 5
-US History- 5
-Biology- 5
-Calculus BC- 5
-English Language- 5
-Environmental Science
-US Government
-Economics
-Psychology
-Statistics
-English Literature</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
Junior Classical League (Latin)
- District Competition (1st in Grammar and Vocabulary)
- State Competition (1st in Grammar and Vocabulary)
- National Competition (3rd in Grammar)
Mock Trial
- Midstate Champions
- State Runner-ups
Basketball
- Freshman Boys City Champions
- Varsity Boys District Champions
Varsity Soccer
- ...
Varsity Tennis
- Team Captain
- District Singles Champion
- 18 Tournament Finalist Trophies (USTA)
- Ranked top 20 in State (Tennessee)
Model UN
Habitat for Humanity
- Completed 4 houses
Lifeguarding</p>

<p>Recommendations
- 2 from 2 Vanderbilt Professors (is that impressive to admissions?)</p>

<p>Um... I guess that's it. I thank you for your time ahead of time.</p>

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<p>That’s a really low GPA for an Ivy–especially if it is weighted–unless it puts you in the top 10% of your class. Okay, if you go to a school like TJ, schools may cut you some slack, but still… </p>

<p>Given the results of other kids I’ve known, I’d start looking for some realistic safeties and matches. Unless you will be a recruited athlete. Everything else looks fine, but super-selective schools do put a big emphasis on grades.</p>

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<p>Oh, thanks! This isn’t weighted, though. I’m still trying to find out exactly how much the honor’s grades go up by and the AP credits as well. But I’m taking all honors and AP courses so I’m sure it should go up substantially. Do you know if it would be helpful to get into a school if I’m recruited for Division III? or would Division I be the only thing that might change things? I’ve recently been talking to some division III tennis recruits because with D1 the focus is way less academic than I want but if division one can help me get into a better school then I’ll strongly consider it.</p>

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<p>DIII schools definitely recruit athletes, and with your scores, good courseload, and ECs I would think that being recruited could really make the difference for you at elite LACs that would look askance at a transcript filled with Bs.</p>

<p>You should look into the athletic recruiting forum on CC. That’s where the people who know the facts will be.</p>

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<p>Alright, I will. Thank you so much.</p>