Chances and parental issues

<p>Hi, I will be applying for the summer 2012 term in the coming months and was wondering if anybody with experience from ASU admissions, or anybody at all, would chance me. My stats are the following:</p>

<p>3.57 unweighted gpa, 3.8 weighted gpa
26 on the ACT twice
About 10 honor courses, and 1 AP coming up this senior year.
Some community service (About 20 hours)
Part-time job (30 hours a week)</p>

<p>Thanks! And I will be coming from Alabama and my parents are worried about the travel expenses and distance. Does anybody have any experience with long distance from your home to ASU? And how did you talk to your parents about allowing you to go so far? Thanks!</p>

<p>ASU’s acceptance rate is like 90% (mostly because of state law’s saying anyone in the top 25% of their HS class gets in) so you should be able to get in (although I’m not sure how that 26 compares to the SAT, I’m assuming its equal to about a 1900). Just make sure to apply on in like September though because its a rolling admissions process.(The application is easier than most online surveys, no essays or rec letters)</p>

<p>With your out of state tuition money you shouldn’t have a problem getting in…</p>

<p>Don’t even worry about, you are in! Out of state apps only need a 24 ACT to be accepted I believe</p>

<p>Yeah you’re in there like swimwear.
Have you thought about Barrett, the Honors College? I got in this year with a 3.4 UW and 1330/1870 SAT, although I did have a few hundred hours of community service and really strong ECs with leadership roles. Barrett made ASU stand out in my parents’ minds and ultimately was the reason why I chose to enroll.
OOS scholarships (as long as you apply by the priority deadline) are pretty much automatic and they’re based solely on GPA & test scores. I got $10k/year with my stats, and I’m guessing you’d probably get the same award I did. That $10k a year made ASU cheaper than going to a UC with in-state tuition, so that helped convince my parents too haha</p>

<p>Lol, yes Wacko, money has a lot to do with it. Although, I don’t want my parents to look at the money aspect, because they won’t be paying a dime, I have to pay for all of my college. My parents keep telling me that in the end, they will let me choose where I want to go, but they will still give their opinions, which I respect. Thanks again.</p>

<p>Yes you will easily get in with those stats. I would consider Barrett too. I am a Barrett student and really like all the resources available to me.</p>

<p>I don’t want to be a sour puss here, but that GPA and ACT score puts you on the (extremely) low end of Barrett admissions. You’ll have no problem at all getting into ASU (and for that matter, whatever individual college you want to), but getting into Barrett won’t be easy. That absolutely doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, in fact, I’d say you should, because as others have said, Barrett looks great to parents and it doesn’t take anything but time to apply.</p>

<p>Do you know what you want to major in? I switched majors multiple times, and ended up in the Business school, which my mom abhorred. WP Carey’s reputation ended up convincing my parents that a business major was doable, thanks to WPC’s outstanding job placement and salary estimate for my major. I would research the specific school you want to be a part of, because a lot of those facts are good at convincing parents that you are making a proper decision.</p>

<p>On that note, if you don’t know what you want to major in and you’re out of state, ASU PROBABLY ISN’T FOR YOU. I don’t want to come off as a jerk, but there are many better places you can spend just doing gen-eds for much cheaper, until you decide what you actually want to do. ASU isn’t a school that helps individuals decide what to do with their lives. It’s just too big to do that. Once you develop a strong interest in something, pretty much anything, ASU will be there to hone that skill. And if you decide ultimately that you want to graduate from ASU, ASU will gladly take you with open arms. I’m not saying to not consider ASU, but as an out of state student, it’s a large financial commitment for something that you’re not even sure you want yet.</p>