Chances at the Ivies ... Low GPA, High SAT

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi everyone. This is my first post but I've been frequenting the site for a while.</p>

<p>To the point - </p>

<p>I'd like to get some insight on my chances of being accepted in some Ivy League schools; I'd like to get into whatever their best available business undergrad program is if accepted.</p>

<p>Wharton (#1 choice by far, but understandably a huge stretch)
Princeton (again, huge stretch.. recognized)
Dartmouth
Cornell
Yale
v---Non Ivies----v
U of Florida
Carnegie Mellon</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>SAT:
Math: 800
Read: 780
Write: 800</p>

<p>SAT II:
Math LV1: 800
Math LV2: 780
Chemistry: 690 (don't want to advertise that)
Spanish: 760
English: 780</p>

<p>GPA (Unweighted): 3.55 (+/- .05)
Class rank: 35/460 (+/- 4) (Top 10%)</p>

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<p>I'm a white, public schooled, Palm Beach, FL male. </p>

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<p>I know I have a subpar GPA for the schools I'd like to apply to. I have no excuses for that as far as mental issues go (ADD, Aspergers, etc). However, in my second semester of my junior year and first semester of senior year, I received 4.0 UW. Second is still ongoing (obviously). The reason for the low initial GPA was, admittedly, laziness. I didn't take school as seriously as I did girls, games, etc. However, I turned that around last year.</p>

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<p>IB Diploma
National Merit Scholar
President and founder of my school's FBLA chapter for 2 years
Vice President and founder of my school's FHSL chapter (a statewide history competition in FL) for 2 years
Vice President and founder of my school's Youth in Government chapter for 3 years
Class treasurer for 2 years
300+ hours of community service (almost all Habitat for Humanity labor)</p>

<p>(And some other minor things I likely won't include.)</p>

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<p>I understand my GPA is lacking and my EC's are not wildly exceptional. However, I hope my SATs (which I'm incredibly thankful for) and EC's are good enough to get me in at least one of my Ivies of choice. I already know they get 4.0s and turn them down all the time, but I carry faith and hope on my shoulders!</p>

<p>I think my recommendation letters are really great because I had some excellent and accomplished teachers write them for me. I also think I can do well on essays, and I like to believe that I'm good in interviews.</p>

<p>If more information is necessary, please say so.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance, everyone :D</p>

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<p>how do u do that WELL?!</p>

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<p>Thanks ackattack haha</p>

<p>I owe it all to my supportive family, my friend :D</p>

<p>But there are a lot of people on this website who are more well-rounded than I am.</p>

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<p>24 Hr Bump</p>

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<p>I just want to recommend a few other schools for you to look at if you’re interested in business. Georgetown has a great business school (these are the undergrad programs: [Majors</a> - McDonough School of Business](<a href=“http://msb.georgetown.edu/prospective/undergraduate/programs/]Majors”>Programs | McDonough School of Business | Georgetown University)) and Georgetown, being a Jesuit school, values service greatly something which you have. Same goes with Notre Dame. Notre Dame (Mendoza Business School) is currently the best undergrad business school in the country and finally, consider Boston College and Villanova business school. These four have WONDERFUL programs-- top 10 in the nation and a few above Wharton-- that seeing your profile you’d make a great match! Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you; Yeah, I forgot to write Georgetown, that’s been recommended to me too. I wonder what their postundergrad recruiting is like…</p>

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<p>Bump - 24hr</p>

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<p>weekly bump</p>

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<p>I personally think you have a decent shot at the ivies. While a high SAT score can’t make up for a low GPA, I think your class rank (which actually isn’t too bad), class rigour, and upward trend make up for your GPA. Although this is assuming that you attend a somewhat competitive school. A rank of 35 at a school that sends tons of students to ivies isn’t going to keep you out, but at a school that’s less competitive, it might raise a red flag.</p>

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<p>Thanks. It’s a very average school in regards to the amount of students it sends to the Ivies, but I’ll keep that in mind.</p>

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<p>Consider taking a gap year to continue improving your GPA.</p>

<p>Also improve your extracurriculars…start a company or something if your really serious into business.</p>

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<p>Shareezy, your response makes no sense whatsoever. How would a gap year improve his GPA? Presumably the gap would be between high school and college and he wouldn’t be in school, so how could he improve his GPA? Starting a company just to beef up his ECs for college applications is a ploy any adcom will see through. He needs to work on his grades, and also work on crafting some application essays that possibly address the upward trend in those grades and the differential between grades and test scores.</p>