Chances for AU?

Colleges and Universities A-Z American University
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<p>800 on SAT reading
500 on math :confused:
1300</p>

<p>3.3 weighted GPA with 6 AP classes and a college art history class. I got a 4.2 gpa in my junior year and I’m doing similarly well in my senior year. I retook five of the classes I got C’s and D’s in from 9th and 10th grade. I have one C left from 10th grade math and I’m retaking that class currently, but it may not show up on my transcript. </p>

<p>-volunteered since 9th grade at a library on most days after school from 4-5.
-made two 10 minute historical documentaries in 10th and 11th grade which both won first place at a state competition for high school students. There were about 50 other documentaries in my category.
-made 3 min. advertisements for upcoming films at a film series program every month for a year and a half.
-won the congressional art competition for a painting.
-worked at an art camp for elementary school kids teaching stop-motion animation for two months.
-chess club president since 10th grade, astronomy club member in 9th and 10th grade.
-won the state’s polgar chess tournament for three years in a row.
-one of the top 5 chess players under eighteen in the state.</p>

<p>Do I have any chance with my terrible GPA? :/</p>

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<p>If you look at this publication, you can see that 2 years ago, they accepted about half of the applicants with a 3.3 GPA.</p>

<p><a href=“Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) | American University | American University, Washington, DC…-2009-2010.pdf%5B/url%5D”>Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) | American University | American University, Washington, DC…-2009-2010.pdf</a> </p>

<p>Which half? Presumably, those that had something that made them appealing–geographic diversity, special interests or accomplishments, a good explanation for not doing better in school. You have a number of features in your application that would be appealing.</p>