Chances for Iowa State?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>The majority of my anticipation is due to the fact that my gpa is pretty bad.
Intended Major: CS/Software Engineering</p>

<p>ACT: 26
32 English, 25 Math, 23 Reading, 25 Science</p>

<p>I advise anyone reading this to please, shield your eyes... GPA: 2.78 out of 4.0 unweighted. However, I do show a massive upward trend, as in my junior year I received A's and a total of 3 B's.
ECs: Volunteer work, and Career oriented volunteering at an electronics company... I also self-taught myself piano and basic programming...(Can I include this?)</p>

<p>Courseload this year: AP Stat, Hon. anatomy & physiology, Internet and Networking (college credits received), Microsoft Office (college credits received), and cinema studies/college prep. writing.
-The first semester of my senior year will be ending in a week, and my gpa is expected to go up to around 2.85-2.95.
-I do not yet have a class rank, but will once the semester is over. I've asked around, and was surprised to find a student that had a 3.0 and was in the top 32% ( high schools just don't get as prestigious as this, folks) so I could expect my class rank to be above the top 40%.</p>

<p>I know that Iowa State uses the RAI index to determine if a student qualifies for automatic admission and my unofficial RAI is around 260. My concern is that I think this only applies to In-state Iowa students.</p>

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<p>What do you guys think?</p>

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<p>From my knowledge of Iowa State, they accept anything that walks and breathes. This isn’t anything against the school; one of my siblings goes there and his experience has been excellent. </p>

<p>Your ACT is well above average and while your GPA is low, it shouldn’t get in the way of your admission. If you get denied, I would recommend emailing admissions and ask for them to consider your upward trend.</p>

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<p>Iowa State: Low match</p>