Chances of getting in (sorry for another one of these threads)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Indiana University - Bloomington
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<p>I live in Hanover, IN.</p>

<p>3.1 GPA (W)
3.0 GPA (UW)</p>

<p>Took honors english my freshman year.
Took AP US History my junior year. (Have yet to find out my exam score, but leaning towards a 3 or 4)
This year I'm taking AP Literature and Comp and AP Psychology.
(My school only offers US History, Psychology, Chemistry, Lit and Comp, and Calculus for AP)</p>

<p>I've had 4 years of science (Bio I, Earth/Space, Chem I, Chem II).</p>

<p>Will have a total of 5-6 social studies classes, depending on my schedule this year.</p>

<p>I've completed my 4 years of math already (Alg I, Geo, Alg II, Pre-Cal).</p>

<p>SAT - 1560, but I plan on retaking in October (need to bring up math score, which was 470)</p>

<p>I'll be a 10 year member of 4-H next year.</p>

<p>Varsity Tennis - 10, 11, and this year.</p>

<p>I'll be graduating with an Academic Honors diploma.</p>

<p>I plan on really buckling down and bringing my GPA up this year, as well as make a complete overhaul of my study habits and such.</p>

<p>So, any advice?</p>

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<p>What is your combined verbal/math score in the SAT. The average at IU for Fall 2009 admits was 1174. According to this news story, the lowest score was about 1050. So your chances are not good at all, unless you scored quite a bit higher than 600 on the verbal section. If you didn’t, you should take the SAT again. With your relatively low gpa, you probably would need at least 1100 to get in. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars mean little in IU admissions. You schedule is very good, but you need to get a much higher score on the SAT in September and improve senior grades in case you are waitlisted. Also take the SAT in November and December, and send those to IU if they show improvement. </p>

<p>The girl in this report was top ten percent in her class and National Honor Society at Decatur Central. Her verbal/math SAT was only 970 and gpa was 3.51, and she was rejected.</p>

<p>[IU</a>, Purdue rejecting more Hoosiers](<a href=“http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/education/IU_Purdue_rejecting_more_Hoosiers_20090330]IU”>http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/education/IU_Purdue_rejecting_more_Hoosiers_20090330)</p>

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<p>Ok, so my combined critical reading and math score was a 1010.</p>

<p>Should I still try to apply early, or should I wait until my first 12 weeks of school is up (my school does trimesters), that way my GPA will have a boost?</p>

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<p>Definitely, you need to sit for the October SAT. And really focus your prep on the type of math on the test.</p>

<p>Another option you can consider is to take the ACT on September 12th. Sometimes, a student does better with that testing format than the SAT. You can have the results by the beginning of October and then decide if an early application is advisable.</p>

<p>Hopefully, your HS guidance office will give you better advice than that received by the girl referenced in bthomp’s article.</p>

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<p>At the very least purchase some SAT preparation books and take a bunch of SAT practice tests. With the math courses you have taken, you should have got way more than 470 on the math portion. You probably have a reasonable chance of getting in if you can get 1100 combined. 470 is way too low for someone with your math background, so if you familiarize yourself more with the test through practice exams, I think you can raise your math score to at least 550. The practice tests can be self-scored and will be a good indicator of the progress you are making. IU is very SAT conscious on admissions; historically, they have had by far the lowest SAT averages in the Big Ten, and they have been working hard the last few years to improve this (the automatic scholarships have raised IU admissions SATs considerable). IU (and especially Kelley) is not the easy school for state kids to get into anymore. The girl in the video’s parents both went to IU and it didn’t help her, even with her top ten percent class rank and National Honor Society. Relatively low SAT scores for Kelley students hurt Kelley’s national rankings, and these should improve with the strides IU is making in SAT averages, but it does hurt in-state kids.</p>