Hey guys. Could somebody please give me some honest feedback about getting into Lafayette?
Freshman Year: I did poorly in Honors English with a 74 and ended up getting kicked out of the class into a CP English class for my sophomore year. I also got a 71 in Algebra and a 68 in chemistry. I got a 91 in Italian and Biology, an 87 in history and health ed, an 88 in intro computer science, a 94 in financial literacy, and an 88 in communications literacy. Communications literacy is a graduation requirement at my school where we pretty much write essays the whole time. Overall, my freshman year GPA was a 3.1 weighted out of a 5.0 scale.
Sophomore Year: Besides the 68 in chemistry, I earned 3 As and 4 Bs. 83 in history, 85 in business, 80 in English, and 88 in Driver’s Ed. My Sophomore GPA weighted on a 5.0 scale was a 3.07. My cumulative GPA from these two years combined is a 3.11.
Junior Year: I am taking Honors Latin with AP CS Principles. I was forced to drop Italian since the new private school I transferred into this year did not offer Italian. I was planning in taking AP Italian online this year and reporting my AP score with the application. I was also gonna take high school Latin courses over the summer to go from Latin 1 Honors to Latin 3 Honors my senior year at this new private school I just started. Unfortunately, the school will not let me take any extra AP classes other than CS since they only offer AP History and CS to juniors along with some other honors courses.
I will definitely raise my GPA from a 3.1 to a 3.4 or maybe even a 3.6. After raising my GPA and getting a high ACT score like a 27 to a 32, would I still have a chance of getting into Lafayette? Also, would it look bad on college apps to explain that my school did not offer certain clubs that my old school offered, therefore, which is why I had to join completely new clubs like Model UN or the Foreign Language Club since I am joining new clubs late into high school because my old school did not offer much? Any feedback is deeply appreciated. Thanks!
Major: Latin with Italian. I also have high Italian grades if that helps my chances. I also attend a Catholic school.
Extracurriculars: Freshman Year. I did not participate in many clubs.
Piano
Orchestra (Bassist)
Part-Time Job
Soup Kitchen
Extracurriculars: Sophomore Year
Certified Volunteer EMS Responder
Key Club
Soup Kitchen Volunteer
Lacrosse JV
Debate Club
Piano
Part-Time job
Extracurriculars: Junior Year
Hoping to join intramural or JV basketball team
Lacrosse JV
Debate Club
Model UN
Foreign Language Club (Italian Not Offered)
Youth Ministry
Piano
Orchestra
Pro-Life Association
Operation Smile (Since Key Club Not Offered)
Legacy: My parents did not attend as they do not have college degrees. However, my step-father has a newphew and aunt that attended Villanova. Could this help my chances?