<p>White Female OOS
GPA: 4.18 weighted
Class Rank: 29/340
SAT: 1250- taking again in October
Historian of my class. Secretary Freshman-Junior Year
V.P. of Amnesty International
Member of the Principal's Leadership Council
Member of French Club
Member of Spirit Club
APs: World History, US History, Government, English Lang, Calculas, Environmental Science, Statistic
10+ Years of Community Service
Applying Early Action</p>
<p>In…no problem. Higher SAT will probably get you into Honors.</p>
<p>And a higher SAT/ACT could get you even more merit money. With at least a 3.70 GPA, the automatic merit scholarships are as follows for 2011:</p>
<p>In-state
SAT 1170 - 1240 or ACT 26-27 $2,000
SAT 1250 - 1320 or ACT 28-29 $4,500
SAT 1330+ or ACT 30+ $6,500</p>
<p>Out of State
SAT 1170 - 1240 or ACT 26-27 $4,500
SAT 1250 - 1320 or ACT 28-29 $7,000
SAT 1330+ or ACT 30+ $10,000</p>
<p>your in</p>
<p>i was wondering what anyone thinks my chances are…
i have a low gpa of 2.5 but my act is a 24.
i am applying for early decision at miami university of ohio
and ive done track and cross country freshman-junior year plus 25 hours of community service</p>
<p>Question about Honors.
My son is grade accelerated and has taken tough classes. He is much stronger analytically than verbally (800M/670 CR) and is not a guy who enjoys reading or writing all that much. His GPA is 3.75 (weighted) and he has taken a tough load. B/C calc/APStats/APChem/APBio, APLit/APGov/APUSH/APEcon…he’ll have 9 AP classes. He has passed 3 AP tests so far. He is REALLY strong in math, and intends to take a Business major (Accounting/Finance) He is in the Academy of Finance and has already taken quite a few business classes (Accounting, Banking, etc.) so I think he’s well prepared.</p>
<p>Question…should he apply for Honors? To me, the big benefit is that he gets more freedom to structure a curriculum and he can take more Econ and Stats classes. Long term goal is to be an actuary.</p>
<p>So…can a kid who is not super “balanced” in his aptitudes succeed in Honors? </p>
<p>Does he have a chance to get IN?!</p>
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<p>You are right on the edge, so make certain you write a truly excellent essay,
and have your English teacher correct it for you (that’s allowed)
Also high-lite your other accomplishments and achievements.
If there is anyway that you would contribute to the diversity at MU
make sure you point that out as well.</p>
<p>Best of luck</p>
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<p>Yes, but that is up to him</p>
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<p>Yes, very good chance.</p>
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<p>If your son is accepted to Honors as a business major, he will also be admitted to the Business Honors program, so I’d definitely encourage him to apply for Honors. For more information, see: [Honors</a> Program](<a href=“http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/honors]Honors”>http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/honors). I don’t think he needs to worry about applying to Honors just to be able to choose his own course of study, though-- if he passes most or all of his AP exams, he wouldn’t need to take many Miami Plan classes.</p>
<p>(By the way, I’m pretty sure that my former school district borders yours.)</p>
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<p>Yes. I definitely performed best once I started to specialize in a subject. In some ways, I wish I had been slightly less “super balanced”-- it got me into some entertaining conversations and situations!</p>
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<p>Most likely, if his essays are solid. What’s his class rank?</p>
<p>Hmmmm…solid essays. Writing. NOT a favorite thing 
Frustrating, because his face to face communication skills are EXCELLENT. Tons of friends, speaks well in front of the public…yada yada… But sitting down to WRITE. Hates it. To his credit, he is taking a lot of writing classes because he knows he needs to get more disciplined in his writing.
Aussie…where are you from?
With respect to class rank, I’m not sure exactly. He’s right around top 10% in a class of about 800. Very competitive, blue ribbon, affluent suburban district. He certainly could have made better grades. He’s made some very immature decisions…like choosing not to talk in Spanish class because the teacher weighted class participation heavily and only called on favorites. (And he was a favorite - but ended up with a “C” in Spanish one semester due to nonparticipation. Also scored the highest in our school on the National Spanish Language exam). Definitely not the kid trying to get grades for the pure sake of getting good grades. Respectable, however. And like I said…tough curriculum…B/C Calc as a Junior. 5 on Calc AP exam.</p>
<p>Honors program does not guarantee admission to business honors program. I have a couple of friends who did not receive admission to business honors (they were already accepted to university honors) because of limits on the business honors class size. Make sure to email Dr. Tim Greenlee once you are accepted to university honors program.</p>
<p>debrockman,
It is easier to suggest then accomplish, but writing skills are extremely important in college. It is great that your S is taking lots of writing classes. Improving wring skills needs to be his priority. He does not need to enjoy reading for that. Just make sure that his papers are as polished as his teacher wants them to be. Write and re-write them forever until it is accomplished. But, for somebody who does not like writing, it might be too much, it is understandable.</p>
<p>Miami…he CAN write. 670 Writing SAT…lots of writing in HS, but it is challenging for him to make himself do it. He’d always prefer you give him a math test. But he knows he needs to make it a priority.</p>