Chances with a [seriously] low GPA?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>On the SATs I got a 2050: 640 math/690 critical reading/720 writing...plan to take US History and 1 other subject test. </p>

<p>But my GPA is pretty weak. Freshman year I had like a 3.1 (with 3 honors courses), sophomore year like a 3.25 (with 3 honors courses). My school does not weight honors/pre-ib courses.</p>

<p>Junior year was better: GPA 3.71 weighted, 3.5 unweighted (3 IB courses, 1 honors)</p>

<p>School does not rank, but I'm probably top 20% or so in a graduating class of ~600. </p>

<p>This may be superfluous, but my school is on a 94+=A, 90-94=B+, 84-90=B,... scale. I have received several B+s that would be A's in other school districts and I do not know whether that is taken into account. Although honors/pre-ib classes are not weighted, my school adds .5 to every IB/AP course. </p>

<p>I have average ECs, middle class white kid from Northern Virginia.</p>

<p>Wondering what my chances are for:</p>

<p>University of South Carolina (Columbia)
University of Virginia (I know it's a reach)
University of Colorado (Boulder)
University of Maryland (College Park)
Virginia Tech </p>

<p>I am hoping to study business of some sort at a large university. If you have any other suggestions for me please post them. Public/private does not really matter to me and I would prefer schools east of the Mississippi.</p>

<p>As it stands now, I know most of those are probably reaches, but assume I get a 3.8 unweighted GPA first semester next year and a 2150 on the SAT, how do you think my chances would change. </p>

<p>Thanks for the help.</p>

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<p>Your gpa is not that low, get your SAT up and you'll be a match for all those schools.</p>

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<p>Woah, that seems a little optimistic to me, maybe I'm just being too critical of myself, but I'm not sure. </p>

<p>What does anyone else think?</p>

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<p>GPA is not that low; if you raise your GPA and SAT you should have a pretty good chance. How are your ECs, volunteering, internships, etc?</p>

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<p>Yeah, I agree. If you raise scores a bit, you should be ok...Just keep going with ec's etc.</p>

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<p>I think you have a good shot at all of those schools, even UVA if you apply early b/c its in state. Your EC's will probably be the deciding factor.</p>

<p>Will you chance me now?</p>

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<p>It isn't that low conisdering your weird grading scale. I say you are in at all of em save UVA. UVA is about 50/50. GL.</p>