<p>I know that people always use their "friend" as an example of themselves when explaining something, but I actually am asking this in favor for my friend so here are his stats:</p>
<p>ACT: 21
GPA: 2.5 in a really big public school out of 800</p>
<p>He has been a big participant in sports all four years, has done volunteer work at the hospital for two years, has won a few awards, is a minority, lives in Illinois, (if that makes a difference), and has really good essays. I know it looks kind of bad, but does anyone think he has the least bit of chance? So far he is getting all A's his senior year, and will have a much better turnout these upcoming semesters and wants to become an Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist. Will his senior year matter at all? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :-)</p>
<p>Your friend is about where I am. I'm a little higher though, 2.8 GPA, 21 ACT. I'm also an out of state student, just like your friend. I sent in my application about a week ago, and will give you an update if I got in or not.</p>
<p>When the Indiana admissions officer came to my school, he said he didn't want to see more than one or two C's. He said they haven't admitted students with D's. With a 2.5, that's a C+/B- average, below the 3.3 average of admitted applicants, grades they don't want to see. Even with a solid senior year, his cumulative GPA is still well below the average. </p>
<p>I just read that he is a minority. What group? I'm not sure it will greatly help, but it helps more than I initially realized. A minority with idential stats to mine (actually, slightly worse), got into Michigan, whereas i'm probably going to be deferred.</p>
<p>If he is truly passionate about Indiana, I would say go to a community college for one or two years, then transfer there. Not only does it save him a LOT of dough, he will be taking the same classes, have an easier time adjusting to the college workload, and will be a much stronger applicant. And heck, in 2 years, if he gets solid grades, he may want to go to a school better than Indiana.</p>