<p>GPA: 3.2 *Unweighted</p>
<p>Total 5 AP Classes (AP Government, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP Literature)
3 IB classes (IB Religion, IB Algebra, IB Chemistry) </p>
<p>2 Academic Merits</p>
<p>School Publication Club (Editor-in-Chief)
Model United Nation (served as Secretary Deputy, and deligate of Somalia on Piracy Issue)
Model Congress
3years of Orchestra
70 hours of Community Service </p>
<p>SAT:
Reading: 680
Writing: 700
Math: 740 </p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests:
Chemistry: 780
U.S History: 800
Mathmatics 2B: 760 </p>
<p>I really want to get accepted into American University.
Am I expecting too much for what I have done?</p>
<p>You’re a junior?
Probably a match</p>
<p>You have a very good chance at getting into American and a good chance at getting into other top notch schools as well. Your GPA should be higher though, boost it up.</p>
<p>I’m a rising senior,</p>
<p>GPA of 3.3 is the maximum that I can attain.</p>
<p>Hey paul. Nice SAT scores - AU weighs those quite heavily so you are on track for that.
How do the number of APs/IBs compare to how many your school offers? Whatever the ratio, that looks like a rigor course load, which AU also marks as a very important admission decision, so you are also on track for that. Your ECs also look very leadership oriented, a great touch to get admitted.
I agree that your GPA is a little low, but the rest of your transcript is strong, and you have a great chance of acceptance. Make sure to visit before applying (if you haven’t already)! Not only does it let you know if you really are as in-love with the school as you think you are, “level of applicant’s interest” is considered a very important factor in admissions decisions at AU - AU, like many colleges and universities, wishes to improve its yield rate.</p>
<p>First of all, thanks for all and especially thanks for your advice, greg6or. You all are the men of the true virtue. I moved several times during my high school years, so I can’t specify how many of those courses that my schools have offered.</p>
<p>About the college visit. I’m going to an International School, which means that I’m studying aboard, thus, I might not be able to make a visit to AU. However, I know how the air in the city is like. I picked particularly AU as my primary choice because of its strength in international relations, law, chemistry, and art. Those are all my areas of interest. And there are not even a few schools out there that can offer what AU can.
I also considered of its surrounding as an important factor for my choice. I have heard so many times from my benefector that being around D.C. gives me a lot of oppurtunities.</p>