Chances?

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<p>Rising Senior.
Small Private College-Prep School with 100% Four-Year College Admissions
(Examples of Senior Class Admissions This Year: UPenn, Georgetown, UVA, Northwestern, GWU, St. Andrews in Scotland, and U of Chicago)
GPA: 3.0/4.0 or 3.6/5.0
SAT: Reading: 630 Math: 600 Writing: 580</p>

<p>Freshman Year: All Honors Courses
English I, Geometry, Biology, Latin II, French II, Concert Band, Jazz Band</p>

<p>Sophomore Year: All Honors Courses
English II, Algebra II/Trig., Chemistry, Physics, Latin III, French III, European History, Concert Band, Jazz Band</p>

<p>Junior Year: All Honors or AP
English III, Pre-Calculus, Philosophy, French IV, AP US History, AP Music Theory, Concert Band, Jazz Band</p>

<p>Senior Year: All AP or College Dual-Enrollment (Band is Honors)
AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP European History, AP French, Public Speaking, Concert Band, Jazz Band</p>

<p>Summer Programs:
SC Governor’s School for Science and Math 9-10
Palmetto Girl’s State 11</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Honor Council: 9, 10, 11, 12
Girl’s Community Service Club: 9, 10, 11, 12 (12 hours a semester)
Newspaper: 9, 10, 11, 12
Literary Magazine: 9, 10, 11, 12
Band Historian: 10, 11, 12</p>

<p>Athletics:
Varsity Cheerleading: 9, 10, 11, 12 (Captain 12)
Varsity Field Hockey: 10 </p>

<p>Awards:
Converse College Junior Scholar
Newberry College Junior Scholar
County Foundation Scholar
Most Improved V Cheerleading (9)
Honor Role 11th Grade</p>

<p>Demonstrated Interest in AU:
Visited Campus in 10th grade
Participated in Online Chat Twice this summer</p>

<p>Do I have a chance? AU has been my first choice school since the 10th grade.
I may or may not be applying early decision. I want to, but my EFC is 0 and I probably won’t get any scholarship offers from AU like I have at other schools.</p>

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<p>The average SAT (math and reading) of the last admitted class was 1300, so yours are a little below average. Are you planning to take SAT again? It might help.</p>

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<p>I think you have a few problems:

  • Your SAT score is borderline. Like megpmom, said, the average SAT of the last class was 1300. </p>

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<li><p>Your GPA is very low. The average (unweighted) GPA of the incoming class was 3.79, and you had two music classes in there to give you a GPA boost. I know they were all honors classes, and your school prestige may help a bit if your school has a good relationship with AU.</p></li>
<li><p>An EFC of 0 is a huge problem. You’re borderline acceptance and with a small merit aid package and a substantial financial aid package still puts you taking out 10-20K a year. (I had an EFC of 10,000 and only got 11,000 in aid). I don’t mean to put an entirely negative light on your dreams, and debt is an entirely personal choice, but it’s something you’re really going to want to consider.</p></li>
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<p>Would you consider student loans if you get to go to AU?</p>

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<p>Hi all! Thanks for responding.</p>

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<li>I’m planning on taking the SAT again if my parents will let me… They already think that I’ve taken it too many times.</li>
<li>I will consider student loans for most schools. I don’t really have any other option.</li>
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<p>Hopefully I’ll get in…</p>

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<p>You sound like AU is your first choice :slight_smile:
So you wanna do everything you can to be able to go here!</p>

<p>You know what to do to improve your GPA, scores, essays, so maybe I can suggest something else. I don’t know if this worked, or whether I would’ve gotten in anyway, but I took a tour of AU during Feb of my senior year (I had already applied to AU). Right after the tour, I sent the admissions people an email telling them how AU had been one of my top choices since I started doing my college research, but after the tour, it was no doubt my number one dream school. It wasn’t too long, just a paragraph telling them actually seeing and being in the AU campus was a huge difference compared to hearing about it or looking at pictures on their website. I don’t know if this will help, but it certainly can’t hurt to do it if you’re so stoked on going to AU.</p>

<p>Good luck, and I hope you do end up coming to AU!</p>