Yup. 3.7 weighted gpa… 3.35 unweighted, 2100 sat score. Yup. no college i can go to. At least a good one right… I wrestled, and played a musical instrument… btw… so… idk.
Cut out the doom and gloom…if weighted is on your transcript, Bama will use it to determine your eligibility for their scholarships, INCLUDING UP TO FULL TUITION:
http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out-of-state.html
Point being clearly there are colleges you can go to if you look harder.
ouch…
Didn’t mean to be rude, just direct. Though it may have come off that way, so I apologize.
Seriously though there are plenty of schools that would love to have you and it’s your job to look for them, or ask for help finding them. Bemoaning your situation won’t help you find schools.
wat else is there?
@albertw5 A 3.35 UW GPA and 2100 GPA is good for a lot of universities. Why don’t you apply to a few and find out.
Use one of the find a college resources like on top of this page.
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/ Automatic scholarships often (almost always?) mean automatic admission, so see which of these take weighted GPA.
Also the SuperMatch tool on this site: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/college_search/
What is your home state? Actual SAT breakdown? Financial situation? Major interest? Any size or geography preference?
When applying, you want to consider many factors as intparent pointed out (maybe I should’ve stated this previously).
Just so it’s out there, your SAT score is higher than mine. So don’t give up!
I guess I like medical stuff?? idk? I don’t really have many interests either… I live in nj
You need to stop hanging around the What Are My Chances forum and build a list using other input. Start with a couple of safeties that you would be happy to attend and you know you can afford (good options provided in the link at post #7) and then add from there.
You are qualified for all but the super elite schools, and for most state flagships (like Rutgers or NJIT). I am not sure where the angst comes from. 96% percentile SAT, GPA is highly dependent on your HS so you cannot compare easily, athlete, musician. Weave a good story. People at CC are overqualified and not representative of the general population.
There is no substitute for doing your research. You should be a good candidate for many fine schools. Fist think about what you want in a college. Talk to your parents about what is affordable and any other restrictions they might have. Talk to your guidance counselor. Look at some college guide books (ex. Fiske, Princeton Review to name but a couple) that are likely in your HS guidance dept. or in the library, Try using the Supermatch function to the left (under find a college). Just saying idk won’t get you too far in the college search or in life.
You have a high chance at dozens of schools.
-Do you have a budget?
-Geographic preferences? (Urban, suburban, rural?)
It drives me crazy when kids display this boo hoo poor me attitude. Snap out of it, Snowflake, and start working hard to get where you want to go. Stop asking cranky moms on the internet to make you feel better. No succor here; you have to set aside the martyr mantle and start hustling.
Or not. There’s a lot of those out in the world, too.
My son’s GPA and SAT are both lower than yours.
He’s sitting on 6 acceptances.
Why can’t you get into college?
My son has very similar stats to yours and our list of colleges to apply to is 20+ long. I think we have to start visiting colleges so that we can narrow it down to categories at least…LAC? State school? Rural? Urban?
Because we need lots of FA he’ll be sticking close to home for the most part, and he won’t be applying to the tippy top schools but that is FINE because he can get an excellent education at many places.
If you’re discouraged because you won’t get into Princeton, welcome to the real world! You have many possibilities but YOU have to go chase them down. There are lots of people here willing to help, but you need to take the first step and think about what you want w.r.t. majors, size, urban/rural, etc. Then post here and people can make suggestions.
You have similar stats to my daughter’s, and she got merit scholarships at two OOS schools and merit at one in-state. She was asked to be in the Honors programs at these.
Just to give you an idea of where you stand - and it’s in a much better position than you think.
Right, you won’t get into any Ivies, or top 20 - but you’d be admitted to most state schools, and many small private schools. Also try the Jesuit schools.
To start out in your research -
What are you in-state for?
How much can your family afford to pay, total COA?
What are some POTENTIAL majors?
Do you want a large or small school?
Finally - Do you want to be at the top of the class, or in the middle, or near the bottom? (The first scenario will likely be the cheapest and with the least prestige; the third will be the most expensive, probably, but with a more prestigious brand; i.e., your relatives might have heard of it)
If you’re applying for Fall 2016, it might be too late to apply for merit scholarships, in which case you could take a gap year and apply to schools next fall, as long as you do not take any college classes anywhere else…
If you’re applying for Fall 2017, you have time to compile a good list and even bring up your grades and test scores.
I second MotherOfDragons
Are you for real? You can’t seriously be thinking you have no options. Make an effort and do some research.