<p>My GPA is a 2.65 but my ACT score is in the 30s. I'm not sure what colleges to apply to. The one's at my ACT level aren't the type that take 2.65s (in most cases).</p>
<p>You need to have a nice long sit-down meeting with your own guidance counselor, and find out where students from your high school with grades and test scores like your have been admitted in the past few years.</p>
<p>The simple truth is that the high school transcript is the most important factor in college admissions. Your ACT might give you a tiny boost, but what the admissions office will see first is that 2.65.</p>
<p>Is there some special reason that explains why your GPA is so low? To be honest, that 2.65 will really hurt, and you’ll most likely have to explain why your GPA is low.</p>
<p>“you’ll most likely have to explain why your GPA is low” He won’t get a chance to. The types of schools that he’ll be applying to will use formulae to admit/deny in all likelihood.</p>