Denied/Academic Expectations Purdue

Applying to College
1

<p>am i completely screwed or should i attempt an appeal?</p>

<p>~3.3GPA
28 ACT
26 ACT Writing
President of an FRC team</p>

2

<p>What program did you apply to?</p>

3

<p>engineering… this is why i think im screwed, sorry forgot to mention it in my first post</p>

4

<p>Yeah i also got a similar decision that i need to appeal, i didnt think that having a 3.6 GPA and 27 on act was that bad, im also on a FRC team and have at least a hundred hours of community service and am apart of other programs</p>

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<p>These are the elements used in admission and the weight given them:
Rigor of Secondary school record Very important<br>
Class rank Considered<br>
Academic GPA Important
Standardized test scores Important<br>
Application Essay Important
Recommendation(s) Considered
Interview Not considered<br>
Extracurricular activities Considered<br>
Talent/ability Considered<br>
Character/personal qualities Considered<br>
First Generation Considered
Alumni/ae relation Considered<br>
Geographical residence Considered<br>
State residency Considered<br>
Religious affiliation/commitment Not considered<br>
Racial/ethnic status Considered<br>
Volunteer work Considered<br>
Work experience Considered<br>
Level of applicant’s interest Considered</p>

<p>Note that rigor, GPA, scores and the essay are the only items rated above considered. </p>

<p>61% of enrolled students had a 3.5 or above. [Common</a> Data Set - Purdue University](<a href=“http://www.purdue.edu/OIR/CDS_Post/cds09_c.htm]Common”>http://www.purdue.edu/OIR/CDS_Post/cds09_c.htm) </p>

<p>You can appeal but I don’t know how well either of you will do since the essay is important.</p>

6

<p>Ive taken most of the more rigorous classes that my school offers, and im doing better this semester grade wise than some of my past semesters. Should i attempt to appeal then and ask them to look at my 7th semester grades?</p>

7

<p>I think that my essay had to of been Good or atleast above average, i spent alot of time writing it and getting it edited so it had to of been the fact that my school doesnt offer almost no ap classes</p>