<p>My GPA was a 2.79 out of 4 weighted. I had a lot of AP/Honors classes, got a 31 act, and wrote a pretty good personal statement which was optional, and got rejected.</p>
<p>Well, this can be a good reference to those of you with similar stats.</p>
<p>Anything I can do at this point to still somehow get in?</p>
<p>That worries me; I'm in a very similar situation. 2.56/4 GPA, 1490 SAT. Especially troubling is that I spoke to a counselor from the admissions department who assured me that my SAT would "cancel out" the bad grades - those were exact words she used. I haven't sent my app in yet, as I'm waiting on some letters of rec, but this doesn't exactly fill me with confidence. </p>
<p>What were your AP scores? If they were good you could use that in an appeal, maybe.</p>
<p>I would definitely send in the application asap. The admissions office is probably still swamped, so you really don't want to put it off. Your transcripts, letters, etc. will be matched up to your application when they arrive, if you do the online application. Online is the fastest way to do it and is recommended by the admissions office. I would think those great SAT scores will get you in (or at least get your counselor's attention) probably even without reference letters, which are not required anyway.</p>
<p>Desi, when did you apply? I seems like your stats would have got you in if you applied prior to Nov 1, which you may have. I'm guessing your unweighted gpa might have been too low. Hope you can still get in somehow.</p>
<p>Sorry to hear that, averagedesi. Have you considered taking some community college courses and applying again next year as a transfer?</p>
<p>Thanks for the consolation. I'm a bit disappointed, but I suppose I deserved it with my low GPA. Sliverweed: I'll probably just go to a state college (Illinois State University), and transfer somewhere from there after a year. With more dedication in college I expect to do quite well, and will hopefully be able to make it to a more prestigious school. At that point, I'll probably apply to IU again, as well as U of Michigan, U of Illinois, and Wisconsin Madison. However, I don't really know how much they'd look at highschool grades for transfer students (hopefully they'll disregard it). Actually, that brings me to the question, what else do colleges base their admissions decision on for transfer students? There isn't anything like SAT or ACT, so is it simply based off your GPA?</p>
<p>f201: apply asap, and make sure you write the optional personal statement and resume of activities you did during highschool. Good luck!</p>
<p>thats really interesting...2.79 out of 4 weighted with aps+ 31 should get you in... and indiana...you should call the school...</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and I applied on October 18th.</p>
<p>sorry Desi, but don't give up.
If you really want to go next year, the likelihood of them looking at you High School scores and SATs won't be as heavy as how you did in your 1st year of college.
Best of luck</p>
<p>i got in with a 2.89 and a 31
thats weird
im sorry</p>
<p>Waitlisted with a 3.49 and a 23 on the ACT.</p>
<p>just got in with 3.26 UW 3.85 W and 1260 SAT</p>
<p>Congratulations v3ndetta! I believe that is equivalent to a 28 on the ACT.
Are you in-state or out-of-state?</p>
<p>im oos maryland</p>
<p>seriously? I thought that maryland doesn't release decisions til mid February???</p>
<p>I think v3detta meant that he/she currently lives in Maryland, (is OOS--meaning an out-of-state student from Indiana University's point of view), not that he/she was accepted to the University of Maryland.</p>
<p>ooo</p>
<p>yeah rereading that now i realize that Im an idiot</p>
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That worries me; I'm in a very similar situation. 2.56/4 GPA, 1490 SAT. Especially troubling is that I spoke to a counselor from the admissions department who assured me that my SAT would "cancel out" the bad grades - those were exact words she used. I haven't sent my app in yet, as I'm waiting on some letters of rec, but this doesn't exactly fill me with confidence.
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Update: I was rejected.</p>
<p>Sorry, f201. The competition at Indiana is fierce this year. Do you have some other possibilities?</p>
<p>got in with a 3.0 and 1130 sat!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations mekny23. If you don't mind telling us--I'd be curious whether that 3.0 GPA was a weighted or an unweighted GPA? (meaning did you add any extra points for honors classes to get to the 3.0 GPA number).</p>