<p>Multiracial (Black/White/other) Male</p>
<p>Class of 2011</p>
<p>GPA: 3.2 unweighted, but a steep upward curve: Think C average freshman year and A- average from sophomore year on. </p>
<p>SAT 1:
Cr 680
M 770
W 730</p>
<p>SAT 2
Math 2 740
Chemistry 740</p>
<p>Academics/Athletics</p>
<p>4 years Japanese language AP level
4 years math
4 years English
3 years of science and 2 science elective trimesters
1 term Art
4 years Music
2 years History</p>
<p>Varsity Cycling 10-12 grade</p>
<p>Extra.</p>
<p>Cello for 12 years
School Orchestra
Lessons, Cello
Performing volunteer at church in summer.
Japanese Club
Term in Japan
Summer in Japan (yeah lots of Japan)
Ski Club 9-12 grade
Dorm Proctor
Rock Club (Yes the school has a rock club)</p>
<p>Achievement</p>
<p>Won a class wide poetry competition
National Achievement Semi-Finalist (Finalist results pending)</p>
<p>Applying for Engineering</p>
<p>Thanks, guys</p>
<p>Everything looks pretty good besides your GPA and that could be what keeps you from getting in. A 3.2 is just unheard of at Vandy. You have good SATs though. You may have a shot, but considering your GPA, I’d say it’s a long shot. Are you applying ED?</p>
<p>No, its not my main choice. </p>
<p>3.2 doesn’t effectively reflect my work in High school though.</p>
<p>I go to a pretty difficult high school and the curriculum owned me the first year.</p>
<p>If you ignore the first year, I have something like 3.65</p>
<p>I’d normally say that your GPA will kill you, but I can’t make an accurate judgement because your multiracial. Vandy is huge about diversity so who knows?</p>
<p>Is this because colleges just want good statistics? </p>
<p>Do they not consider the upward trend? </p>
<p>I’ll repeat what I’ve said earlier. I’ve been a damned good student since sophomore year. I just had a harsh transition phase.</p>
<p>I was under the impression that colleges placed less weight on freshman grades =(</p>
<p>^ princeton doesn’t put weight on freshmen year. So do some other top schools. I on the other hand did pretty well with my transition phase, but kind of dropped my grades a little bit down due to the advancement in curriculum in each consecutive year. I think colleges would rather prefer a person who has an increase in gpa…than a decrease. But then, it all depends on how hard you are challenging yourself. So in all sincerity, you should go ahead and beast your essay and make them impressed. I think you’ll have a good chance depending on how hard you really challenged yourself.</p>