Downward Trend!!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>How badly will a downward trend mess up any chance I have at college admissions? </p>

<p>Unweighted GPA over 6 semesters</p>

<p>Freshman year 4.0/3.9
Sophomore year 3.75/3.37
Junior Year 3.5/3.37 (I had an awful pre-calc experience)</p>

<p>I attend a very competitive school and have taken the hardest courseload possible. </p>

<p>Overall GPA: 3.64/4.3 Weighted
In top 4% of class
Rank: 16/383</p>

<p>My extracurriculars/recs/essays are very good.</p>

<p>I applied early to the University of Chicago (1st choice).</p>

<p>My other schools:</p>

<p>Rutgers (in)
Case Western Reserve University
Smith College
Wellesley College
Bryn Mawr College
Brown
Carleton </p>

<p>Chances at any?</p>

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<p>Anyone....?</p>

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<p>Correction, top 5% of your class.</p>

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<p>Bump...and top 5%</p>

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<p>SAT/ACT scores?</p>

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<p>AP Lang- 5
AP Bio- 4
AP U.S.- 4</p>

<p>SAT- 2120</p>

<p>SAT IIs:</p>

<p>Bio-700
Lit-760</p>

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<p>U Chicago- probably not
Case Western Reserve University- yes
Smith College- probably
Wellesley College- maybe
Bryn Mawr College- probably
Brown- no
Carleton- probably not, but you have a chance</p>

<p>I'm not an expert on these schools (but I am applying to Case, UChi, and Brown). Don't take this too seriously. </p>

<p>Make sure your essays are really, really, good- they need to be. And, unless you've read those recs, don't be so sure that they're so great. Unless you have a great excuse for your downward trend, teachers might mention that you're lazy or take on more than you can handle.</p>

<p>Unless you really like Rutgers, you should get another safety or two.</p>

<p>When you say your school is very competitive, is this your judgement or does it actually have a high ranking? That could make a difference.</p>

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<p>wow you guys are negative... ur probably in at carleton, case western, smith... wellesley, bryn mawr are reasonable... brown and uchicago are your only true reaches, but still somwhat reasonable</p>

<p>if your gpa is your only "bad thing" which it really isn't, since it's a 91 on the 100 scale, and an a-... then you have a decent shot at those...</p>

<p>now if those gpa's were reversed, i would've said slight reach to uchicago, and a more reasonable reach to brown</p>

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<p>Did your gpa go down for a reason? Explaining it in your essay if it's relevant could help out.</p>