Early Decision vs. Regular Decision Babson

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<p>Lowest accepted GPA early decision from my school is a 3.58 whereas the lowest accepted GPA regular is a 2.98. </p>

<p>Highschool: Gulliver Preparatory Miami, FL
GPA: 2.76 unweighted(2.92 weighted)
1100 out of 1600 on SAT</p>

<p>SUMMER PROGRAM:
Spent 5 weeks at Babson College studying Entrepreneurial Development and developing my own social venture. Received 4 college credits and a B+(Babson deflates grades). Also my professor from Babson WANTS to write a letter of recommendation for me. </p>

<p>WORK EXPERIENCE:
Did an internship at American Fine Foods/Magictime Intll for over 160 hours. Sat in on meetings with executives and logistics from Proctor and Gamble, Unilever, Post, and current clients. Watched future and current employees being interviewed. Built business presentations that were pitched to P&G, Post, Kraft, and Meijer. Helped organize and create product sheets. Input invoices into database. Audited inventory and performed inventory control.</p>

<p>Started and designed a 4 year business curriculum at my school and started 3 business clubs which i am the president of (FBLA, DECA, and Investment Group)</p>

<p>Founder and CEO of life in motion media and teens in action. I started my own social venture at Babson College during the summer of 2012. I designed and am currently editing my own websites. The two domains are mine, and i plan on working on overall concept during my college years. I’ve prepared financial statements, market research, product prototypes, and spoken to future partners such as Best Buddies and Operation Smile.</p>

<p>Know how to design websites and edit videos. My Youtube channel has over 457k views from 70 videos. </p>

<p>Taught myself how to day trade and ended up buying a 90k car with the profit. </p>

<p>Essay: my escape out of the 2006 lebanon israel war and what i learned from it</p>

<p>EC'S:
Babson Leadership Board
President of Business Club
President Future Business Leaders of America
Vice President of DECA
President of Investment Group
Treasurer Best Buddies
Treasurer Key Club
Treasurer of Senior Class
Senior Link Leader</p>

<p>Classes:
AP Psychology, AP Economics, AP Calculus
Rest of my classes are all Honors</p>

<p>Letter of Recommendation:
Professor at Babson
AP Economics
Business
Principal</p>

<p>Also I've been in contact with the Dean of Admissions and the representative for Florida, and they both know me by face and name. My mentors at Babson have also put in a good word for me and i made a very good impression at the Babson Summer Study. Also I'm not applying for financial aid.</p>

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<p>Can anyone help me pleaseeee?</p>

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<p>No one wants to help me out??</p>

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<p>Your SAT should be out of 2400… Babson looks at your combined score. Still, 1100/1600 is really bad. And your GPA should at least be 3.4 or 3.5. Even if you et in with you connections and great E.C’s, you won’t belong there. The course work is too heavy and thats why your test scores and GPA is the main reason that should put you in Babson…</p>

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<p>Who are you to tell me that i don’t belong somewhere?</p>

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<p>So first you are mad that no one is responding and now you are mad that someone did!</p>

<p>Further, you didn’t frame your question well. Are you asking if your chances are better applying ED versus regular or whether you should apply ED at all? What other schools are you considering? And your family is OK spending ~56K per year?
Is there some other school you could want to go to that would be a better shot for you considering your GPA and test scores?
What does your guidance counselor suggest?</p>

<p>Have you looked at Babson’s website and/or Common Data Set to see if they publish statistics for who gets in ED versus regular? I don’t know how statistically valid your HS data is, it depends on how many students have applied…</p>

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<p>OP, have you looked at the Naviance patterns for your high school. You will get a much more accurate estimate of your chances from Naviance than here on a forum. Or ask your high school GC to be frank with you as to your chances of admission at each of the schools to which you are applying.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, both your grades and your SAT scores are a bit low for Babson and also for American University, where I also saw your post. With respect to Babson, maybe the professor’s endorsement of you may help.</p>

<p>However, be aware that even a strong letter of recommendation may not overcome an apprehension that your academics may not be strong enough to deal with the curriculum. Were your SAT scores lopsided, maybe stronger in math with your verbal score reflecting the fact that you are an immigrant? That could help. Babson has a very quant-heavy curriculum and admissions want to admit students who can handle it.</p>