<p>I'm a senior in high school and I'm kind of stuck. I'm in the IB program (by force) and have done absolutely TERRIBLE in it, gaining a 3.5 GPA (so far) and making a 1450 on my first SAT (due to being sick the day I took it and being completely unprepared [when I say unprepared I mean I actually studied out of a pre-2005 SAT book ], however I'm retaking it in Nov.). I don't really have many extra curricular activities... I've been in: Art Club, Recycling Club, Spirit Club, Gospel Choir, Honors Choir, Modern Music Masters (Music honor society) and have been a member of Jack and Jill of America inc. I haven't had many leadership roles except being assistant piano teacher, and working as an assistant teacher for elementary school kids. I''m not even really sure if those two count...I got my community service through IB's CAS, Jack and Jill Inc. and The Debutante Project. I would like to apply to VCU, ODU, Hampton, North Carolina A&T and maybe JMU. My top two schools are VCU and ODU. Would this be enough to get me into colleges I'm applying for...?
This is my first post here and I'm nervous cause someone on Y! answers told me I should go to community college cause my GPA and SAT scores aren't exactly "Ivy League" material... /:</p>
<p>They’re not Ivy League material. That doesn’t mean community college, though.
Right now, focus on your SAT.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. I’m not really interested in an Ivy League school so it doesn’t bother me too much. I’ve been preparing as much as I can for the upcoming SAT too. (:</p>
<p>You have more than enough ECs and I see two themes emerging from them: enjoyment of teaching and of music. And being an asst. teacher IS leadership - you are being a role model to those kids - although not everyone has to be a leader. Sometimes being a talented musician or a caring tutor is just as important. Don’t undersell what you have to offer! And since when is a 3.5 terrible? Compared to whom? Unless there is rampant grade inflation at your school, you are still in the top third of your class I assume.</p>
<p>No one is going to tell you to go to CC with your background. As to those specific schools, go to the Common Data Set for each school (google it) and scroll down to Section C so you can see how your stats compare to those of the admitted students.</p>
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There are more choices in the world than Ivies or community colleges. Truth be told, most colleges accept most if not almost all of their applicants. Its only about 100 out of the 3,000 that are very selective. So rather than being worried about getting into college, focus your energies on figuring out what you want in a college. Urban or rural? Near home or far away? Size of classes? Big-time sports? Big greek scene? Study abroad programs a lot of people take part in? etc. </p>
<p>Any good book about college admissions will walk you thru this. One book I like is called “Admission Matters”; you can read a free chapter on their website to see what you think. Since you’re a senior and its October, you’ve waited until just about the last minute here, but its not too late to make some smart choices. </p>
<p>And the most important bit of advice I can give you is to have a serious set of talks with your parents about what you can afford; you don’t want to waste time looking at schools you can’t afford. If you’re thinking of any kind of financial aid, start by having them fill out one of the free FAFSA calculators you can find on the web.</p>
<p>Old Dominion and Virginia Commonwealth? I’d say you get a 70% chance if you can get your SAT up to…1900. I’d say you’d have a 70-80% chance at getting into those.</p>
<p>I think college admission officers understand that doing the IB takes up a lot of time (I’m doing it too! 
) so E.C. are understandable (and not bad at all!), and if you get your SAT score up I think you can definitely get into one of those, since they’re not Ivy League, and having the IB Diploma will really help you.</p>