Former Slacker... do i have a chance?

<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>I REALLY slacked in 9th and 10th grade. As a result of that my GPA is low. I made major improvements in 11th grade, showing an upwards trend in my GPA. It would be really cool if you guys could chance me on getting into U Illinois Urbana Champaign. and also UMich and Wisconsin Madison please</p>

<p>-out of state
-asian (indian)
-major in Political Science</p>

<p>Overall GPA (unweighted): 2.7
Overall GPA (University of Cal weighted): 2.9</p>

<p>11th grade only GPA (unweighted): 3.26
11th grade only GPA (UC weighted): 3.9</p>

<p>Class Rigor: 4 AP's so far. 3 AP's in 11th grade. Honors English throughout High School. Spanish for 3 years. Trig/Math Analysis 11th grade.</p>

<p>12th grade: AP Economy Micor/Macro, Honors English, AP Environmental Science, AE Biology, Art and AP Calc or AP World Hist.</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
-Over 100 hours of Volunteering at local Hospital
-Karate for 5 years.
-2 years of Track & Field.
-2 years of Cross Country (Varsity letter)
- 4 years of MSA, semester as president and semester as vp
-President/Captain: QuizBowl team (1 year)</p>

<p>Letter of Rec:
can probably get 2 letters of Recommendations describing my upward gpa trend, improvement and potential (one from a really good English teacher that can write.)</p>

<p>So please chance me. and also when does the application come out. Thank you!!</p>

<p>bump…ill chance back :)</p>

<p>For UIUC:
If you score 2250+ SAT or 34+ ACT, safety
If you score 2100+ SAT or 32+ ACT, match
If you score 2000+ SAT or 30+ ACT, high match
If you score 1800+ SAT or 26+ ACT, low reach
If you score less than 1800 SAT or below 26 ACT-reach
If you score less than 1600 SAT or less than 23 ACT-SUPER REACH!
For UMich
If you score 2270+ SAT or 34+ ACT, safety
2150+ SAT, 33+ ACT, match
2000+SAT, 31+ ACT, high match
1900+ SAT, 28+ ACT, low reach
Below that-Reach
UW Madison-
Same as UIUC: Subtract 25-35 points from SAT possibly</p>

<p>Bump! ill chance back back :)</p>

<p>I know people who have gotten into those schools. If you can get like a 1900-2000 on the SAT, it will make up for your low grades, and you will have a good shot.</p>