<p>Assuming that everything else is up to par, has anyone ever gotten into an Ivy with a 3.35 unweighted (non legacy & non athlete)?</p>
<p>When application numbers were much lower, it may have been possible. Today, the Ivies are turning away tens of thousands of people with 3.8GPA and above, I]every single year*. Given these numbers, I don’t see how any non-hooked 3.35GPA applicant gets past the first round of cuts, much less gets an offer.</p>
<p>I can’t even see how that would have happened a generation ago. Three generations? Maybe.</p>
<p>Currently? I don’t think there are even any successful unhooked applicants to my state’s flagship with 3.35. If there are any of those, there certainly are not many.</p>
<p>Is an upward trend a hook?</p>
<p>No, it isn’t. I think an upward trend is highly overrated on CC. At best, it’s a mitigating factor, IMO, but some people around here value it so highly that you’d almost think you should tank the first year of high school on purpose, just so you could have an upward trend.</p>
<p>But, really, think about it. If you were, say, Yale, and you could choose from among tens of thousands of students to fill your entering class, would you rather have the applicants who’d done well for three years out of four, or the ones who’d done well for all four years?</p>
<p>I see your point, Sikorsky, but I don’t agree with it. The only thing that you can tell about an applicant who has done well all four years is that he is either a) a bookworm or b)somone who has yet to face a challenge, meaning that they could very well fall apart when eventually faced with one. From an applicant with an upward trend, you can see that, whatever that persons issue was, they overcame it and ill likewise (probably) be able to overcome fututre obstacles. There are many reasons to pick a persevering applicant over an unchallenged one.</p>
<p>There are unfortunately plenty of applicants that do sustain a consistent, high GPA in a very rigorous curriculum, as well as contributing to the community via volunteering and having ‘their own life’ via extracurriculars. An upward trend is really not that impressive when compared to other factors that affect college admission.</p>
<p>some og you guys are underestimating the upward trend. if your flunking, or not doing that well, it’s not like you can just put yourself together by snapping your fingers. it’s all about habit. if you’ve gotten used to something, it takes a reasonable amount of strength to change</p>
<p>to the OP, VERY unlikely that someone with a 3.35 GPA can get into ivy. unless you have taken the most rigorous schedule possible and have some outstanding extracurricular you haven’t mentioned, I don’t think that you’ld have a chance</p>
<p>Be realistic.</p>
<p>To put it more precisely: I think there are plenty of colleges where an upward trend might make a difference in an applicant’s chances. But I don’t think any of them are in the Ivy League.</p>
<p>An unhooked ASIAN MALE from my school managed to get into multiple ivies and a full scholarship at Duke (I’ve heard from multiple people that he went into his interview high) with around a 3.3 cum. GPA several years back. He flunked freshman year and I think beginning of soph year, but managed to pull his GPA up the rest of the time with perfect grades. And IIRC, he didn’t have any uber ECs which could have made up for the GPA.</p>
<p>Basically, I think the HS TRANSCRIPT is much more important than the GPA because your transcript can say much more about you as a student.</p>
<p>"I see your point, Sikorsky, but I don’t agree with it. The only thing that you can tell about an applicant who has done well all four years is that he is either a) a bookworm or b)somone who has yet to face a challenge, meaning that they could very well fall apart when eventually faced with one. From an applicant with an upward trend, you can see that, whatever that persons issue was, they overcame it and ill likewise (probably) be able to overcome fututre obstacles. There are many reasons to pick a persevering applicant over an unchallenged one. "</p>
<p>To be blunt, you’re full of yourself. Why you think denigrating others who work their tails off (being a bookworm or not) without having to face your so-called “trials” is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I’ve interviewed for an HYP for +20 years. I’ve seen amazing applicants – natural scholars – geniuses – super talented people – school leaders – with GPAs at or near 4.0… and the vast majority don’t get accepted. You can drop rose water on your GPA all you want – it doesn’t make it a flower.</p>
<p>a 3.35 weighted is not really that high if you want to attend a IVY League School. If you are trying to get into schools like Yale, Harvard, etc… You need have have like an 4.0 unweighted GPA. If you end up with a 6.0 or even a 7.0 Weighted GPA it will be great. You need to try to get the highest GPA you can. The higher the GPA is the better chances you have to attend a better college/university. IVY Leagues are really competitive to get into. A boy in my school managed to get into Harvard with a 7.1 Weighted GPA/ 4.0 Unweighted. The only way you might get accepted into an IVY League is 1) if your parents have one there. 2) If they are really wealthy and donate alot of money to the IVY League School you want to attend ex: Harvard. Or 3) If you come up with something brilliant that noone has done. Try to get alot of community service hours that really looks good on you. And come up with a project that makes a change (good change in the community or area you live in). If you do that that will look really good. But always think about all the kids who want to attend an IVY League just like you. ALWAYS watch our for your competition dont try to be good or great you need to try to be #1 and stand out from everyone else. Im a freshman this year i got an 4.0 unweighted GPA and a 4.5 weighted its still not good enough so nexzy yerr ill be taking AP’s and try to have a 7.0 by senior year. Good Luck trying to get into an IVY league. JUst dont give up, believe in yourself, and you WILL face obsticles but try to overcome them.</p>
<p>Let’s just say it wouldn’t be worth your $50/application to apply to any Ivies with a 3.35.</p>
<p>herrothere - define several years ago.</p>
<p>Unless he was recruited because he won some major award or he came from a very hard background, this sounds a bit like urban myth.</p>
<p>@texaspg: It was 4-5 years ago. He came from a 250K income family and no it’s no urban myth. I’m friends with his sister, who’s in my grade and she told me about him. Plus I met him in real life.</p>
<p>where did he go to college?</p>
<p>Honestly I was exagerating when I asked if if EVER happaned. Of course it does. If a kid has a 3.35, 2400 SAT, 36 ACT, out-of-this world ECs, fantastic recs and essays, and has taken every AP possible, I seriously doubt (like the majority of you said) that she does not stand a chance at the Ivys. Frankly, most of you are clueless.</p>
<p>Of course, we would have to assume 3.35 found a cure for cancer.</p>
<p>But what chance would you give that applicant?</p>