<p>hi, im going to be a senior this year and am planning to start applying to colleges as soon as i can, however, I need some help. My first 2 years of high school i slacked off quite a bit, leaving me with a 2.67 gpa which is really bad. Junior year i raised my grades a considerable amount, with virtually straight A's and maybe 1 or 2 high B's. Sadly that only got my gpa to a 2.99975 or some absurd number. Which im sure can be rounded to a 3.0 gpa. </p>
<p>My sat scores were not as high as i had expected. I got a 1550. not exactly what i hoped for but its about average. Im planning on taking it again and ill probably getting a higher score.</p>
<p>My concern is pretty obvious, will getting into college be a struggle? My school of preference is the University of Arizona. I found that they have a fairly high acceptance rate. Also, will my midyear transcripts, assuming i keep straight A's, be enough to give me some sort of assurance that i can get accepted to U of A or any other university that is not a community college? This is a big worry of mine. Has anyone been in this situation before or known of anyone in this situation? I understand acceptance is possible but what are my realistic chances?</p>
<p>Well, U of A doesn’t seem to care about the Writing portion of your SAT, so could you tell us what your Reading and Math scores were? I think your GPA is sufficient, but don’t let it slip next semester. Taking at least one or two AP courses would also help.</p>
<p>My math was 510, writing 540, and reading 500.</p>
<p>Hmm…yeah, I’d definitely try to improve on Math and Reading. But since your scores and GPA at the moment are just ‘adequate’ for UA admission, I’d focus on writing a really good essay. That’s probably going to be main factor in your application at this point.</p>
<p>would they also consider over 80 hours of community service, leadership roles in concerts, youth groups and so on? i played football for a year and am going to play soccer this year. how many letters of recommendation would be sufficient?</p>
<p>Yes, list down your leadership roles. Those always help. I wouldn’t even write down anything about football or soccer, since you only played those for one year.</p>
<p>are there any other school similar to u of a that you might recommend given the condition of my grades/scores?</p>
<p>Washington State University? Lol. The education’s not bad, and it’s fairly easy to get into.</p>
<p>aight, thanks anyway for the responses. hopefully i get accepted.</p>
<p>collegeboard say arizona doesnt require sat scores</p>
<p>“” A note about the college’s admission requirements: Applicants must be in top 25% of class or have 3.0 GPA. In-state applicants must have 1040 SAT (exclusive of Writing) or 22 ACT. 1110 SAT (exclusive of Writing) or 24 ACT required of out-of-state applicants. “”</p>