hi guys,
my unweighted GPA is a 3.88 which is a 95.5 average at my school. By the end of senior year I will have take 11 AP’s so I took hard classes. I really really want to go to Duke but on Naviance the average student accepted from my school to Duke has a GPA of 3.91. But, I recently got back my ACT score and got a 34 and on Naviance the average student from my school got a 33 and got into Duke. I am going to take it again and am pretty confident I can get a 35. Will my high ACT make up for my low GPA??
thank you:)
Only on College Confidential would someone be so disingenuous enough to call a 3.88 “low.” A 3.88 vs a higher GPA will not be the deciding factor in your application.
I assume that you know that an average means that ~50% are below that number, right? (I’ll refrain from discussing average vs. median). Additionally, the difference between a 3.88 and a 3.91 is statistically insignificant, IMO.
For that matter, a 35 will likely not increase your chances versus a 34. Use what limited free time you have to focus on things that can potentially further enhance your application. E.g. make sure you devote enough time to write some killer essays. Good luck.