Why is your GPA a 2.7? That is not meant to be unkind, but it is useful to understand what your strengths and weaknesses are, and to look at colleges that are likely to suit you.
I would NOT recommend UDC to anybody not from DC who had any possible other choice. It is an under resourced commuter college going through serious restructuring to try and make it less awful academically and to increase the percentage of students who actually graduate (ever). Housing/living costs are wildly expensive.
As others have pointed out, the first thing is to check affordability with the online NPC.
Next, you can get some idea as to how realistic any college is by looking at collegedata ([url=<a href=“http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=115%5Dhere%5B/url”>http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=115]here[/url] is the page for Quinnipiac); you can put any college into the search box and see admissions and financial aid info. From this you can see that about 20% of admitted students had a GPA in your range; 77% had higher GPAs- and that the school ranks GPA as “very important” but SATs as “important” factors. If your school has Naviance you can see how other students from your school have done. Of course, grades and SATs are just one variable, but it will help you to group colleges by their *relative likelihood.
I disagree @bodangles , they take weighted GPA and Regularly accept 3.0’s at my school (we be hopes he could reach). His SAT score is also well above average. Also other than their Business/Law/pre med programs there is not much competition. But I’ll admit if he doesn’t get his GPA up it will be a might match.
@bodangles No you implied that you think he cannot get in. The statistics also vary by HS. I go to a top HS so they accept almost anyone. True it may not be a guarantee for him but its one of the more reasonable options on his list.
@ryanPA If the statistics “also vary by HS,” then why would your HS be similar to OP’s? How do you know anything about OP’s chances if the statistics vary by HS?
For any school that does more than look for live bodies with an anticipated hs degree, you just can’t use the word, “definitely.” And any one or two anecdotes won’t predict. Sorry, that just basic sense. Stick around CC long enough and you’ll see hundreds of examples of kids with high stats who don’t get into some school.
Temple’s average incoming gpa is 3.5. I.e. between a B+ and A-. Granted, that’s matriculants and maybe some admits didn’t get the aid they need and/or chose another college. But at 3.5, you can bet a chunk of enrollees are kids with high grades related to their possible major and maybe a drop in some other area. Eg, the humanities kid with a B in math or the scienc-y kid not so good at foreign language.
@ryanPA A fair amount of students from my grade are applying to Temple with more competitive GPAs than I have which makes me more worried than I would be perhaps otherwise.
@bodangles Not sure about whether it’s weighted or unweighted? In any case I intend to raise my GPA to a 2.9 or more hopefully a 3.0 with my grades from the end of my current semester in senior year. It certainly isn’t going to get any lower but I’m also not going to anticipate such a large increase without knowing for sure.
@collegemom3717 Fair question- my GPA is so low because of a failure to successfully navigate personal struggles overcoming addiction and turbulent family relationships. I let my actions be ruled by immediate emotion instead of motivation to succeed in the long run and now it’s coming back to haunt me. I don’t even believe my transcript adequately reflects my strengths because of this. Thank you for the tip about UDC- I would be screwed with housing if I had to move. Is collegedata more or less reliable than cappex, do you know?
@lookingforward Given the stats you’ve just cited for Temple’s average incoming gpa, do you think it’s a complete waste of time to apply to such a reach school?