<p>Junior in Chicago.
HIGHLY MOTIVATED.
PUBLISHED 3 BOOKS.
25 ACT.
3.1 UW.
Strong Extracurriculars:
3 published books.
2 part-time jobs.
200 hours community service.
Student Government.
Student Newspaper.
Photography Club.
Ladies Ensemble.
Grace Notes.
Madri-Gals.
Drama Club.
Lifeguarding.
Acting Classes.
Writing Workshop.
5 years Singing Lessons.
Wrote 10 300 paged novels.
Created blog for one of my books -- have over 3,000 fans. :D
(I am going to show them an excerpt of my manuscript) </p>
<p>I am taking AP classes next year to help my gpa. :) I am going to study more! This quarter I have a 3.4 as of right now. Over there years it's been As and Bs with one C. Next year I want to raise it to a 3.5+.</p>
<p>I want to study film and creative writing in college because I want to become a filmmaker and an author.</p>
<p>My passion is my strong point.</p>
<p>I am going to get great teacher recs, write a killer essay about my books, show them a passage from the manuscript, work on act up, enroll in ap classes senior year (2 I think), and pray ;) </p>
<p>I'm interested in --
UC Santa Cruz
University of Florida
University of Miami
Florida State University
Pepperdine University <em>reach</em>
USC <em>reach</em>
SDSU
CSULB
Chapman University</p>
<p>What can I do to increase my chances of acceptance? :D</p>
<p>Raise your GPA…try this year since some schools don’t use senior year grades (UC’s don’t count senior year grades and OOS kids need at least at 3.3 UC GPA)</p>
<p>You have some out of state publics on your list. Are your parents willing to pay the high OOS costs? If not, take those off your list.</p>
<p>If you haven’t talked to your parents how much they’ll pay, do so. Your parents budget will likely determine where you should apply.</p>
<p>Well, I want to go to Paris for the weekend, but I might not be able to afford it. Unless your publications are bringing in enough profit after taxes and other expenses to pay for the $200,000 to $240,000 four years of private education might run you, you need to sit down with your parents (or whoever else it is who will be helping you pay for your education) and talk about the money. Is there a college fund stashed away somewhere? If so, how much is in it? If there isn’t a college fund, how much can your family afford to pay each year? How do your parents feel about you taking on a lot of college loans? What about working during the school year and/or summer vacations?</p>
<p>Once you know that, run the FAFSA EFC calculators at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and at [College</a> Admissions - SAT - University & College Search Tool](<a href=“http://www.collegeboard.com%5DCollege”>http://www.collegeboard.com) so that you can get an idea of the minimum amount the colleges will expect your family to pay. How well does your family’s ability and willingness to pay match up with their EFC? Can they pay a lot more? Can they not pay as much as their EFC? If they can’t afford their EFC, then you need to find at least one place that they can afford where you are certain of your admission based on your grades and exam scores to use as your rock-solid academic and financial safety in case you don’t get in anywhere else you can afford.</p>
<p>Sad but true, in the end for most of us it comes down to money. Be sure that you have affordable options or you could be gravely disappointed this time next year.</p>
<p>OP! what an attitude! LOL! seriously! are your parents willing to pay almost $50,000 each year for any college you’re accepted at? or are you independently wealthy? if you’re not, regardless of whether “you want to go where you want to go”- someone is going to have to pay for college and that needs to be taken into account when deciding where you want to apply…</p>
<p>“GPA current: 3.1.
Predictable act score: 25.
GPA by the end of junior year: 3.5” From another thread. </p>
<p>It is very difficult to predict a GPA and and ACT score. </p>
<p>If you have published 3 books and have a high income from that, that affects financial aid, if you are eligible for financial aid. Paying for college is something you should discuss with your parents, it is very important. Don’t make assumptions that they will pay for all 4 years of your education at any school you desire.</p>
<p>Eyes on the prize. Here’s what you really want:</p>
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<p>College is a path, not the end destination. Most people pursuing a creative career are going to go through a lean period after finishing college. You don’t want to be burdened with a lot of debt during that time. Being debt-free will give you the freedom to spend time writing/working for little to no money on creative projects. If you have loan payments, you’ll need to meet those, which means spending more time at a better-paying job. </p>
<p>You don’t say if you are a California resident–are you OOS? You’ll want to calculate your UC/CSU GPA, which is only for 10th and 11th grade and counts very specific courses. If you are OOS then you cannot weight honors courses, just APs. Minimum UC GPA for OOS applicants to UC is 3.4. Your GPA and test scores are fine for applying to Cal States, but SDSU and CSULB are both very competitive admits. Average GPA for admission at SDSU is over 3.8. Admission to CSU and UC is overwhelmingly driven by your stats, not your ECs. </p>
<p>If you’re not a California resident, where do you live?</p>
<p>Your interest in University of Florida is surprising, considering it isn’t really known for its creative writing program. With your current stats, UM is a bit of a reach.</p>
<p>*I don’t care about the financial part of it. I want to go where I want to go. *</p>
<p>YOU may not care about the financial part of it, but your college will care when you can’t pay your college bills.</p>
<p>YOU can only borrow $5500 for your freshman year, so don’t think you can just borrow your way into the school of your choice. It doesn’t work that way.</p>
<p>haha I got a literary agent and she showed my story to a publishing house and voilaaa a published novel all pretty and printed. I don’t think it’s rocket science? I feel like you’re trying to insult me.</p>
<p>The questions about your publications here have nothing to do with the process of publication. They have to do with whether or not you are making money from this enterprise. And, if you are making money, whether or not it is enough to mean that you can foot the entire bill for your college education independently of your parents. </p>
<p>If you won’t need your parents’ cooperation in paying for your education, and you won’t need financial aid, then you can apply anywhere you want to. All you would need to look at is the specific course offerings and whether or not your grades are likely to get you in. Since many top colleges and universities do play “look at how many super stars I’ve got this year” games with each other, if your novels have gained traction in the market even HYPSM might not be out of reach.</p>
<p>If you will need your parents’ help to pay for your education, and/or buckets of financial aid, and/or you really want to have plenty of time to work on your next novel, then the whole game changes for you.</p>
<p>Sorry for my sarcasm. My parents told me that they will happily pay for my education. </p>
<p>My one book has been a huge hit on my blog. I am working on publishing it this spring. It’s called My Dauntless Guardian, a tragic romance novel. I’ve been querying literary agents and editors about this novel for the past year. Two are interested, one of which represents a best-selling author. The bottom line is – this is my passion. I’d like to study film in college and make it into a movie one day. This novel is my life. </p>
<p>As for school – I’ve always been in honor roll, however I’m not strong in math. I think my gpa is somewhere between 3.0-3.5? My gpa is my weak spot. I don’t think I’d be able to get into HYPSM, regardless of my novel achievements. </p>
<p>However, I did hear that USC loves students with passion and drive… I’d like to apply there… ; )</p>
The bottom line is – this is my passion. I’d like to study film in college and make it into a movie one day. This novel is my life. </p>