<p>Something like that. Of course, it’s difficult for someone with a 3.2 to get into any state flagship – but no more difficult than others.</p>
<p>I agree with you guys. High Match or Reach. Can you get into UGA with a 3.2 if your instate? I’m wondering, :)</p>
<p>Unless you have 5 drug convictions.</p>
<p>Really? You see I am in Georgia and everyone told me I need a 3.5 UW GPA to get into UGA. I have a 3.2ish GPA now, with all honors and will take a 2nd AP. My AP teacher even said you have to take honors classes to go to UGA. I am beg. to think some are lying and want us to go there. Is this true? They make it seem like UGA is very hard to get into, but from what you say it seems easy.</p>
<p>Don’t limit yourself to only schools with journalism programs. I work with a lot of journalists, and most did not major in journalism. (Majors include: creative writing, statistics, English, speech communications, history, vocal performance, and more.) There’s nothing wrong with majoring in journalism, but don’t think you have to to become a journalist.</p>
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<p>UGA’s admissions are tough…but 15% of their admits have below a 3.5 gpa. From what I’ve heard from a friend that almost went there, their admissions is unique in how heavily they weigh the rigor of an applicant’s schedule, which I think is great. Most state flagships aren’t that perceptive. UT for example considers class rank and nothing else.</p>
<p>Yeah, I take the most rigorous classes I can take. So, my GPA is lower. The class rank doesn’t is unweighted, so it doesn’t consider our level classes.</p>
<p>You can look at USC. Annenberg School of Communcation definitely has an emphasis on broadcast journalism. USC’s application also gives ample opportunity to showcase your personality and interests - it’s not only about numbers like GPA and SAT scores. I know tons of people who’ve gotten in with less than perfect grades…</p>
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<p>Weighted is 3.42.</p>
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<p>We’re a state school; we’re not religiously affiliated.</p>
<p>For Washington area colleges, which I know <em>way</em> too much about:</p>
<p>I think you should look at UW (obviously), Lewis and Clark, Western, UBC, WSU, and the University of Oregon. It’s a longish list, but there are a lot of local colleges that (I think) you’d fit. Acceptance rates are in the parentheses. </p>
<p>University of Oregon–The guys I know who are going here have your GPA but around a 1600 SAT and don’t take honors/AP courses. I feel like this is slowly replacing UW, since UW’s gotten harder to get into. (88%)</p>
<p>Washington State University–One of my co-workers went here and told me, with a straight face, that he got a BS in drinking and that the weekend began Wednesday night and ended Tuesday morning. It is a decent university, though. They have a separate honors college, which you’d probably have a shot for. (76%)</p>
<p>Western–I know one person who didn’t get into Western, she had a 2.8 and didn’t take AP/Honors classes. I visited Western, and <em>really</em> didn’t like it, because I ran into so many people from my school. I don’t know how popular this is at your high school, but if you are willing/want to know a lot of people and don’t want to start over socially at college, Western would be nice. (72%)</p>
<p>University of British Columbia–This is an enormous college–27,000 people–it’s bigger than the city I live in. I think this is a high match. I have the packet of info right next to me, but I can’t find where the scores are and such. The good thing is it’s so big that you pretty much have every option on the planet open for you regarding majors. I have a friend going there who had a 3.2 with no APs (I think he may have been waitlisted first, though).*</p>
<p>University of Washington–the average GPA has not risen to 3.7, and the SAT is at 1800, <em>however</em> UW uses their own weighting system. If they know of your high school and know it’s rigor, then they will adjust your GPA accordingly (I think a 3.3 from my school becomes a 3.5 or something). I can’t say you’re in automatically, but I don’t think it is at all a lost cause. It’s more of a 50/50 thing. The acceptance rate is higher than Lewis and Clark, but it’s a public school and applications are almost definitively going to go up. (65%)</p>
<p>Lewis and Clark–I’d definitally check this out. You’re SAT scores seem in line with what they are looking for and same with GPA. I took a tour there in the Spring and loved it. It’s a very international school (something like 70% go abroad). (56%) </p>
<p><em>If you do apply to UBC, my friend said the application was utter h</em>**, btw.</p>