<p>Okay, here’s the thing:</p>
<p>Based upon what bthomp1 wrote (most of which I agree with), here’s what you need to do:</p>
<p>Your problem is entirely based upon the grades and rank–because your ACT score (29) puts you in the top 25% of students admitted to Indiana and your ECs (extracurriculars) and number of AP classes far exceeds what you need for Indiana.</p>
<p>In the first semester of your senior year, try to get at least 4 As and 2 Bs. Doing this will move your overall weighted GPA up to about a 3.17 and your weighted GPA since your sophomore year up to at least 3.25 weighted or so. Then apply after the grades come out and you can send the newly revised report card with the new grades to Indiana.</p>
<p>(P.S. Make sure your school puts the weighted GPA on the report card, because Indiana counts whatever is on the report card. If the weighted GPA isn’t on there, get your school counselor to include a letter stating what your weighted GPA is in the envelope with the transcript when it gets sent.)</p>
<p>Now to get these higher grades, you will need to probably cut down on your EC participation somewhere. Right now you are doing dance, track, cross country, mock trial, environmental club, music courses, doing musicals and plays, writing poetry, and working 30 hours. Cutting out either the job temporarily or else cutting out at least three of the activities for this period will probably do the trick.</p>
<p>I suggest you not apply until after the new grades come out–because if you apply before then and are rejected, you have to wait a longer period to apply (like one year). You are fortunate because Indiana has a rolling admissions schedule, which many schools don’t have. </p>
<p>Can you get the grades I mentioned? That’s up to you–but by doing fewer ECs or less at a job, then you should have the time you need. Just remember–your focus should be on grades more than anything else next semester–and even all of next year (and you can even start this summer if you want to take classes then). Right now, I think you can do this. And if you do have some trouble, you can even wait until after the Spring Semester is over if it takes that long to get the grades up high enough. (Did you know that Indiana is still accepting some applications for this coming Fall semester right now?–so you can wait to apply and still get in.)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>P.S. There are probably two reasons Indiana isn’t responding right now–(1) the semester just finished, so many people are on vacation from now until after the Memorial Day holiday, and (2) nobody at the school is allowed to tell you how you will do if you apply–that isn’t allowed, since implying an acceptance and then rejecting you would open them up to a lawsuit–so they won’t tell you your chances, if that is what you write them about. Instead, just ask general questions about what it takes to get in and then go to this website:</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~upira//reports/compliance/doc/common_dataset/CDS_2008/IUB_2008.pdf[/url]”>http://www.indiana.edu/~upira//reports/compliance/doc/common_dataset/CDS_2008/IUB_2008.pdf</a></p>
<p>where you can get statistics on the average composition of those who were accepted and enrolled last year.</p>