<p>I keep reading posts on this forum in reply to chances threads, telling people that they have "no chance at the ivy's if they have less than a 3.7", and various comments along those lines.</p>
<p>However, is this generalization accurate? Can this be spread to all schools? Surely a 3.7 at a community college is not the same at as a 3.7 at a Top 30 national university. </p>
<p>I currently attend a top 30 national university (it's not an ivy) that experiences severe grade deflation. The average GPA here is about a 2.7. </p>
<p>Will schools take this into consideration? Will I stand a chance applying to schools such as Brown, U Penn, or Dartmouth with a 3.6 GPA? (as well, I'm retaking my SATs and realistically aiming for a 2300+)</p>
<p>Of course. Inasmuch as your admittance/rejection will largely be based upon your GPA, where you earned it will be of significant importance. You are exactly right: a 3.7 at UCB is NOT equal by any stretch of the imagination to a 3.7 at any community college.</p>
<p>I agree that the rigor of your institution will be put into context to your GPA. Nice job, btw!!!</p>
<p>I have the opposite problem... I'm going to a not-so difficult university (it's barely in the top 100 of LACs :/) and am hoping to move up in order to have a more rigorous learning environment. I think I might be getting a 4.0 this semester but I don't feel like it's worth much, considering how easy it is here. (It's a pretty sad statement if you can say your high school was FAR more rigorous than your college. I get twice as much sleep, do half the amount of work, and mess around a lot more than I did in high school. For someone like me, who thrives in a hard working environment, it's a really awful fit.)</p>
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keep reading posts on this forum in reply to chances threads, telling people that they have "no chance at the ivy's if they have less than a 3.7", and various comments along those lines.</p>