<p>I'm a junior, but am already stressing about getting in. I want to major in journalism.
I'm a white female from IL.
Neither of my parents went to IU.
I took one honors history class freshmen year and none sophomore year. This year, I'm in AP English and AP US History. Next year, I'll be taking Honors Writing Seminar and probably 2 other AP courses.
My cumulative GPA is a 4.3 (which is I think a 3.3 on an normal scale.. or a 2.3? my school has a weird scale.) I get mostly A's and B's.
I am a writer and have a ChicagoNow blog, "Ask Mel". I'm the only high schooler on the site, which is a part of the Chicago Tribune. I used to write for my local paper. Currently, I'm on the Mash staff, which is the Tribune's student paper. I am the advice columnist as well as a reporter.
Recently, I had a weeklong internship at the Chicago Tribune.
I'm planning on interning there for the summer, too.
As for sports, I don't play any.
I am a writer for my school's newspaper. Next year, I will be either an editor or columnist.
I'm REALLY involved in church. I am on the leadership team and am there 3 times a week or so.
I also help out with my church's middle school ministry. I've been on 3 retreats with them already as a counselor.
Over the summer, I went on a mission trip to San Francisco. And next summer, I'll go on another one to the Dominican Republic.
I'm in my school's Christian club and will hopefully have a leadership position next year.
I'm on Peer Leadership, which is my school's program that helps incoming freshmen.
I have also been volunteering at my local hospital once a week for 3 years.
I play guitar. I play in my church's Praise and Worship band.
In short, I'm an aspiring writer for the Tribune or New York Times. That's all I want to do. Write.</p>
<p>So what are my chances of getting in??? It's my dream.</p>
<p>Can you clear up your GPA? Do you know what it is on a 4.0 scale? (4.0 = A, 3.67 = A-, 3.33 = B+) </p>
<p>Or…do you have a percentage/percentile grade maybe? Class rank? “A’s and B’s” sounds good, but more information is helpful. Also, do you have your PSAT results yet?</p>
<p>IU really doesn’t care about anything other than GPA and standardized test scores, so a clearer definition of your GPA will help us determine what your chances are, along with any test results if you have them.</p>
<p>IU is a state uni, not an elite private. They want the stats to show you can work. Whereas a private wants the stats AND “all that”. IU’s application doesn’t even require much except your stats. BUT…if you are in the top performing applicants…THEN you’re invited to apply for scholarships and THEN that extra boost can help you. </p>
<p>NO PSAT score yet? No grade you can share? Can’t help without it, it’s fairly cut and dried at IU. Pretty much a numbers game as far as admissions. So your saying 4.3, 3.3, 2.3 MIGHT be your GPA - THAT is something that would have to be cleared up because that’s a BIG difference.</p>
<p>Well if you have a 4.3 you shouldn’t even worry about your chances of getting in, because you will probably get lots of $$ and an honors college invite with that GPA and a good SAT score. But yeah, since you mentioned your GPA scale is a bit different maybe you can clarify that a little?</p>
<p>Yeah, I don’t have straight A’s but I get half A’s and half B’s. My school’s GPA system is really weird and I have no idea how it works… But yeah mostly A’s and B’s. No C’s though. Is that good enough?</p>
<p>Mostly A’s and B’s with no C’s sounds perfect for IU… just make sure to keep your grades up this year since it is so important (yeah, I know, you’re probably sick of hearing that) and apply early next year! :)</p>
<p>Your Junior year is your most important year so just keep those grades up. Grades are through Junior year for acceptance. Senior year is just to make sure you don’t blow it.</p>