<p>i'm really stressing out about applying to colleges next year and i'd really like someone else to help me out.</p>
<p>my schedule is:</p>
<p>Chorale
American History
Honors Chemistry
Honors American Literature
Precalc
1960's Seminar
Honors German IV</p>
<p>i was signed up for APUSH but i didn't want to do badly because of my poor work ethic. i'd like to major in film studies, with a minor in business. so i have picked out a few schools that have great programs to meet my needs. my gpa is a 3.85 weighted and a 3.5 unweighted(low, i know. working on it. any tips to get unweighted up?). the first time i took my SAT i got a 1600 flat. i'm taking it again in the spring and then again in the fall of my senior year. anyway, right now my college choices go:</p>
<p>do i have a chance at any of these colleges if my high school career continues like this? my ECs aren't too great, too. i'm in a few clubs, and the school musical. also on the TV production team. i'm hoping to get my SAT score up to at least a 1900 and get my unweighted up to a 3.8.</p>
<p>any tips/comments would be wonderful. thank you.</p>
<p>If you get your SAT up to around a 1900 or 2000, you should be a good candidate for Drexel, BU, Emerson, and maybe NYU (keep in mind NYU requires subject tests also, I think). However, the California schools are much harder to get into (unless you are from Cali?). I think you have a pretty good chance at the other schools if you boost your gpa and scores a little.</p>
<p>I could be wrong, but I don’t think you get a 3.5 to a 3.8 in one year…</p>
<p>I would call NYU and UCLA high reaches, BU a reach and not sure about the others… The lack of ECs, low rigor and only okay SAT/GPA are not a good combination…</p>
<p>thanks for the reply, i’m from PA so i can see it being hard to get into Cali schools. that’s where the work for film is though - even though i’d much rather go to NYU. Tisch School of the Arts (the school i’d be applying to) does not require SAT subject tests (luckily). </p>
<p>if i make a really great film for their portfolios, do you think it’d be alright to lack a little GPA? i see it being really difficult to get my unweighted up as i’m struggling in precalc.</p>
<p>I think your portfolio can help you out, but you probably shouldn’t rely on it too much. It would always be helpful to have a higher GPA, but don’t go crazy about it, its not the most important thing.</p>