<p>If your kids had a GPA in the range of 2.7-3.3, where did they get admitted????</p>
<p>Please also include Weighted GPA, SAT, SAT IIs, ECs, and Awards if possible...</p>
<p>If you can include NC schools, that would be AWESOME!!!</p>
<p>gS 3.0 unweighted (either his school didn't weight or he didn't take a strong enough program to change with weight)</p>
<p>SAT 970 (he took after one year out of hs; did not apply to college directly from hs)</p>
<p>SAT II - na</p>
<p>EC's: hockey, hockey and hockey but, because he had moved out of Hockey Nation, not at the level to be a hook</p>
<p>Admitted to U New Hampshire and U Maine - only places he applied</p>
<p>Not from personal experience, but have many friends who are going through this process. Acceptances from friends' kids in that GPA range:
Catawba College (3.0 GPA, no AP's or SATII's, but had strong athletics): Very small private school (about 1,100 students)-offered the boy a lot of financial aid.
East Carolina University (3.2 GPA, a couple of honors courses but no AP's or SATII's).
UNC-Greensboro (3.3 GPA, some honors courses, in hs band)</p>
<p>Sorry I don't have more details about their stat's.</p>
<p>Variance, once you get beyond the extremely selective schools, a 3.0 GPA won't disqualify one from many colleges. (Note that there's quite a difference between 3.3 and 2.7 - probably a few deciles of class rank.) The high school reputation can make a difference, too - a 3.0 at a tough magnet school may be worth more than a 3.0 at a small-town, midwest high school.</p>
<p>GPA is one component of admissions at most schools. SAT scores are often important, and some schools look at ECs, leadership, service, etc. Naturally, other factors like athetic ability can make a big difference, too.</p>
<p>Variance - from my experience with a close friend, if the GPA is in the range you specified, but the SAT is strong - this is a very, very difficult combination. Friend had 1200+ SAT and 2.8; was rejected or WL from most schools (caliber of Wheaton (MA), Fairfield (CT), UNew Hampshire). Schools don't like to see that "underachieving" profile, it seems.</p>
<p>Variance, I have worked with or know of several students with a very similar stats combination to yours. Schools that they were accepted to included: Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Guilford, Lake Forest College, Presbyterian College, Augustana College in Illinois, Whittier College, Ohio Wesleyan, Randolph Macon, Lynchburg College, etc. There is DEFINITELY a place for you out there, and at a good college. If you'd like to PM me privately, I'd be happy to give you some other ideas.</p>
<p>Variance - what exactly are you looking for?? And I take it you are not in the 'top' of the class also - no problem - there are many schools out there for you. What are you interested in - as far as studying - any ideas?? You are very lucky to live in a state that has sooo many good schools to choose from.</p>
<p>My own DD goes to school in NC - ECU - from out of state - SAT 1200+/ACT 27 - 3.3 GPA if I remember right lol - all honors classes - no AP's (except for the non-weighted types of classes/electives - NHS, several awards, excellent athlete, excellent EC's, good recommendations, and a great essay - and she worked all thru high school also. She was also accepted at UNC-W and College of Charlston - that is all she applied to.</p>
<p>Her first roomy at ECU had ACT 21 and 3.0 gpa - was in about the 50% of her class in high school - but did not have a very rigorous high school coarse load - she was accepted at ECU, NCS, (and Ohio State).</p>
<p>One of the good things about NC schools is that many of the state schools have rolling admissions - so if you are interested in any of them - apply early - it is non-binding - so no problem - and they have soooooooo much to offer in NC - my DD loves it there.</p>
<p>I was in that situation.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.03, unweighted (small, competitive private school)
SAT: 1290
SAT Writing: 660
SAT Math 1C: 660
SAT US History: 580 (OUCH!!)
ACT: 32</p>
<p>E.C's
Varsity Swimming
JV Water Polo
Managed Girl's Varsity swimming
Jazz Band
Weekly school news broadcast (co-founder)
Lots of community service (on StuCo comm. service. baord)</p>
<p>I applied to DePauw, Denison, Elon, and The College of Wooster. I got my ED acceptance from DePauw before I heard back from the other schools, though I believe I would have gotten into all of them.</p>
<p>You won't be able to get into Ohio Wesleyan University and Denison University with that GPA unless your SATs are well above the average or you are exceptional in some way. Both have have become quite competetive this year.</p>
<p>I think there are many colleges out there for kids with this GPA. We'd have to know more about what you want in a college, along with the rest of your profile and test scores, etc. to advise you as to which colleges are good matches. </p>
<p>I know someone with lower stats who got into what I would have considered a far reach and would never have thought possible. He had a 2.4, 910 SAT, ranked in the 90th percentile, easiest level courses, had insignificant ECs but had heald jobs, good essays and got into Emerson which has an admit rate of 47%, where 98% of admitted kids are in the top 50th percentile of their class and the SAT average is 1210. This is not typical, however, in my opinion. But, there were plenty of other schools that were match or safeties for someone with this profile. Your GPA is much higher so I can think of plenty of schools that such a profile makes qualified. </p>
<p>Susan</p>
<p>I was in that same situation as well...</p>
<p>GPA: 3.2, unweighted
SAT: 1270</p>
<p>E.C's
Varsity Tennis
Newspaper
Volunteered at camps and as a coach in little league</p>
<p>I applied to Wisconsin, Penn State, Maryland, Binghamton, Stony Brook and Albany. </p>
<p>I got accepted to Wisconsin, Maryland, Stony Brook and Albany. Have chosen to attend Wisconsin in the fall.</p>
<p>GPA is probably the biggest component of the application, but there are hooks involved. For example, if a student has a lower GPA but a high trend, that could look just as good as a student with a 3.5+ GPA. A student in that situation has probably just as good - if not better - chances than a student with a 3.5 GPA and a declining GPA.</p>