<p>I would want to look at how the 3.6 GPA was calculated. Did you get either As or Ds and nothing in between (not good situation)? Did you have a rocky freshman year but all other years were good (good situation)?</p>
<p>I use the following scatterplot to give students an idea of what kind of applicants the Ivies are rejecting and accepting:</p>
<p>[AHS</a> c/o 2008](<a href=“http://www.arcadiachineseparents.org/college.html]AHS”>http://www.arcadiachineseparents.org/college.html)</p>
<p>No one with a 3.6 GPA was accepted. Very few with that GPA even bothered to apply. Ivies are rejecting kids with 4.0s and high SATs.</p>
<p>The one thing in your application that could attract attention is your science awards and science research. A letter from your research mentor, a gripping essay about your love of scientific research, great essays otherwise would be one avenue that I think could be useful.</p>