Low GPA but upward trend-- PLEASE HELP!!

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<p>I'm a HS senior at a top NJ public school </p>

<p>What I have against me: My GPA</p>

<p>School only does weighted, out of 4.0, and no class rank
Freshman year: 3.2 (All honors)
Sophomore year: 3.4 (1 advanced)
Junior year: 3.9 (1AP, 1 honors, 1 advanced & 3 credits from a local uni for the honors class)
Senior year: not sure about GPA yet (1 advanced, 1 honors, 3 APs)
Total: 3.5/4.0</p>

<p>My transition from MS to HS was very difficult since I took on a huge course load without understanding how much work it really was. My sophomore year, I was just not working as hard as I should have, I can't deny that. Though i pulled myself together and grew up, and worked my butt of my junior year, and I'm still working hard now. </p>

<p>What I have going for me: </p>

<p>Top NJ public school known for its rigorous course load</p>

<p>I am Nepalese and I am a citizen there-- I have a greencard (hopefully this is a tiny bit unique?) </p>

<p>Great ECs: Hospital volunteer for 3 years, secretary & co founder of Women's Rights Club, VP & co founder of doctor who club, Chief Justice of Varisty debate for 2 years, Summer Surgical Internship at the hospital, JV track for fresh & soph year (had to stop bc of injury), state certified EMT, tutor & babysitter & I volunteered with the 2009 CNN Hero at her refuge for trafficked women in my home country, Nepal </p>

<p>SAT: 2120-- M 690/ CR 730/ W 700</p>

<p>I think my essay is good-- it's about my ability to balance my Nepali lifestyle with my American one, and how that has made me a more well rounded, understanding, and cultured person. </p>

<p>Please chance me for these schools: Tufts, Wellesley, Columbia**, TCNJ, Lafayette </p>

<p>Please be completely honest, and thanks so much! </p>

<p>**My mom went to Columbia Law school (which I know, does not make me a legacy) but I was hoping to delineate on how I basically grew up on the campus while she was at school every day. That Columbia was a part of my past, and Id' like for it to be a part of my future kind of thing. </p>

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<p>your gpa is low for top schools (which im assuming is what you want a chance for?). however that shouldnt be a problem as long as you make up for it with excellent/unique extracurriculars and solid test scores. your test scores however are also below the mean for the ivies and other top schools and you havent listed any subject test scores even though most top schools require them or at least recommend that you take them. your EC’s are pretty cool (i actually have really similar ones) and according to the chances that people have done for me, they could help you get in to a reach school as it makes you unique. that said, you never know until you try and i urge that you apply to plenty of reaches. wish you luck! chance me back? <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1718582-chances-of-getting-into-upenn.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1718582-chances-of-getting-into-upenn.html#latest&lt;/a&gt; </p>