Low GPA, high SATs

Colleges and Universities A-Z Vassar College
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<p>Male/Caucasian
Large Public (~515 students)
Massachusetts
Low income
Possible majors: Econ, Computer Science</p>

<p>3.2-3.3 unweighted (2.4 freshman, 3.0 sophomore, 3.7 junior, 4 (term 1) senior) Class rank: top 25%
3.8-3.9 weighted (.75 AP, .5 H, .25 regular)</p>

<p>SAT I: 2370 (800 Math, 800 CR, 770 Writing(11 Essay))
ACT: 36</p>

<p>SAT II: US Hist 2 & Physics & Math II (800 all)</p>

<p>AP Exams:</p>

<p>AP Lang. (5)
AP US Hist. (5)
AP Macroeconomics (5)
AP Microeconomics (5)
AP Comp. Science A (5)
AP Psychology (5)
AP Calc. AB (5)
AP Lit. (5)
AP Government (5)</p>

<p>EC:</p>

<p>Cross Country Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Indoor Track Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Outdoor Track Varsity (Junior & Senior)
Summer Job at restaurant (Junior entering Senior)
Some volunteering hours (~ 50)</p>

<p>Assuming all Rec's are good.
Essays will be excellent.</p>

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<p>Is there a compelling reason why your grades were so low the first two years of high school? Your test scores are outstanding. Your GPA makes it SEEM like you don’t apply yourself, so hopefully your essays explain that a little bit. Are you planning to run CC or track at Vassar? If you have decent times, they WILL help you with admissions, and the coaches there are excellent! Have you applied Early Decision 1 or are you waiting for ED2 or RD?</p>

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<p>Personally I don’t think that you need to be worried about your GPA since the trend is awesome. </p>

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<p>As russianblue said, just elaborate on the trend. :slight_smile: Don’t worry too much.</p>