Low GPA...Quite low, in fact. 20,000 leagues under the sea low.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've made a list of where i think i stand...anyone care to correct or condone me?</p>

<p>GPA- 3.34. Upward trend(3.1 freshman year, 4.2 now[not that 'now' matters])
ACT- 30
SATII- Lit, 720</p>

<p>ECs</p>

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<p>4-H
Member for eight years
Treasurer for three years
Founded tractor club
Headed 'Heifer International'</p>

<p>Drama Club
Partook in both crew and acting
Involved in fourteen shows</p>

<p>Radio
Co-host of own radio talk show
Read the school announcements senior year</p>

<p>Choir</p>

<p>Speech and Debate</p>

<p>Newspaper
Arts editor</p>

<p>Film Club
Member for one year(The entire duration of the club)
Director of film, ‘Left,’ and writer of short comedy sketches</p>

<p>Christian Outreach with Appalachian People
Went to Harlan, Kentucky and spent a week building and repairing houses</p>

<p>Farm Camp, Ranch Camp, and Leaders-in-Training at the Center
Counselor at the overnight camp(s)
Spent two weeks working with children aging nine to fifteen</p>

<p>Sunday school at Our Lady of the Woods
Taught four year olds for three years</p>

<p>The International Thespian Society- Troupe 3162
Finished as a three-star member</p>

<p>Piano lessons
Voice lessons</p>

<p>Awards</p>

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<p>Sophomore of the Year- Drama Club
Best Cameo- Drama Club
Published in two poetry anthologies
Academic Honors award
County Sheriff's award for community service
1st place vegetarianism essay</p>

<p>Extra</p>

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<p>Took a two-week, college credit course in Intermediate Creative Writing at The School of Art Institute of Chicago.</p>

<p>Intend on an English/Creative Writing major.</p>

<p>Graduating with six years worth of English(took extra classes in lieu of lunch for two years)</p>

<p>My cousin graduated from Emerson as a Writing, Literature and Publishing major, and is listed with their notable alumni.</p>

<p>Over 500 community service hours.</p>

<p>Senior Scheddy-
AP Environmental Science
AP Latin IV
AP Computer Science
AP Psych
AP Lit/Comp
Journalistic Writing
Popular Literature
Strength & Conditioning</p>

<p>Okay, if you've gotten through THAT...</p>

<p>This is where i THINK i stand...any imput?</p>

<p>UIC- Safety</p>

<p>Iowa- Safety/Guaranteed In[they have a nifty little thing where you get guarenteed in if you get certain stats...]</p>

<p>DePaul- Safety</p>

<p>Emerson- Match...depends on writing skills, i think.</p>

<p>UIUC- High match/reach</p>

<p>St. Olaf, Macalester, Carleton- Don't really care. I don't even know these schools. From what i hear, Macalester and Carleton are reaches, and St. Olaf is a match. I'm only applying here per request.</p>

<p>UChicago- Disgustingly huge reach. Like, whoa. Like... 'applying for kicks,' dream-school-that-i-probably-couldn't-even-afford reach.</p>

<p>Mount Holyoke- I really don't know about this school...they don't require your SAT or ACT, and are really into extra-curriculars and personality...but also grades(my downfall^.^) So it's sort of up-in-the-air, i think. A reach most definitely, though. Just not sure how much of one.</p>

<p>So? How close am i? Please?</p>

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<p>Did you apply EA to UChicago because you may have a shot if you did.</p>

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<p>EA chicago is not much better than regular, but I still think you should apply there. If you write very good essays, you have a chance... I think chicago is willing to put aside some of your shortcomings if you're the right kind of person</p>

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<p>How is a 3.34 "20000 leagues under the sea low"?
You have pretty good ECs from what I see, and a 3.34 is okay (not for CC though)
Good luck!</p>

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<p>That book wasn’t that good.</p>

<p>K, back to your… 3.34 is low for top colleges. Very high reach. So, yes, your GPA did go deep sea diving but I don’t know if it dived so deep that water pressure made it explode, since your ECs are good. </p>

<p>But GPA is still the most important!</p>

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<p>is the 3.4 a weighted gpa? either way you’ll definitely get uic and depaul. judging from your writing extracurriculars, emerson is a good shot as well- you might also want to check out amherst if writing is your thing, that seems to be your biggest strength.</p>

<p>Now, if the 3.4 is weighted, UC and Holyoke are out of the question. If its unweighted, you might have a shot at Holyoke. Probably not the most fun to hear, but I remember being in high school. I would’ve appreciated some honest answers as opposed to crippling disappointment. </p>

<p>All that being said, still apply to all your listed schools (aside from the ones you dont care about. you wont care about the application, which will probably cause you not to be accepted anyway.) There is always an element of uncertainty with college admissions- sometimes their choices surprise even the experts. Can’t win if you don’t play the game, right?</p>

<p>best of luck! :)</p>

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<p>THe original post is from 2006. The OP is probably looking at grad school by now.</p>

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<p>probably, but its still a helpful thread.</p>