<p>My Uw gpa is right now a 3.65, and will likely end up in a range from 3.62-3.71 UW. However, my weighted gpa is a 5.43/6, with my class rank around 7%. My schedule each year has been rigours (7 APs, the rest Honors) and I have a 1550/2250 (800M) SAT. ECs - two club vice presidencies, economic club - won stocks simulator contest. I;m also listing family responsibilities - watching little brother and picking him up from his school after my parents' divorce, volunteering for local youth basketball league, and working as a camp counselor each summer for the past 5 summers. Will the gpa kill my chances?</p>
<p>Unless you are coming from an Ivy feeder school it may be, though it’s obvious the grading system is rigorous since you are still top 7%.</p>
<p>They will definitely be reaches but not out of the question. It will help if you’re from a less represented state, are low income, first gen…</p>
<p>Would the 3.7 be a major difference from the 3.65?</p>
<p>Also, I’m writing this in the additional information session, but my grades dropped because of my parents’ divorce and my increased family responsibilities. Would that help my case at all?</p>
<p>It’s rank that’s important, not GPA. Aheaven the non HYP ivies, most, literally, and certainly those from average high schools, are val or sal.</p>
<p>Excuses are tough. These schools can’t accept most of those with perfect grades and scores. They see kids with cancer, those who lost a parent, the homeless-- they see it all. With 50% of the population divorced, you may want to think twice about citing it as a reason for lower grades.</p>
<p>Throw in these apps, but make sure you have solid match schools you also love!</p>