Lowest GPA EVER to apply !!

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
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<p>Michigan resident
GPA: UW: 3.0 (end of junior year)
Senior Courseload:
AP Stats
AP Lit/Comp
AP Environmental
AP World History
SP Life/Games
Spanish II
ACT:31 (SUPERSCORE 32)
Extracurriculars:
-Diversity Club President (11th,12th)
-Founded local Grand Rapids Book Club (12th, currently 32 members)
-Hahn-In CRC Band Bassist (12th)
-Rainbow Community Church Vice-President & Treasurer (9th,10th)
-Varsity Crew (10th,12th)
-Varsity Swim (11th,12th)
-Founded/Organized Local volunteer group. Went to local subway stations to provide food &
drinks to the homeless (9th,10th)
-Entrada Scholars Program (11th, earned 3 college credits on English 205B)
- Odyssey of the Mind (12th)
Essays/Recommendations: I specialize in writing essays (took college courses on English and
plan on majoring in English) Super close to my math teacher.. she's been known for writing
killer recommendations and we know each other personally I know my counselor but not
well enough for her to write a personal recommendation, but she wrote recommendations for
my 2 cousins who ended up getting into U Mich
Awards:
MHSAA Boys Swimming state ranked (12th)
Gwanyang High School English recital Competition 1st place (9th)
Odyssey of the Mind State-Ranked (12th)
Hooks: I have 5 cousins attending UMich (i dont know if this helps me though)
Income bracket: ~$22,000 </p>

<p>I'm aiming for getting deferred or waitlisted..I dont really expect getting accepted right away on Early Decision .. so DONT FREAK OUT PEOPLE! I just want to know how good my chances are. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Is this question supposed to be for Illinois? I ask because you mention a “hook” of having 5 cousins at Mich and obviously that can mean nothing to Illinois.</p>

<p>If Illinois, class rank is key not GPA but I assume your rank is not high (they estimate rank if your school does not rank). Your ACT helps (it is 31 for Ill because it does not superscore) but if you are below the top 25% class rank you are in serious reach territory even for the Division of General Studies (which admits “undecideds”) and if your are thinking business or engineering you need a lot higher than that rank. They do not use recommendations for admission – submit them and the actual decison makers won’t even see them or know they exist.</p>

<p>Also, seeing your income, be aware that Illinois does not guarantee to meet 100% of financial need, usually meets more like 60% to 65%, and you can expect even that to be significantly larded with loans.</p>

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<p>Uhm.
I’m afraid your chances are really low at this point :(.
First of all, your GPA is quite low and I don’t think U of I would consider your APs if in the end your GPA is still low. Your e.c. is scattered around in different years which is not consistent.</p>