My chances of getting accepted...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a low-ranking junior at a "good" Catholic HS, wondering about where (/if) I could be accepted.</p>

<p>ACT = 30, I'm taking it again (w/ writing) in April, I'm studying for it this time and expect to get 2-4 pts better.</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars: Varsity Track/Cross Country all years (so far).</p>

<p>GPA: First two years about a 2.2, but there is an upward trend which I think matters. 1st semester of junior year I got a 3.7, so far 2nd semester I have a 3.5 (not including 4th quarter in which I have all A's and exams). </p>

<p>I know I am good at writing if I have an essay to write with my application. I have a couple teachers that really like me who would write a good Letter of recommendation. </p>

<p>I've taken a few Honors courses (Integrated Math 2 and English freshman year, Anatomy and Physiology Soph.), and will take AP Calculus Senior year.</p>

<p>Jobs: I was a caddy at a country club for about 2 summers. </p>

<p>Wherever I go, I plan on enlisting (probably in the Army) after HS graduation and getting my degree through online courses. </p>

<p>Majors I'm interested are International Relations and Math. I might end up double-,ajoring if I can take the workload. Anyway, ideally I want to get in to school with a good undergrad IR program, like George Washington University. Should I bother applying to a school like GWU or JHU? </p>

<p>P.S. I think I might not apply to any safety school while in HS, and if I don't get accepted, then I'll get my GPA up senior year and go into the army, wait a school year, then apply for both desired and safety schools, hoping that those two things would help.</p>

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<p>Biggest issue looks like GPA. Try your hardest to raise your performance by the end of this year.</p>

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<p>GWU and JHU are going to be very tough, if not impossible, with that low GPA. Sorry.</p>

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<p>I thought so. Are there any decent undergrad IR programs that I have a chance at? </p>

<p>I think it would help if I waited until I’ve been in the army a year because my whole senior GPA would be factored in and plus I’d be in the military which wouldn’t look bad.</p>

<p>American University is another, less selective one.</p>

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<p>AU would probably be a reach as well. Does anyone see a good chance of me getting in to any of these schools?</p>

<p>[Member</a> Schools](<a href=“http://www.apsia.org/apsia/members/allMembers.php?section=member]Member”>Members of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs)</p>

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<p>If you enlist in the army after high school, would they just let you go to college one year after enlisting?</p>

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<p>They allow you to get an online degree while enlisted, and there are a number of colleges that have physical campuses at military bases.</p>

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<p>American University low reach
George Washington reach
John Hopkins high reach</p>

<p>the gpa is the main issue. raise it up</p>