<p>For the past few years i've skated through high school with a 3.0 uw gpa and a 3.5 w. I'm now beginning to realize the consequences of this decision as i'm searching for a college that is right for me. I'm not really sure how to say this without coming off as a cocky, teenager so i'll preface this statement by saying i'm not tooting my own horn. I've been iq tested and have scored at near genius levels on at least two tests. So i guess my question would be is there a school that would be challenging for me that i would be able to get into. Another source of my low gpa, again not making excuses is that I'm dysgraphic meaning my handwriting is honestly illegible and every assignment i do must be typed and i also have some major organization issues. Thank you in advanced. Oh i almost forgot I'm interested in applied mathematics or some sort of engineering. Have a good evening everyone.</p>
<p>How many AP courses did you take and how are your extra curricular activities?</p>
<p>im on course to take about 15 year long ap classes total. I do quite a bit of volunteering in the community. Do math team and Academic decathalon. I'm also on some local youth leadership/philanthropy board. I've taken the hardest courseload my high school offers basically.</p>
<p>How are your SATs like, if you can get near perfect scores I'm pretty sure a lot of schools will not frown upon your GPA.</p>
<p>Reed College, is an intellectual powerhouse that aren't picky like it's counterparts (other top LACs/universities)</p>
<p>I'd think Reed and University of Chicago would be realistic reaches if you could get good SAT Scores.</p>
<p>Are you going to enter your junior year or senior year?</p>
<p>If you have great SAT scores, along with the hard coursework and ECs, you could also apply to somewhere like Furman, I'm pretty sure they have good engineering. What state do you live in, anyway?</p>
<p>im taking the act and sat in the next two weeks. But i took the ACT as a freshman and got a 30 just for practice/experience so i'm assuming i can do much better 2 years later. Im going into senior year. Sorry for not providing thorough info... my minds in the gutter after 10 hours of working.</p>
<p>I would also suggest actually studying for the ACT and SATs. It seems like you're good at test taking, but to make up for your GPA a perfect score on these tests would do good things.</p>
<p>what's your state?</p>
<p>A few suggestions:</p>
<p>Sarah Lawrence College
Beloit College
College of Wooster
University of Puget Sound
Earlham College
DePauw University
Goucher College
Whitman College
Lewis & Clark College
St. John's College (NM & MD)</p>
<p>i am from Iowa but have no real love for the state... however i would really like to stay in the midwest. I also go to arguably the most competitive public school in Iowa, I'm not really sure if this matters but I've seen other posts with this info in it.</p>
<p>Also consider Carleton, Carnegie Mellon and Oberlin.</p>