<p>I will be attending college in the autumn of 2013. I'm really nervous to start applying, especially with regards to my average (3.3 uw) cumulative gpa. However, I have shown and upward trend in grades. I received a 3.1 gpa freshman year, 3.2 sophomore year, and a 3.683 junior year. All of these are unweighted. So far, I have gotten a 27 on the ACT (retaking in September) and I've completed 2 AP classes. I am also doing 2 AP's next year. I am also an Editor of my school's award winning yearbook (one of the top in the nation).</p>
<p>My question is- What do you think my chances are in regards to getting into to Oberlin College and Kenyon College?</p>
<p>PS- I know that these are reach schools for me.</p>
<p>In order to get into either school with those stats you need a compelling hook. Any excellence in sports, music, first in the family to attend college, underrepresented minority, amazing community service? Otherwise pick one and definitely do early decision. Best wishes!</p>
<p>Work on getting the ACT up, and make sure to apply early decision to either of them. ED acceptance rate is more than 20% higher than regular decision acceptance rate at those two.</p>
<p>“PS- I know that these are reach schools for me.”</p>
<p>Then why did you post the thread? You only have one EC? Very low chance at either school with such a low GPA and an ACT below the 25th percentile for both. What are you looking for in a college?</p>
<p>Other Ohio LACs where you have better chances:
[Home</a> - College of Wooster](<a href=“http://www.wooster.edu/]Home”>http://www.wooster.edu/)
[Ohio</a> Wesleyan University](<a href=“http://www.owu.edu/]Ohio”>http://www.owu.edu/)
and maybe
[Denison</a> University - Home](<a href=“http://www.denison.edu/]Denison”>http://www.denison.edu/)</p>
<p>but I can definitely recommend some other schools to you if you provide some criteria.</p>
<p>If you like schools like Oberlin and Kenyon, but want to add a few schools that are a bit less selective, take a look at Muhlenberg, Beloit, and Lawrence. And the Common Data Set is your friend for each of these schools. Google it and go to Section C to see the stats of the most recent admitted class.</p>