<p>ok so like, I go to Cherry Hill HS East, NJ. As far as i know its one of the top high schools in south jersey.</p>
<p>Anyway, my freshman and sophmore years combined academic GPA is a 5.6/7. Yea, I kno its not that great, but i was a heavy procrastinator. (2 honors and 3 A level classes freshman year, 4 honors and 2 A level classes sophmore year.)</p>
<p>As of now im in my Junior Year of highschool, and my First Semester grades are pretty well. I have an A in pre calc honors, an A in physics honors, a B in english honors, an A in history A, and a B in spanish A. Currently, my highest SAT score has been a 1960/2400 buh i do plan on improving it. </p>
<p>For my Senor year, almost all of the 6 academic course ill be taking will be AP level and im sure that i can manage mostly As. (ive stopped procrastinating)
Also, I am currently president of 1 club, and vice president of another.</p>
<p>Ok so as for my question. What is my odds to get into an:</p>
<p>1) Ivy League School w/wo scholarship
2) A School on the level with Drexel/Penn State w/ scholarship
3) A School on the level with Drexel/Penn State w/o scholarship</p>
<p>yea, that was long to read, but i do appreciate a response, especailly if you guys have gone through this.</p>
<p>first -- Ivy League schools (and those on par with Ivy League -- like Stanford) do not award merit scholarships. Financial awards are based on need only -- so if you need money because you parents can't/won't pay but your family won't qualify for financial aid (or not much) -- you need to look at other schools.</p>
<p>Take some time to sit down with your parents and see what they can/will pay. Try a few financial aid calculators like: <a href="http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.finaid.org/calculators/finaidestimate.phtml</a></p>
<p>As far as your chances for getting into Ivy League schools -- from your stats so far, I would say the chances are slim. Your GPA could go up (but it could also go down) and you don't know how your SAT's will turn out. To help people who you are asking to chance you -- try posting your unweighted GPA (that is what selective schools will look at) on a 4.0 scale</p>
<p>My advice -- Study hard to bring up your GPA. If you are interested in selective schools, consider taking some SAT II tests Junior Year. Many selective schools require them. Study hard for the SAT and try to do your best -- take it once this spring and a final time this fall. Try to focus on your interests and passions and let you EC's reflect that.</p>
<p>As far as colleges -- you need to decide what you are interested in. urban/rural, close to home/far from home, big/small, university/LAC, majors offered, EC's offered, etc. Then find schools that fit your criteria -- from reach schools like the Ivys to match schools like your local state universities (usually). There is a huge difference between Harvard and Dartmouth, so saying you want to go to an Ivy League school just shows that you haven't done your homework and you are just looking for a name.</p>
<p>yea, when i mentioned IVY league school, i really was looking for a name, but hey it was stretch and I knew it from the begining. Money isnt really a problem, but it would be nice to have a scholarship. My GPA better not go down, cuz im trying mad hard, and ima def do well on my SATS and def take some SAT 2s</p>
<p>Anyway, what are the odds of my getting into a local/state university. Something good, but not rediculously good (IVY), with some degree of finanacail aid.. Mainly, Drexel, Temple, Penn State, Rutgers, Unn. of Virgina. </p>
<p>Oh yea, and my GPA unweighted is a 3.2/4 [dunnno (never gotten below a B) why buh it is]</p>
<p>bumping the thread due to lack of replies</p>
<p>bumpping agiain, will someone please answer the Q?</p>
<p>okay, chances for ivy league lower than density of water. and you need amazing stats for merit money at good publics such as psu.</p>
<p>orpheus -- you are going to have to do some research on your own. I am not at all familiar with the schools you listed (other than Ivy) so I can't give you odds. </p>
<p>If you can spare the $14.95, subscribing to the US News and World Report Best Colleges online edition is well worth it.</p>
<p>A another option would be collegeboard.com. Navigate to the College Matchmaker. Type in the name of the school and you'll get an overview. </p>
<p>Another option is to google the class profile of the school you are interested in. " drexel class profile" yielded this site: <a href="http://www.drexel.edu/em/undergrad/about/numbers.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.drexel.edu/em/undergrad/about/numbers.html</a></p>
<p>What you want to find out is how your stats compare with the admitted class. The closer a match you are to the top, the more of a match it is. The closer you are to the bottom, the greater a reach. GPA, Test scores and class rank will be the major factors to look at. </p>
<p>When you are in the 1 -- 25% range, the school is a super reach (many students admitted in this range are recruited athletes or have other hooks). When you are in the 25% -- 50% range, the school is a reach. The 50% to 75% range, the school is a match, and the 75% -- 100% range, the school is a safety.</p>
<p>Do some searching and see what you find.</p>