Pitzer College Admission

<p>I was wondering what my chances of getting into Pitzer are and if I should shoot for a higher or lower tier school, even though I think Pitzer would be a perfect fit for me. I'm a freshman at a HBCU currently looking to transfer for the Fall 2010 semester. My high school gpa was terrible at only a 2.5, for lack of effort.</p>

<p>So far my resume looks like this:
27 ACT
3.6 gpa this semester with only about 15 credit hours, next semester will be 20 hours.
Freshman Senator on Student Government
Working a job with the state while in school
Leading a campus ministry
Hopefully some community service hours by the end of the year</p>

<p>Any help or advice would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Looks pretty good. They really like that students interview as well.</p>

<p>Please help me!! I applied to Pitzer regular decision and it is my top choice, but I am really really worried about getting in.</p>

<p>GPA: 4.6 Weighted, 3.7 Unweighted
ACT: 32 w/ writing
Class rank: 3
I am really, really involved with theater at my school, and I have a part time job at a toy store, but other than that I don’t do tons of activities. I do ESL tutoring sometimes and snowboard, and I’m on NHS.
I’m from Denver, I go to an inner city high school, and I started high school in IB but dropped out before my junior year.
I did interview with Pitzer too, but my interview seemed really short (only about 15 minutes over the phone) and I’m not sure if I conveyed in my essay well enough the type of person I am. I had one really great recommendation, and two other mediocre ones. </p>

<p>I also am looking for quite a bit of financial aid.</p>

<p>I am freaking out about this. What are my chances of getting in?</p>

<p>LangstonLowe, </p>

<p>Your GPA is off for Pitzer criteria, so you need to be involved in more outreach, social advancement causes or non-profits. There are many areas that can demonstrate your aim to help communities, such as: homeless, domestic violence, environmental, etc. Get involved!</p>

<p>cbringenberg, how did you do a phone interview? Did they ask you, or did you suggested it??</p>

<p>BrookeDavis,</p>

<p>Obviously I’m not cbringenberg, but as far as I know Pitzer will set up phone interviews in the event that a prospective student cannot visit campus in person. I’d call the Office of Admission and ask a counselor about it, the best way to find out is simply to ask the college in question.</p>