Senior
SAT: 1520
ACT: 34
UW: 3.53
W:3.94
ECs:
-Started an online business near the end of sophomore year, grew to hire 11 employees and currently raking in around $13k/month
-Solely invested my time into the above so I don’t have much others, but I’ve been involved in music and some clubs
Your uw gpa may be a problem for the Ivies. However, your business experience is an extremely attractive trait (especially if you’re planning to apply to Wharton or Ross) and will set you apart from the majority of the applicants. I would say you have a good/great shot at Purdue/UMich. If you submit amazing essays and a holistically great application, you have a decent shot at Penn and Cornell. From what I’ve been told (I know someone who works in the office of admissions at Penn), the chances of being accepted to Penn depends on which school you are applying to (regardless you need fantastic stats). Best of luck!
Why do you even want to go to college? The business is worth your full effort. A college degree won’t help you run an already amazing business.
If you really want to burn money then here are your chances.
Your uw gpa is really really low, but your sat scores are good assuming 1600 scale. You should be able to get into Cornell, Brown, Rice, etc. Make sure you write your essay about your business.
I can definitely invest time into developing my business while in college and I want to incorporate the knowledge from cs/engineering/business/finance into my business as well
Do NOT listen to whoever said “You should be able to get into Cornell, Brown, and Rice.” This is entirely misleading… you have an impressive EC and your ACT/SAT is very good, but your GPA is very low for the Ivy League. What can be said is you are a very strong candidate for Purdue, a moderate candidate for UMich, and a relatively weak candidate for Cornell and UPenn due to your GPA.
I thought there were plenty examples of students with low GPAs getting into top schools because of a spike in one area. My low gpa was due to me not trying in freshmen&sophomore year, but I’ve brought it up by working my ass off and getting good grades on standardized tests.
It’s the Ivy League. There are thousands of candidates who were star students their freshman and sophomore years and didn’t “not try.” I hate to be harsh but it’s hard to rebound from two years of slacking off to get into an Ivy League. You have good chances at some great schools still
Alright, I know my gpa will be a detriment to my application but I still applying to these schools and other top tiers anyway. i’ll see how it goes
Yeah it doesn’t hurt to apply
What are your subject test scores? What AP classes have you taken? Do you have any other leadership positions? Are you a URM? Give us all that so we can more accurately chance you
Haven’t taken any subject test scores, but I’ve taken one of the most rigorous courses offered at my high school.
My APs: AP Human(4), AP Gov(2), AP Micro(4), AP Lang(5), AP Calc AB(5), APUSH(5), APES(5), AP Comp Sci(5), AP Lit(5), AP World History (5)
Minor leadership position in music (section leader for orch) , 300 volunteer hours, officer in a few clubs, and a great travelling experience I can elaborate on in my supplemental essays.
Based on your GPA and assuming an upward trend, as well as your test scores:
Penn: high reach
Cornell: high reach
Purdue: high match
Mich: high match
Your GPA will hurt you for top schools, but doesn’t hurt to apply. I’ve heard elite schools generally don’t consider applicants with under 3.6 UW if they aren’t legacies/recruited athletes. However, that is just hearsay and not necessarily fact.
I’m getting a 50/50 here on my chances at Cornell/UPenn. Isn’t GPA just a measure of the studemt’s drive to succeed academically? I think I’ve shown that by succeeding in some of the most rigorous classes as an upperclassmen.