<p>I'm an incoming senior in high school, and Purdue is my first choice of schools. I'm hoping to major in biology while completing teaching requirements.
Here's how things look for me...
Background: White, middle-class female from Northern Indiana
Honors Classes: English 9 and 10, Spanish 3, Anatomy/Physiology, 3 years of Advanced Drama.
AP Classes: APUSH, AP English 12 (next year), and AP Gov (next year) I have yet to get scores.
I took Spanish 3 Honors and Personal Finance as Dual Credit classes and received credit for both of them.
My GPA is on the high end of a B+ (88-89) when it's weighted. Unweighted it's on the lower end of a B+ (86.5-87). I have A's and B's in everything but math-I got a few C's in it freshman year, but throughout high school I've improved-I've only gotten a C in one quarter per year. The rest are B's.
I got a 27 on my ACT-math was kind of low (:p) but everything else was above average.
My extracurriculars include technical theatre all 4 years, and I've gotten some awards for it. I'm also in National Honor Society and have volunteered at a hospital. I'm currently volunteering at an animal shelter. Besides that, I've done some minor ones like Art Club freshman year and Environmental Club as a senior-or at least I plan to join, anyway.
Please tell me my chances :)</p>
<p>I think you have a good shot, especially since you’re an Indiana resident. The GPA is kind of low, but its not like you’re applying for engineering!</p>
<p>Oh! Forgot to mention-I’ve also held a job at McDonald’s during my junior year and will continue to work during my senior year.</p>
<p>I don’t see you post science or biology AP courses… If you want to be in the theater major, you might have better chance. But for Biology major, you should have more science and biology related EC.</p>
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<p>You’re fine</p>
<p>Your score is fine, but I have no idea how to convert your GPA to a 4.0 scale. Can you just say how many As, Bs, and Cs total.</p>
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<p>Apparently about a 3.2</p>
<p>Weighted it’s 3.54. Unweighted it’s 3.3.</p>