<p>Hey guys,
Syracuse is my top choice , so i REALLY want to get in.
here are my stats:
-Race (Does this really matter?): Hispanic (south american)
-I live in an NJ suburb/urbanish place</p>
<p>School/Academics
-Current GPA: 2.84 ( i know its bad, but im hoping to get A's and if im right i can raise it to a 3.1)</p>
<p>-SATS: 1600, Math:450, Critical reading: 580, Writing:570 (Hoping to raise these too, especially math)</p>
<p>-activities: A LOT, orchestra, hospital volunteer, PT volunteer, i work with the sunday school at my local church, participate in summer music programs, Interning at a small newspaper, and helping a local canidate run for mayor,charity mission abroad, etc</p>
<p>-Sports: Did 2 seasons of sailing (yes, sailing) and got a varsity letter last year, probably going to do fencing this year.</p>
<p>Other:
-First generation in US, bilingual, im a good essay writer and Im confident i can get awesome recomendations from my teachers/counselor.</p>
<p>Yeah i did that. it went pretty good, but I think i couldve done much better, not bad for a first interview though. Ive done the tour and stuff and im hoping to go to an open house and maybe even schedule an appointment with someone from arts and sciences.</p>
<p>improve your GPA and Math score
College like to see the improvement and potential of the students
just keep contact to the college, show your interest in the school
that will be helpful
good luck
i am a new student this year
hope to see you next year</p>
<p>Thanks, knight. Ive been taking SAT practice tests and I got my score up a lot. So while its not so clear hopefully thats a good indication of things to come. and i really gotta study this year. do you know others who got in with relatively low Gpa’s?</p>
<p>To ac902
I really dont know others who have low GPA
I got 4.1 in high school
if this semester (the semester you will apply to college), you can get your Grade (not necessary for the overall GPA, just this year’s grade) up to 3.8~or~98%
That will be great, because you improve a lot
also take more AP classes and get good grades that show your abilities for college
Good luck again~</p>