Should I Even Bother...?

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

Hey guys, this is for my friend:
I’m planning on applying to the following schools regular decision:

  • Emory
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Northwestern
  • UCLA
  • UC Berkeley
    *Not a California resident
    But… Here are my stats:
    GPA:
    • 5.14W
    • 3.74UW (I know this is pretty low for these schools, so should I even bother applying? Or would they throw out my application at first sight?)
    SAT:
    2270/2400
    SAT II:
    •Chemistry - TBD
    •Math I/II - TBD
    •Biology - TBD
    •French - 800
    •Physics - 800
    AP Exams:
    •Calculus BC(5)/AB(5)
    •Statistics (5)
    •Psychology (5)
    •Chemistry (4)
    •US History (5)
    •English Language (4)
    •Physics I (5)
    •Physics II (4)
    •Environmental Science (5)
    •Art History (5)
    •Music Theory (5)
    •Computer Science (5)
    •World History (5)
    Senior Course Load:
    -AP Biology
    -Civics & Economics Honors
    -AP US Gov’t
    -AP French Language and Culture
    -Computer Skills Honors
    -Business Principles Honors
    -AP Physics C: Mechanics
    -Accounting Honors
    Other Classes:
    -SAT Prep
    -ACT Prep
    -Calculus III
    -Differential Equations at State University
    Extracurriculars:
    •Science Olympiad - Medaled at Regional Competition and State Competition
    •Math Club - Participated in AMC 10 (kinda failed), Medaled at State Math Competition
    •Technology Club - Won 1st Place at State, and 1st Place at National Competition
    •Key Club - Served on Membership Committee
    •Model United Nations
    •French Club
    •French Honor Society
    •National Honor Society
    Other Activities:
    •Summer Ventures Residential Program

    •Duke Hospital Volunteer
    •Research Internship with State University Professor

… That’s pretty much it, but if it changes anything, there’s nothing below a “B” on my transcript, and there are no B’s my Junior Year, which shows an upward trend.
So, is there any chance I could get into these schools?

2

Yes, definitely apply your stats look amazing! The worst they can say is no, but it seems unlikely based on what you provided.

3

Thank you so much! I’m nervous that they’ll just throw out my application at first glance, because my unweighted GPA really sucks for those kinds of schools, and it’s actually really the only thing that’s holding me back, so I just wanted to be sure that I wouldn’t waste my time writing all those essays, or money on application fees just to be rejected.

4

All the schools you are applying to practice holistic admissions and as a result your application will not be thrown out based on unweighted GPA.

5

definitely apply, your gpa really isn’t horrible especially considering the fact that you took like 10 aps and you more than make up for it with the rest of your application. is your friend a senior? if so it is too late to apply to any of these schools unless he plans to take a gap year, or has (s)he already submitted applications?