The "I Got in without a 3.7+ GPA" club

<p>level 4
ucla notre dame bc unc</p>

<p>3.1- Middlebury, Bowdoin, Hamilton, Wesleyan</p>

<p>y7bbb, all those out of state? Pretty hard to believe</p>

<p>^TarHeelBound:</p>

<p>Yeah, oos admissions at Carolina can be pretty tough but you probably have a better or equal shot than someone who lives in Mecklenburg County (the largest county in the state where it is ridiculously hard to get in form). I'm one of the lucky ones who lives in a not-so-competitive county, and have legacy and extenuating circumstances.</p>

<p>uw gpa: 3.55
weighted gpa: 4.30
accepted: UMD college park, penn state, virginia tech, GWU</p>

<p>So a 3.75 is a good GPA for UCLA?</p>

<p>Yeah it was out of state</p>

<p>and hauki.. 3.75 isn't too low for any school on this planet. You got goods to back it up?</p>

<p>y7bb6</p>

<p>Yeah, I think I do, I have oustanding APs, come froma school of only 6 AP classes, top 10% of class, tons of ECs (marching band, wind ensemble, music, drama and theater)
and over 500+ hours of Rural-medicine community service and hospital volunteer.</p>

<p>i'm also 1st generation Mexican Legal immigrant and 1st in my family to study in the states.</p>

<p>are those goods?
My only "bad" is my SAT I score, which is a lil below average</p>

<p>Is your 3.75 weighted?</p>

<p>I don't consider myself qualified to say yeah you're going to get in or no you're not; only the admissions officers at LA can tell you that.</p>

<p>But I can say that if it's UCLA we're talking about, the low SAT will hurt you. The cali public schools are pretty numbers oriented, but of course you shouldn't let that stop you. Who knows if you're going to get in? The only thing you can do is give it a shot.</p>

<p>3.59/3.67 (dunno what it was) - Got into Hamilton EDII. Eff yes, it was my dream school.
4.0's are overrated, in my opinion. I did better on my first time taking the ACT than my friends who have 3.9/3.8's (except for my friend, who is a genius and has a 4.0 and a 36 ACT). They were baffled.</p>

<p>But if u guys look at UC stats, their holistic review process lets this out</p>

<p>It shows students with low SATs 1,500-1,800 are admitted on a pretty considereable percentage</p>

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<p>University of South Carolina
3.45 W GPA</p>

<p>S is very happy!</p>

<p>Le Moyne College acceptance letter came today! (I actually was about 90% sure about 2 weeks ago that I would get in, and was told last Wednesday, but now I have it in writing).</p>

<p>This might cheer some people up and not give up hope! Here are the average GPA's to the acceptances to come great universities at my school. </p>

<p>University of Southern California - 3.67
UCLA - 3.65
Penn State - 3.45
University of Maryland - 3.39
Johns Hopkins - 3.77
Clemson University - 3.42
College of William and Mary - 3.85 (2117 SAT) (33/97 Accepted)
Carnegie Melon - 3.76
Boston University - 3.64</p>

<p>Are these stats unusual? Because people on this site are saying you need a lot better GPA's to get into some of these colleges...</p>

<p>in my school the people who got into UCLA had 3.7-4.0 GPA</p>

<p>and for UCB 3.6-4.2</p>

<p>it's not unusual</p>

<p>where'd you get those #'s yhsa2nd?</p>

<p>(Again, sorry):</p>

<p>Level 3 and just got an acceptance letter from Temple University!</p>

<p>^ Amazing UCLA one up there, I would like to know why you think u got accepted?</p>