<p>Junior in High School (class of 2013)</p>
<p>GPA: 2.1-3.1
SAT: 1250</p>
<p>Reading -410
Writing - 440
Math - 400</p>
<p>What will I have to do to guarantee admission? or what more should I do?
Please Help? </p>
<p>Reply or Email at AOXofficial (at) yahoo.com</p>
<p>Your GPA should be fine, especially if you are in-state. I would try to get a higher SAT score, somewhere around the 1500-1700 range at least. </p>
<p>I was an out-of-state student from Texas, and I got in with a 2010 score on the SAT, even though my class rank was not good. So I’d say work on the SAT score.</p>
<p>With your current gpa there is a huge difference between a 2.1 and a 3.1 but if it is lower then the 3.1 then your gpa is not anywhere close that it needs to be. How many honors and AP classes? if you have mostly regular classes with that gpa you will not stand much of a chance for getting into the main campus. Your SAT is below the national average and well below UConn standards. With your current GPA i would honestly strive for at least a 2100 or a 2200 minimum.</p>
<p>Firstly I would like to say that UConn should be a reach school for you.
The chances of admission will be low-very low. That does not mean do not apply at all. </p>
<p>For UConn, you should have a goal SAT score of at least 550 a section (CR + M)
Also take into account that 98% of UConn students were in the top 50% of their class.
- So GPA is important so try to raise it, and for your sake I hope it comes out closer to 3.1 than 2.1. </p>
<p>Do not feel you have the ability to “guarantee” admission to any competitive school, because no one should feel that way. Admissions is not a concrete process. It is subjective to what opinion some admission officer builds on you. There are candidates way more qualified than you who are rejected, and on the obverse some with less credentials admitted. </p>
<p>Colleges love to build a diverse campus. The more diverse the students the better. They do not want similar students. So my advice would be to diversify yourself in some way. This can be done through your personal statement possibly. DO NOT KISS UP TO THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS!! You essay should NOT read: I love UConn and I would do anything to get into this premier university of perfection. Show your interest, but your predominant topic should be about something you love and you are passionate about. </p>
<p>So I would:
<p>If your instate your screwed as the instate tuition discount is in place for very competitive applicants who would otherwise be attracted to private schools. As a current uconn student, I can assure you that in state students are on the whole much smarter and could’ve gone to higher ranked schools but chose not to versus out of state students who typically aren’t as “qualified” in terms of GPA/SAT but get in paying 47K a year. </p>
<p>Also the 1250 SAT is awful, and Uconn has become much more competitive. You’ll typically need 1800 + with a 50th percentile GPA for admission as an in stater and so if I were you I’d try to get in the 1900-2100 range to make up for the GPA. </p>
<p>-Thoughts of current student</p>
<p>@ Tracy Jackson</p>
<p>It’s easier to get in OOS than in state due to the tuition difference and level of investment into the student by the state.</p>
<p>Husky32, I don’t think that’s true. Look at admission statistics. In-state acceptance generally have much lower GPA and SAT. Not to mention, about 75% of students are instate. It’s actually more difficult to get in OOS.</p>
<p>But yeah, to OP; regardless of In state or OOS, youre stats are low. And as someone else mentioned, there is a HUGE difference between 2.1 and 3.1 gpa; could you be more specific?</p>
<p>@Husky32</p>
<p>I don’t think that is true at all if anything it is harder to get accepted oos than in-state. The kids that I know from connecticut that could have gone to more “prestigious schools” are the ones in the honors program which is small compared to the student population. If anything the oos applicants that are lured to UConn have farily high stats and choose to attend because of scholarships they received. The rest of the oos students who come from other new england states choose UConn due to tuition remission and because there really arent any other good public schools in new england. So if you are in-state that would help you because they are a reasonable amount of those with low stats.</p>
<p>It is generally easier to be accepted to public institutions when applying from in-state. As suggested above, you’ll need a much higher SAT to compensate for your GPA. If you’re not in the top half of your class, you’ll need a good reason for it in the essay. Even though UConn is more lenient to in-state students (as are all public institutions), I have friends with better stats that have been rejected from Storrs.</p>