<p>What are my chances at Ivy League schools? I am a senior with a 3.04 Weighted GPA and a 2280 SAT score with Subject SATs: 800 in Biology, 800 in Spanish, and a 740 in Literature. I really let my grades drop starting Sophomore year and my GPA suffered and became what it is now. I've done extracurricular activites but putting that aside, is my GPA a deathblow to my chances at any Ivy League school, or can my SAT scores partly make up for it? I am just basing this on GPA and SAT scores at the moment.</p>
<p>Well for Ivies, it’s really hard to get in, even if you have a 3.9-4.0 GPA and 2300-2400 SAT. It’s very subjective, but based on just those stats, I’d say yeah…it’s kind of a deathblow. But you never know, if your ECs are really good you should give them a shot anyway.</p>
<p>well IMO good SAT scores = 5/8 chance, because they will most likely read your app than to read one with a lower SAT</p>
<p>Very high reach. Even if you had national/state awards a 3.04 WEIGHTED GPA is pretty bad.</p>
<p>Congrats on you great SAT scores. To be honest, unless you are an athletic recruit or possess some other extraordinary talent, your chances are extremely slim-to-nil for Ivy League schools. The single most important factor in college admissions is your GPA.</p>
<p>Nil is exactly the word I was going to use. Sorry to say so, RunningChess, but wildfactor is talking through his hat, and MusicMusic is spot on. The plain fact of the matter is that the Ivies and their academic peers can fill their entering classes several times over with applicants who have comparable SAT scores and GPA more like 3.94–unweighted.</p>
<p>Yes, deathblow is the best word, especially when you consider the GPA is weighted. But don’t panic. There are several state flagships that will guarantee admission and maybe money for the 2280.</p>