What Are My Chances - PLEASE HELP :)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I’m applying to schools in the Fall and I have quite the lengthy list, however I’m unsure about my chances for most of the schools…so please, if anyone has any insight that can help me decide if I should even bother applying, it would be VERY much appreciated :slight_smile:

MY BACKGROUND:

GPA (the highest you can get at my school is a 4.0 even with ap
s ) : 3.0

ACT: 32 (I’m retaking it in a month, hopefully getting it up to a 34)

AP CLASSES TAKEN:
AP English 11
Ap English 12
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Government
AP Computer Science
AP Biology
AP Psychology

EXTRA CURRICULAR:

  • President of 4 different organizations
  • DECA Officer
  • Volunteering (church, homeless shelter, elderly homes, etc)
  • Sunday School Teacher
  • Stage Manager for Theater
  • Sales Associate at local shop
  • Girls State

AWARDS:

  • Deca District Champion
  • Deca State FInalist
  • Economics Award of Excellence

LETTERS OF REC:
I have 2 teachers, government employees (connections I made through Girls State), and a college professor that have offered to write me a letter of rec

EXTRA:

  • I lived Abroad for 4 years
  • I speak 3 languages

LOW GPA EXPLANATION (which I will also include on my Common App): All through out my freshman and sophomore years of high school I struggled with severe depression and an eating disorder. Consequentially, it affected my school work, I was almost incapable of going to school in the morning, let alone do my homework and study for tests. However, halfway through my junior year I was able to pull myself out of it and I got my grades in check. I currently have a 4.0 semester gpa, and plan to continue this trend for the rest of high school.

*I’m hoping that with an explanation of why I did so poorly the first two years, along with my [hopefully] flawless junior and senior year grades and my high ACT score, will show the admissions officers that I am more than capable and was able to overcome my past struggles.

My College List:

American University

Boston College

Boston University

Smith College

Loyola Chicago

DePaul University

American University of Rome

George Washington University

Michigan State University

Clemson University

University of South Carolina

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the highest you can get with AP’s is 4.0? I am assuming that this is your unweighted GPA, in which case it is the same for almost everyone. If I am wrong, please explain to me your school’s grading scale.

I think you’re in for American University, Boston University, George Washington, and MSU…

The only reach I think is Boston college. I don’t know about the other colleges so I can’t chance you?

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@iamjack Yes, the highest GPA attainable at my school is a 4.0. So my weighted GPA is a 3.0

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ok then what’s your unweighted GPA like? if you cant calculate it now, how is the rigor of your classes (do you take a lot of AP/honors)?.. also what is your schools grading scale? Is an A in a non AP/honors class a 3.0?