What are my chances? plus some questions.

Applying to College
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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>I am a senior in a hs in VA. I have a 3.93 gpa and I have taken AP World History(10th grade), AP Lang, AP US History, AP European History, and am currently taking AP Literature,AP Gov, and AP Bio. moreover, I have taken english honors 9 and 10, biology 9 honors, chemistry 10 honors, and world history 1 honors(9th grade). I have scored a 5 on AP World, 5 on AP Lang, 5 on AP US, and a 3 on AP Euro(didn't have the greatest teacher). I am also the VP of our local Interact Club, and a Treasurer for the French Honor Society. This year, however, for first quarter, I am going to receive a C in pre-calc because I bombed a quiz early in the quarter. I have never received a C on my report card before and I was wondering if this would greatly affect my chances of getting into George Washington(1st choice). Also, I scored decent on the SAT (1800) but I didn't study. Now I am enrolled in a prep class and my goal is a 2100. Also, I believe that my college essay is unique because I talk about how I started my own business in hs.
Other than the C, my course load and related grades are pretty decent i think. If you could please tell me if the C would harshly affect my chances, and what i could do to "counter balance" it , that'd be great. Also, for GWU, would I be a good candidate? And is it better to apply as "undecided" or as a "pre med"? Would that make my application go into a more competitive pool?</p>

<p>thanks so much for taking the time to read this. it reallllyy helps.</p>

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<p>I think your a pretty good candidate for George Washington University(?) especially if you get that SAT score up a little(1900+). I wouldn’t worry too much about one bad grade and if its really troubling you go and talk to your teacher or another school official.</p>

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<p>You are a strong candidate for GWU, but get your SAT up. Is the C just for the quarter? Get that grade up by the end of the semester. No worries.</p>

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<p>thanks gildo for the quick reply, so if the admissions officer looks at the rest of my grades (As,A-s,B+s,Bs), and saw this one C in senior year 1st semester, that would be okay? also, i did get a weighted gpa of 4.0 for junior year(and apparently gw doesnt look at anything besides weighted), so hopefully that’ll “counter balance” this?</p>

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<p>hey “watrurchances”, thanks for the quick reply! :slight_smile: on top of my gpa and a 1900+ score, an interview and some recommendations would only boost my chances right?</p>

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<p>this should help <a href=“Institutional Research | The George Washington University”>Institutional Research | The George Washington University, and yes i believe those could only help unless you really screw up the interview.</p>

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<p>hey glido,</p>

<p>do you know whether gw looks at avg of 1st semester grades or individual quarter grades(qtrs 1 and 2)? thanks</p>