<p>I'd love to go to CU Boulder, but I'm not quite sure my stats will allow me. I'd like to study physics, particle physics specifically.</p>
<p>GPA (unweighted): 2.6
SAT: 2130</p>
<p>My extracurricular activities are almost nonexistent save for Boy Scouts and a couple international school tours. I'm also an out-of-state student.</p>
<p>Your GPA is your biggest hurdle but it’s not insurmountable. Here are the stats for this fall’s entering class (middle 50%):</p>
<p>Middle 50% of Fall 2011 Admitted Freshman Applicants by College</p>
<p>College of Architecture and Planning
HS GPA 3.27 - 3.90
Percentile Rank 65 - 88%
SAT Total* 1080 - 1270
ACT Composite 23 - 28 </p>
<p>College of Arts and Sciences
HS GPA 3.20 - 3.85
Percentile Rank 59 - 89%
SAT Total* 1070 - 1270
ACT Composite 23 - 28 </p>
<p>Leeds School of Business
HS GPA 3.40 - 3.90
Percentile Rank 65 -89%
SAT Total* 1090 - 1260
ACT Composite 24 - 28 </p>
<p>College of Engineering and Applied Science
HS GPA 3.70 - 4.0
Percentile Rank 80 -97%
SAT Total* 1200 - 1350
ACT Composite 27 - 32 </p>
<p>College of Music
HS GPA 3.33 - 4.0
Percentile Rank 63 - 92%
SAT Total* 1155 - 1325
ACT Composite 24 - 30 </p>
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<li>Range includes critical reading and math scores only </li>
</ul>
<p>Good luck in your college search endeavors!!!</p>
<p>Im sure you’ll get in. Schools accept as many as they can so you pay them money.</p>
<p>While CU does indeed value its OOS premium paying students, I’d guess that 2.6 GPA will be a problem. CU considers mainly GPA and test scores (so the lack of ECs is no biggie). I don’t know if they vary admissions criteria based on intended majors; if so, a C+ average in HS does not bode well for a hard-core field like physics. Perhaps your weighted GPA is much higher; perhaps there is some explanation for the poor grades. In any case, you should have a conversation with your regional CU admission advisor.</p>