<p>I'm a junior with a 3.2 GPA (86.89) and I've taken mostly honors classes and 2 AP classes. I had a pretty bad freshman and sophomore year, and got a high C in AP Computer Sciences. My other grades have been mainly high B's. I run varsity track with a mile time of 5:25, and I have been a Girl Scout since elementary school. I am applying for a summer internship at a museum and if I don't get in, I will be working as an intern for my local newspaper. What are my odds of getting into a good college? Will top 20 colleges even look at my application? I am interested in majoring in economics and biology. Could I somehow get an athletic scholarship? What can I do to improve my chances? Please help!!!!</p>
<p>Can someone please answer?</p>
<p>Your ECs seem decent. You are honestly gonna be able to get into a considerably decent institution as long as your GPA does not slip. The stats you see on CC are generally over the top. A 3.0+ GPA will get you into a fairly good school. There are lots of people with below a 3.0 that get into college everyday</p>
<p>Okay… you only let half an hour go by before you bumped, that is not very long. If you think your times are good enough to compete for a D1 school (I have no idea), go to the athletic recruits forum out here and ask for an honest appraisal. Unless you have a hook (URM or athletics that they really want), your GPA is going to make “top schools” out of reach for you. But there are TONS of good colleges outside the “top 20”. Do you have standardized test scores? What state do you live in? What is your financial situation for college?</p>
<p>With that info you will get more suggestions out here. But you may want to get a copy of the Fiske Guide to Colleges and spend some time looking through for colleges where your SAT or ACT is in the 50% or better range. Even if you can get into a school where your grades and test scores are lower than average, do you really want to struggle with a lot of more qualified students along with the stress of playing your sport (which takes a lot of hours)? </p>
<p>your coach would be a good starting point to see if your times are competitive for recruited athletes. If your definition of “good college” is top 20 then your odds are on the low side of the general population, and the odds for the general population is low. Unless you happen to be a recruited athlete…</p>
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<p>“good college” and “top 20 college” are 2 different animals. there are a couple hundred + “good colleges.”</p>