<p>All right, so here's the situation. I am going ot UCI this fall, but it's defintely not my dream school. I know my capabliities, and I"ve realized that I didn't put in effort when needed in high school. I will leave with a 3.4 gpa and a 2170 SAT I , along w/ a 800 Math II, 730 US History, and a 630 Biology. Now, if i work my butt off at UCI, get a 4.0 (im a bio major), get good recs, and in general just be the complete opposite of what i was in high school, esp. with good essays, what do you guys think my chances would be at schools like Northwestern, WAshU, and the Ivies?</p>
<p>imran, at least you dont have to take the sats again...i think you would have a fair shot at washu (got in with similiar scores but higher hs gpa)...however, maybe you can speak about your upward trend in the essays...you should def. give it a shot, if anything for peace of mind that u tried, (and hopefully got in)...also start forming relations w/2 profs now...these are all from experience, im not an expert or anything...gluck!</p>
<p>Hey, imran, I'm in the same situation as you are. I'm not sure I want to stay at UCI for four years. I don't think it's strong in the humanities, where I would like to study. I could've researched this beforehand, but it wouldn't have made much difference because it was either UCI or UCSB for me.</p>
<p>BTW, if it matters: 3.5 GPA, 1710 SAT, 26 ACT, hoping to transfer too.</p>
<p>yeah im getting a lot of elective credits theoretically from my AP tests (somewehre around 50), so im kinda hoping i can start off w/ tough classes and transfer up. im just praying to god that my college grades will impact it more than high school grades.</p>
<p>yeah, also if they look @ high school ECs and stuff, i was really big into debate, was captain of public forum debate at my high school, won several awards. so basically it was my GPA im sure that ****ed me over college admissions wise.</p>