Where did your 3.0-3.3 GPA child get in?

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<p>I graduated this year
I had a 30 ACT, 2030 SAT with a 3.1 UW and a 3.34 W (my school listed the UC GPA, so I’m not sure what it would be for other schools). White female, 7 APs.
Since my GPA was so low, I applied to a lot of schools with free applications listed in the Princeton Review’s Best 373 Colleges just to make sure I’d get in somewhere academically decent. </p>

<p>Accepted:
Allegheny (merit $)
Cal Poly Pomona
Drexel (merit $)
Evergreen State (merit $)
Furman (merit $)
Hendrix (merit $)
Lewis & Clark
University of Puget Sound (merit $)
UC Santa Cruz
University of Oregon
Willamette (merit $)
Oxford College of Emory University
CU-Boulder
Sewanee - University of the South (merit $)</p>

<p>Waitlisted - Parentheses note if I was accepted, not if i wanted to go on the waitlist
U Minnesota - Twin Cities (accepted even though I didn’t accept the wait list?)
Brandeis (accepted)
Case Western (accepted)
Rhodes (rejected)</p>

<p>Rejected
Cal Poly SLO
Carleton
UC Davis
UCSB</p>

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<p>S graduated with a 3.0-3.1 gpa. </p>

<p>Applied to:
U of Vermont
Temple University (Will be going this fall)
SUNY Albany
U of New Hampshire
Juniata Collage
McDaniel Collage
U of Maryland: Baltimore County</p>

<p>Got into all but Vermont (He was waitlisted, but we decided not to pursue it)</p>

<p>He got a 1900 SAT, and was a part of the green team, had a U.S. Government Internship senior year, had a good recommendation, 3 APs, regularly back-packed with sevoral groups, and part of the school’s ski team.</p>

<p>He’s always been a good writer, so essays were pretty good.</p>

<p>So yeah, no really steller schools, but in my experience the college that you go to is less indicative of your success then whether you apply yourself- you can get a solid education at most colleges if you know how to work and take advantage of all of the opportunities.</p>

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<p>i will now</p>

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<p>does anyone know any schools out of the west coast for someone with close to a 3.1</p>

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<p>I don’t but these folks do: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/907349-western-schools-3-0-3-3-kid.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/907349-western-schools-3-0-3-3-kid.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>sorry, what i meant was not on the west coast (where i live)</p>

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<p>Ah gotcha.</p>

<p>Look through this thread and if you don’t see what you’re looking for, post that same question.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/939937-3-0-3-3-gpa-parents-thread-2013-hs-graduation.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/939937-3-0-3-3-gpa-parents-thread-2013-hs-graduation.html&lt;/a&gt; - it’s a very busy thread.</p>

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<p>Graduation: 2012</p>

<p>Stats: 3.389 W (when applied), 1420 SAT (out of 2400), 5 APs, over 10 honors, white male from Georgia, and involved in swim team and theatre mostly. Graduated with a 3.521 W GPA though.</p>

<p>Accepted-
Earlham College (merit $)
College of Wooster (merit $)
Hiram College (merit $)
Ohio Wesleyan University (wait-listed first EA; merit $)
Knox College (merit $)
Lawrence University (merit $)
Clark University (merit $)
Wheaton College-MA (merit $)
Juniata College (merit $)
Allegheny College (merit $)
Ursinus College (merit $)
Lenoir-Rhyne University (merit $)
Flagler College </p>

<p>Wait-listed:
College of Holy Cross
Hobart and William Smith Colleges</p>

<p>Deferred and then Rejected:
Georgia College and State University</p>

<p>I applied everywhere EA or rolling admissions except the schools I got wait-listed. I didn’t bother with the wait-listed schools because I could not get any financial aid if I got off the wait-list. I interviewed with over ten of the schools (in person and skype). A lot were SAT Optional, others not so much. I also applied to Cornell College (IA), but withdrew my application. I really sugest the CTCL’s, excellent schools. </p>

<p>Wheaton (MA) ended up being my 2nd choice and Clark was my 3rd after financial aid.</p>

<p>Attending: Knox College</p>

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<p>A BIG shout out to Early College who really persevered on college apps because he knew he needed substantial aid $$. Those who are fortunate enough and can afford to be full pays: You have many more practical options. For the rest: Early Action at liberal arts colleges, esp. CTCL (Colleges That Change Lives) and Colleges of Distinction are the way to go. They are less numbers driven, so for kids who have things to offer beyond or instead of grades/test scores, they are a godsend: Leadership, community service, music, etc. get rewarded. Thank goodness. My kid sacrificed grades and health in service to her school.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much CCsiteObessed. I got a lot of grief on CC for applying to 16 colleges and I was told by many CCers that I would be rejected to a lot of them. It was quite ironic how I was only rejected to the one instate school I applied to which stats were MUCH lower than some of the other colleges I got admitted to. A lot of elitism here on CC when it’s not all about numbers when it comes to these type of liberal arts colleges. </p>

<p>The CTCL’s look BEYOND numbers (except I can’t say the same for Cornell College hence the withdrawal), but I highly suggest them. I do know there was some schools like Goucher and Muhlenberg (which I may have applied to), but if you apply SAT Optional you cannot get any merit aid. </p>

<p>I would also like to say it’s NOT bad to apply to a lot of schools. Out of my 13 acceptances, only 6 schools were in the running because of bad financial aid packages and after we visited/analyzed it, really only 4ish would have been affordable. So, that just goes to show that when one applies to around 6 or 8 schools, not one school may be affordable. I didn’t really have one financial instate safety because I really didn’t like any of them. It was a gamble, but I knew it would pay off (other CC members told me it wouldn’t work out, boy were they wrong). It would have costed more money in state (without financial aid) than it does at Knox. I will also note I got some awful financial aid packages which were doubled the price of Knox. I did not visit any colleges until I was accepted with knowledge of my financial aid packages. We did one big crazy college road trip from GA to IL to IN to OH to PA to MA and home during spring break. </p>

<p>I would also just say don’t focus so much on “loving” a school when you visit because I never did. No school is perfect. I tended just to like or dislike a school. My college decision between Knox and Wheaton-MA was a hard one (just read my thread), but I did it and I have zero regrets. And Knox is no where near perfect. I did not love the campus or location that much, but the 3-3 calendar is what got me. My dream school use to be NYU, but boy did things change. I would not recommend counting on just one dream school because you may surely be disappointed come financial aid time. I went into this process with an open mind and Knox wasn’t even one of my “top” choices at the beginning.</p>

<p>Interviewing really helped, great recommendations/essays, etc got the admissions officers to get to know the real me. I was in the bottom 10% for SAT scores and I still got at least 10k in merit at the majority of my acceptances. It is more than stats. And I honestly knew most of my acceptances before 2012 due to my EA applications. I will note that the financial aid process is not as easy as it may seem especially for self employed families. I ended up with a fantastic senior year (96.5% just in my 2nd semester; 3.5 GPA) and became an honor grad. I would lastly like to say that some colleges look at your families finances and that may cause a rejection or wait-list. I think that was the case with Hobart, but I’ll never know. It was too preppy for me anyways ;)</p>

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<p>I really think that early-college should be commended. He did an amazing job researching schools and for staying positive the whole time. I followed his plight last fall and spring,and was pretty sure he would get into a lot of these schools because he was just such a mature and upbeat person…I have to admit, I thought you were a girl though:-)</p>

<p>My DS had around a 3.4 W but that’s academic classes only. He went to a competitive private prep, where a that GPA is pretty darn good… not great, but competitive for most of the schools he applied to. He had high test scores, Eagle Scout with 1500 volunteer hrs, some pretty heavy leadership positions and his teachers adored him… the loves to learn type… but unfortunately not the love to get A’s type.</p>

<p>Anyway, he really doesn’t fit this thread technically, but I wanted to make a point of saying that he was rejected from some “need aware” schools that, based on our HS’s naviance he should have gotten in. I thought I had thought of everything when I was helping my DS with his list. But, what I hadn’t thought of was that we needed aid, and big time… my DS was on a scholarship at his HS, but it is filled with wealthy full pay families, so I am sure that naviance reflected that, and I just didn’t think to factor that in.</p>

<p>So just a word of caution… if you need aid, you need a VERY wide net… just look at early college’s post… same here… we got packages all over the place, but most were VERY good. We were lucky. </p>

<p>St Lawrence University… Attending… merit aid and met full need, HAPPY, HAPPY!
Univ. of Puget Sound… accepted… merit
Hobart and Smith…accepted …merit plus met full need…LOVED this school, but like early, too preppy.
University of Denver…accepted…merit
Sewanee… accepted, merit…beautiful need based package…
UVM…accepted…merit
Western Washington…accepted…merit +WUE</p>

<p>Colorado College… applied ED…LONG story with this one… I will spare you… deferred, the n rejected</p>

<p>Lewis and Clark…deferred, then rejected…HUGE shock based on his stats.
Colby rejected
Bates rejected
Colgate rejected
Whitman rejected…this was sad as it was his 2nd choice and a lot of kids from his HS had gotten in here with WAY lower stats.
Bowdoin rejected… no shock here
Midd…ditto</p>

<p>All and all my DS was happy and LOVES SLU, so it is all good. The interesting thing I think, is that the schools that did accept him must have really wanted him because they all offered such generous FA and merit awards, then it jumps to rejections on all the others. I truly think that, yes, his reaches that were both need-blind rejected him because he was not qualified, but the others I am pretty sure took one look at his FA need and said, no thanks. If he had been full pay, I think that list would have looked different.</p>

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<p>Another thing about these lists is that many of these schools waive application fees if you apply early, or online, or whatever. So applying to 16 as a student who will need significant financial aid is actually fairly doable.</p>

<p>S had just under a 3.0, a 28 ACT, a nice essay, musical talent and is a great interviewer.</p>

<p>His list was:</p>

<p>College of W00ster - waitlisted, then accepted with significant merit and need based aid
DeP@uw - accepted with significant merit and need based aid
W1ttenberg - accepted with significant merit and need based aid
C@pital U (Music Conservatory) - accepted with significant music scholarship and full need met
Adri@n - accepted with significant merit and full need met
B0wling Green - accepted, small merit award and only federal need grants/loans
0SU regional campus - accepted, only federal need grants/loans</p>

<p>Denis0n (waitlisted, not accepted)
Bere@ (deferred, not accepted)</p>

<p>In every case the private schools’ packages made them cost less than the publics. The 0SU local campus was a financial safety only because he’d live at home.</p>

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<p>Congrats Early College! I was just wonering where you ended up! Good luck at Knox.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the kind words mspearl! Good luck to your daughter as well :)</p>

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<p>EC, make sure you come on CC every once in a while to let us know how you are doing.</p>

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<p>just under 3.4 GPA and math and reading combined SAT of 1080 (ouch)</p>

<p>He applied to:</p>

<p>College of Charleston: Denied for Fall, Conditionally accepted for Sping if he got B’s at another college for fall semester</p>

<p>Appalachian State: same as above</p>

<p>Catholic U: very nice merit scholarship so accepted</p>

<p>St. Joseph’s: same as above</p>

<p>Middlebury: denied</p>

<p>Franklin and Marshall: Waited then accepted (SAT optional school so did not submit)</p>

<p>Hamilton: denied</p>

<p>Furman: denied</p>

<p>Wake Forest: denied (SAT optional school also)</p>

<p>Loyola U in Maryland: Accepted</p>

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<p>Will do boysx3. I honestly wouldn’t mind becoming an admissions officer one day. But we shall see. I currently am planning on double majoring in theatre and anthropology/sociology. The great thing about Knox is the open curriculum. I only have to take one math and one science to graduate. And by science that includes psychology with a lab or even contemporary biological issues. Plus, one only takes three classes per term (trimester system), so one really can focus more on each class.</p>

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<p>The science-ness of my Psych 101 course in college took me by surprise a bit…I spent a lot of the first semester memorizing the parts of the eye, the brain, etc.</p>

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<p>I guess I’m better off taking Contemporary Biological Issues then! I am not a math or science person.</p>

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<p>So I’m a senior and I have a GPA of a 3.0 unweighted, and a 3.3 weighted. I know my GPA isn’t the best, but it’s a little late for that now.
I have an SAT score of 1640 (i’m going to retake)
I have taken 2 AP classes, and am currently enrolled in 3, I have also taken 5 honors classes.
I have over 50+ hours of community service, and I am passionate member, and the leader of a club at school that helps special needs kids feel more involved, and helps them to develop their social skills.
I also am a female, and 100% Hispanic, I know that sometimes helps if you’re a minority.
My plans for the future are to pursue a career as a teacher, preferably an elementary school teacher, or working with special needs.
Which colleges would you recommend I apply to that has the programs I’m interested in, as well as ones that seem reasonable to be accepted into? (I don’t expect to go to Stanford or Berkley)
I live in San Diego California, and I would like to attend college either in-state, or in Oregon, Washington, or Arizona. I’m also not opposed to attending a college out of these states, or even a Community college and then transferring over, I would just like to know all my options. thank you</p>