<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.34
Weighted GPA: 3.88
SAT: 2030 (M: 680, V: 670, W: 680)
SAT II US History: 740
SAT II Literature: 580</p>
<p>European History AP: 4
US History AP: 4</p>
<p>School doesn't rank classes.</p>
<p>Varsity Cross Country
Around 90 community service hours</p>
<p>University of Wisconsin-Madison (top choice)
University of Texas-Austin
University of Washington
UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara</p>
<p>I'd appreciate any input, on the negative/constructive side if anything. GPA is low, not sure if emphasizing my HS's competitiveness would help.</p>
<p>I think you still have pretty good chances with Wisconsin and Washington even though your gpa might be slightly lower for some of these schools. Your Sat m/v/w scores are very good and hopefully that will help you. Sorry, I don't know anything about the UC schools</p>
<p>Your state of residence matters for all these unis, though not as much at Madison as the others. Your GC should definitely write about your school's competitiveness. Get the app. in right away if you haven't already.</p>
<p>I don't think you have a chance at Texas unless you live there and are in the top 10% of your class (Texas law mandates those students get in first so they are very selective with out-of-state).</p>
<p>As a UW-Madison alum, class of 07, I can tell you that UW Madison is getting pretty tough to get in to. They celebrate diversity and if you are a minority, you have a better chance of getting in. I can tell you that a 3.3 GPA is your biggest downfall, but not impossible. UW Madison likes to see progression in the difficulty of coursework. They don't like to see transcripts where people work hard Fr-Jr years then just skate by during Sr year. If you have a 3.3 because you were taking AP courses, you have a better chance of getting in than someone with a 3.7 taking home ec and being a teacher's aide. Also, some majors are more selective than others. Keep in mind also that each college has different requirements. For instance, in the School of Nursing, it is reported that you need to have at least a 3.0 to apply (in Junior year) but due to the volumes of applications, realistically you need better than a 3.5 to even have a chance. I was worried when I applied with a 3.9 (sounds crazy, I know). Good luck! Wisconsin is an awesome school and you will find no better sports venue than Badger football games!</p>
<p>One unusual comment was made by the admissions rep. who spoke at the UW-Madison info session. "Don't take an AP class if you think you might get a "C". Unfortunately my son had just received a "C" in his AP Spanish class and I was encouraging him to continue on in Spanish. I called two other universities that he was interested in and they said they'd rather see the AP class with a "C" instead of no AP class.</p>
<p>Thanks. I was looking at a graph for Wisconsin, and purely off of numbers I had about a 45% chance. My SAT scores are in the top 25%, but my GPA is well below the average. As for the "C's in AP classes" that's not good news to hear as I got C's in Physics Junior year. Guess I'll have to hope I have a killer essay/recs.</p>