<p>What kinglin said is ********. I got a C in honors english junior year and a C in standard math every year except junior year and I got accepted last month. Oh yeah, and my gpa was about a 3.0 and my sta scores was 1150.</p>
<p>Ugh I hope this is not completely true. I have a few C's and 1 D but an overall GPA above 3.0. My grades have an upward trend and I seriously picked it up end of junior/senior year. I really wanted to attend Indiana. Should I even bother applying?</p>
<p>If you really want to attend IU, what are you waiting for? The earlier the better with rolling admissions. If your scores are decent, get your app in now and see what happens.</p>
<p>RATM go ahead and apply, it can't hurt. But if you get rejected don't ask yourself why. Indiana has gotten a lot tougher this year. At this point I've yet to see someone get in below a 3.5. That doesn't mean you can't get in with say a 3.2, but remember the number of applicants doubled this year.</p>
<p>Again, I got in with less than a 3.2 this year.</p>
<p>Well you have to remember, the average GPA for Indiana is a 3.3. And that's in your academic classes Sophomore and Junior year. BuySomethingAwesome could have bad grades in electives that could have been disregarded, making his GPA look better. Or even with a 3.2, he's still not considered a below average applicant, and even an average applicant has an 80% chance.</p>
<p>RATM - The average GPA for Indiana's applicant pool last year was a 3.3. Now this year, it's probably around a 3.4-3.5, with twice as many applicants, they can be more selective. That means you're about half a point below the average. It's a reach for you, but if you've taken hard courses, it will help. And if you haven't had any D's, it will help more. They don't want to see any D's and E's.</p>
<p>D's and E's?? LOL tats funi heh D's and F's right lol probaly gud to get E's in Citizenship though if IUB counts tat :)</p>
<p>My school doesn't hand out F's. The normal GPA doesn't have F's, rather just ends at E's. A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, E=0. No room for F's.</p>
<p>whoa tats cool, do u go to a special or private school? publics or i though schools usualy went abcdf.</p>
<p>No, I go to a large Public school.</p>
<p>I have gotten C's in spanish ( i moved to a new school freshman year without the pre-requisite middle school background in spanish, i was forced to take spanish and struggled miserabley) however, i have taken all advanced classes and have a 3.8 unweighted GPA senior year so far....i also got a 1310/1600 SAT, will i really be hurt by the C's?</p>
<p>Well, what is your overall GPA? I'd say that the C's wouldn't hurt you if you have a 3.4-3.5 GPA, because that would show you have mostly A's, and the C's don't have much effect.</p>
<p>did you guys ever think that maybe the increased applicant pool wasnt necessarily made up of all smarter people?</p>
<p>Agreed GT--I mentioned this in another thread. Selectivity only will increase if all those extra apps are of higher quality. It'll be interesting to look at the incoming freshman class profile once it's posted and compare it to previous years.</p>
<p>I am interested to also know the increase in the % of OOS apps. I am wondering how they will represent in the class. It would seem that if the pool of applicants expanded and selectivity increased that perhaps a greater % of OOS applicants will represent.</p>
<p>There definitely has been increased interest and # of apps from son's OOS H.S. this year. Kids not interested in MSU, kids needing a safety for U of M, driveable distance, another Big 10, beautiful campus, fun college town, some highly regarded programs, etc.</p>
<p>I firmly believe that your son's HS is not the exception. My opine is that IU has become popular elsewhere for many reasons........location, price, campus,diverse program offerings, relative ease of admission......and many others. I wonder if and how IU accepts OOS kids to raise their stat pool? It goes w/o saying that taking OOS raises their available $$$.</p>
<p>guapocarlos, I expect to see you accepted into Indiana.</p>
<p>Yeah, they're really going after that OOS tuition--they've been handing out those faculty awards to get the OOS kids to sign on the line.</p>