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College, HELP!
I'm in 12th grade and am applying to colleges. But I feel like I ruined my chances at getting into my top 3 choices: Brown, UCBerkley, NYU.
So in 10th grade I had a GPA of 4.0
In 11th grade I had a 4.4.
And so far I have a 4.4 in 12th grade.
HOWEVER, in 9th grade I only got a 3.5 GPA.
Did I ruin my chances of getting into those schools?
I recieved a 2150 on my SAT, a 30 on my ACT, I scored perfect on my US History subject test and perfect on my French/with listening SAT subject test.
Please tell me, did I ruin my chances with my 9th grade GPA????
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A 3.5 isn't bad...it's just okay. I have like a 3.8 overall.
!0th and 11th grade years are what they look at the most anyway, so you will be FINE.
Don't fret. Seriously, you're doing REALLY well and must be working really hard.
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No, I don't think so, because you've definitely showed MAJOR improvement, which is something those big colleges look for.
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i would not think so, because alot of the time colleges will look at freshman year and say it was an adjusment year, the most important year is junior year, which you did very good on. and a 3.5 gpa is not that bad, its not like in 9th grade you got all d's and f's.
i am not sure, but i would say that you still have a very good chance of getting into those schools, espically if you have voulnteer work and other school activities and stuff.
good luck!
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yes you did. People who apply to those colleges have like 5.0 gpas and most people who have anything under a 4.8 are just turned around and not even considered. I'm telling you this because it is true. Any college like that doesn't want to see a kid who slacked off in 9th grade. 9th grade DOES count though most people don't think about it at the time, but it does and colleges look at it. SATs aren't as highly looked at anymore, so just getting good sat grades and average grades otherwise is not okay. I'm sorry, but those schools are a bit out of your reach!
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I am editing my answer to back up what I previously stated. You are fine for NYU and UC Berkely from what their website averages are. It will probably be tough for you to get into Brown but you don't look too bad for them either.
I have confidence that you will get accepted into at least one of the three. Also, althought many people will say that freshman year doesn't count - it does. It isn't as bad in your case because your freshman year is pretty good. I'd love to have your GPA and your SAT scores, etc. Here is the information that should help. All you really had to do was visit their websites and they tell you the AVERAGE of their applicants. Just because you're above average doesn't mean you will easily get in and just because you're below average doesn't mean that you won't. It's how you present yourself to them, etc. Don't get your hopes up but don't be so quick as to assume you'll never make it. Try your hardest and you will have just as good of a chance as anyone else applying there.
DIRECTLY FROM NYU WEBSITE
The average GPA is a 3.63 and their said avg SAT score was a 1300-1430 (I would assume that the SAT scores has yet to be updated)...
DIRECTLY FROM BROWN WEBSITE:
Further Information
average test scores?
The average SAT score ranges from 670-780 on each section. One quarter of our admitted students score above this average, and one quarter score below this average.
The average ACT score ranges from 30-33 on each section. One quarter of our admitted students score above this average, and one quarter score below this average.
We do not have an average high school GPA because different schools use different scales. Approximately 90% of the students were in the top 10% of their class in high school.
DIRECTLY FROM UC BERKELY WEBSITE
SAT Reasoning Test scores
(25th % 75th percentiles) Reading: 590-710
Math: 620-750
Writing: 590-710
Average unweighted GPA 3.82
Average weighted GPA 4.25
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i REAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLY doubt it. it shows you've improved and what your at now is WAY more accurate than what you were in 9th grade. good luck!!!
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