Could i get into Ivy League or below?

Question

I have a 3.51 gpa so far 1st quarter soph year
last year 3.21
these are unweighted
i took honors math and science last year, norm everything else
this year AP bio, honors math, honors english, history, latin, french

other than gpa, i have good extraciriculars, and i took the psats a year early, and still havnt gotten back results.
i know there isnt a lot of info, and college is in a while, but what kind of range am i looking for?
could i ever get into brown/dartmouth.... vasser... tufts... or lower?

My mother, her brother, and her father all went to brown. would that affect anything at all?

Answer 1

I think your chances of getting to an Ivy League school would be good if you met one or more of the following conditions:
1. One of your parents attended and graduated from an Ivy League school
2. Other people from your high school have been accepted to an Ivy League school
3. You are a person with a background other than western European
4. Item 3 PLUS you were born in another country, suffered great hardships (or at least your parents did) and are living your American dream.

If none of those are true - you still have a shot if you can really distinguish yourself somehow (getting harder to do these days) start a club or organization that helps and under-served population in your school (like homeless kids) or community or world.

Whatever you do, don't pick a college based solely on it's reputation. Research it thoroughly, visit, talk to current students and alumnae and see what fits you. Even if you don't get into an Ivy League school, you're already proving that you have what it takes to succeed in the world and wherever you go you'll be great!

Answer 2

There are no drastic changes you can make to your GPA, other than continuing to work hard. What's important now is making sure your test scores are as high as they can be. The combination of good gpa and great scores will not only get you into the school of your choice, but could also earn you some scholarships. Here are some tips:
Take your SAT2s as soon as you're done with the subject. For example, if you're taking Chemistry this year and doing fairly well, take the Chem SAT2 in spring of this year, rather than waiting until next year.
During spring break, take a sample SAT and a sample ACT test. Use the results to decide which test you'll take, and how much you'll need to study. Take the summer to prepare for the test, and take it in FALL of Junior year to get it out of the way.
Start working on relationships with teachers/supervisors. You'll need these people to write your letters of rec, and/or to proofread your essays, so be nice to them, and spend extra time getting to know them and allowing them to get to know you.

You're definitely on the right track. Planning ahead is what will get you to your goals. You can also get a lot more help by attending free seminars on test-taking, admissions, essay-writing etc at your local Kaplan center.

good luck!

Answer 3

Your family having gone to Brown is a slight plus, but people get rejected from "legacy" schools all of the time.

Apply to several schools, including a few backup schools (ones you know you can get into).

You have a chance, but it's certainly not a guarantee.

Hundreds of thousands, if not more, students just like yourself with similar (or better) credentials are applying to the same top colleges and not everyone can get in.

Work on raising your GPA, and doing a unique extracurricular that goes beyond the generic "president of student government" type of field.

Test scores, reccomendations, and college essays can help.

Good luck.

Answer 4

You have selected the very top schools, I suggest you improve your GPA to about 3.65 and then just apply to one or two Ivey's and then select from the great schools just below them in most peoples eyes. U of MIch is great, Wisconsin is also, and many others. If you can get an alumnus from a school to write a letter it can help a lot.
Good luck
PS: Any Univ can be great if you take from it all that you can:)

Answer 5

there are cerain qualifications that you need to meet in order to get to an Ivy league school. But for most people if they don't do good in their grades it would be a little difficul. So asan option they pursue an Associate degree get good enough grades and then transfer to an Ivy league school eventually. i can give you moreinformation about this is you like, just email me your qualifications and the Ivy schools you want to get into. [e-mail] or if you want you can call me 6820-3008