I am currently a Junior in high school and my freshman year I had a 2.4 GPA. My class rank is 351 out of 688 students. I played football my freshman year and I am on the Track team this year. I am also an Eagle Scout and I am a member of the Order Of The Arrow (Scout Honor Club). I want to get into a school like Texas A&M University or Balyor or any other good school out their that would take me. Do I have a chance? What can I improve on (My grades for sure)? I am taking an AP Human Geography class and I have a B+ in their. I also had an article published about me in TIME magazine called Duty, Honor, and Allah and I plan on sending a copy to my college of choice. I have taken upper level classes like Pre-Cal, Physics, and Chemistry (I had that my sophmore year)...Basically, do I have a chance of getting into a state school or another good school in the US? Plz help!
2006-12-03 09:34:29 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I got a 155 out of 240 on my PSATs which is like scoring an 1550 out of a 2400.
2006-12-03 09:44:14 · update #1
I wonder what your sophomore GPA was, or whether you played a sport that year. Don't know about your PSAT in 10th grade, either, which gives some idea about your junior year PSATs (scores not yet sent.) Extracurriculars (Eagle Scout, etc.) sound good.
The grades don't sound particularly good (perhaps they don't weight your grades there based on honors/AD?) but otherwise, you sound like a good candidate. I don't know about Texas A&M specifically, but I think you would have a good chance. There are thousands of colleges here and I'm sure that you will find a good fit with one of them.
Suggest you look at www.collegeboard.com and see how your grades and PSATs stack up compared with the middle 50% of the students a variety of schools accept.
Good luck!
2006-12-03 09:40:52 · answer #1 · answered by Shars 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋