What is the Minimum GPA to get into a Big East school?

Answer 1

GPA is not as important as the whole picture of your education. You need to have extracurricular activities, good scores on the SAT/ACT, and take challenging classes, including AP classes.

Our student body president joined the Tennis team his senior year, even though he was really not that athletic, because he felt like it would help him get into Yale. It did.

But as for a bare minimum, I would guess 3.0 would be the bottom, on an unweighted scale. It would be less likely to get in without something closer to a 4.0 unless you had really impressive extra activities and tough classes.

And this from one college admissions FAQ:

Is a four-point GPA required for admission?
No, but good grades are important. The average GPA of students admitted to fall semester was 3.75. But it's well to remember that the word average means midpoint--and that the high school grade point average is only one factor of many considered in the admission decision. Other important considerations include the ACT composite score and other subjective information provided in the application. Entering freshmen have been averaging about 27 on the ACT. We recommend a B+ high school GPA and an ACT score in the mid-20's for serious consideration.

Answer 2

go to Princeton review web site and check out the averages for the schools your interested in. Your grades are the most important single thing the school looks at, however you can overcome that with things like sports, working outside of school, public service etc...