What colleges can i get into?

Question

I am a sophomore right now. I go to a good private school. I have a 3.1 GPA. I do community service. I am in the Spanish CLub and Habitat for Humanity Club at my school. I play three sports for my school and another outside of school. What good colleges could i get into in the Northeast?

Answer 1

Princeton Review's web site has a tool where you can enter informatino about your background and interests and it will spit out the names of schools that are appropriate for you.

You are just a sophomore -- so you have time to bring up your GPA. If you want to go to a good school -- you need to work hard.

Answer 2

A 3.1 GPA is not very impressive at first sight, so unless you take all AP classes or just had an offal freshman year and are picking it up now, then you can forget about the top schools.

As a sophomore, you still have 2 years to make yourself appear more attractive to schools. Join clubs, start clubs of your own, take SAT Subject Tests in areas you're good at. If you get A's in Chemistry at school, take the test and show colleges what you can do.

Applying to schools is like an advertisement and you are the product. Show them that they'd be lucky to get you by jacking up your resume with impressive activities.

Answer 3

There are too many colleges in the Northeast to list. And you don't have all the pieces of the puzzle yet--not by far--to narrow down that list.

Let's look at your grades. 3.1 is not very good. It's not the worst, but it is not going to get you into a very competitive college. You haven't taken the SAT yet; that will be very important, too. I agree with the above poster--you should get your grades up. Don't take AP and honors classes, though, unless you can do very well in them. Take the level of class that is right for you; there is a college for everyone.

That being said, if you are very, very good at your sports (or at least one of them), that can help in admissions decisions. You don't have to be at the top level, but many smaller, division III schools will give you a break on grades if you will contribute to one of their varsity teams (but only a SMALL break--you still have to get your grades up--many people are recommended to admissions committees by the school's sports coaches, only to be rejected on other criteria, such as grades!)--but keep in mind there are no Division III scholarships. If you're one of the very few people who qualify for a Division I scholarship, well. . . let's just assume you're not. Most people aren't, and you need a backup.

Club-wise, it's good that you are a member of Habitat For Humanity--but are you an active member, or do you just show up every once and a while? Schools want to see real leadership and participation--not just that you showed up, but that you went to "builds" and actually helped build houses.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Since you're a sophomore, you still have 2 years to raise your g.p.a. So I would suggest you atleast aim for a 3.5 g.p.a or higher. And take a few AP Classes... that can also boost your cumulitive grade point average. It seems like you have the extracirricular activities... so you should be all set. I live in Michigan, so you should later apply to:
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Michigan State University-Lansing
Eastern Michigan University-Ypsilanti
** All schools listed are competitive, but if you atleast have a 3.5, involved in activities, and have atleast a 21 on the ACT... you'll be admitted.