College what do you think?

Question

I have about a 3.0 or over, place 88 out of 416, will graduate with honors, been in clubs like:
Latin Club
International Club
Grizzly Pride
Key Club
I scored a 22 on the ACT.
I think it's good but somehow all my friends reject that idea from head to toe. i sorta want to go to Hendrix but my friends said i won't be able to go. I can accept myself but others can't. I just want to know so i can stop dwelling. do you think i can go to hendrix or anyother colleges with this?

Answer 1

I had never heard of Hendrix, but I looked it up on the College Board's website. 93% of their admittees had GPAs higher than yours, and the middle 50% of their advisees had ACTs between 25 and 31. That means that your chances aren't terribly good of getting in, since you are lower on both scores. You might want to go onto the website yourself, since they have a "College Matchmaker" feature which lets you feed in your qualifications and preferences, and it gives you a list of schools you might qualify for. A 3.0 isn't a terrible GPA, so you should be able to find something, although if I were you I would really consider retaking the ACT. It is great to accept yourself, but not to the point of settling for too little. You can push yourself a little harder and I bet you are capable of doing better.