Do you think I will get accepted by those colleges?

Question

Hi, I am a high school junior right now. Basically, the list down to Cornell, U Michigan, Emory, U Georgia, Georgia Tech.

Location: Atlanta, GA
School: Public High School, over 3700 students.
Rank: 150/1000
GPA: Unweighted: 3.3, Weighted 3.7
High School Class
Freshman Yr.
Honors Geometry, Honors World Geography, Language Art, Spanish I, PE, Health, Honors Biology.
Sophomore Yr.
Honors Algebra II, Honors Language Art, Honors Spanish II, Honors Chemistry, Accounting I, AP World History
Junior Yr.
AP Physics B, Pre-Calculus, AP US, AP Statistics, Honors Language Art, Honors Spanish III.
Senior Yr.
Going to take 4-5 AP's and Accounting II to boost some GPA.
SAT: 2150

EC: 3 Years of Varsity Swim and Dive (going to be 4 years with senior year.) Team Captain, two times Georgia AAAAA Division Runner Up and 1 time State Champion, International Club President, Spanish Club, Beta Club Co President, Mu Alpha Theta Co President, FBLA, Library Volunteer, Nursing Home/Hospital Hr 300+.

Answer 1

Cornell and Emory are stretches. Your GPA is low, but your SAT is probably good enough, and your volunteer work is really good, so you at least have a shot.

U Mich (assuming you are thinking Ann Arbor) is a bit of a reach with your GPA, but I'd say you'll quite possibly get in with your other stats.

U Georgia is pretty much a definite.

Georgia Tech is a maybe, a little more likely than Michigan.

Good luck

Also--the above comment that said those universities wouldn't look past the top 20 or 30 is somewhat mistaken as far as I know. In a class of 1000, 20 or 30 would be the top 2 and 3%. Even Cornell and Emory reach to 10% and farther, so your 15% isn't too bad, especially not for the other schools. Plus, class rank doesn't matter too much these days. Actual GPA is more important.

Answer 2

Your SAT is obviously pretty good, but with a 3.3, I think you need some back-up schools. These are pretty high-powered schools for a B+ student. The rigor of your program will help, but being ranked at #150 will hurt you (I went to a big high school too, but most of the schools you are looking at won't consider anyone further back than #20 or 30 at the very most.

Answer 3

honestly with your gpa and rank cornell might not be an option but that could possibly change with your sat score since it's high. just apply and see because it's not the end of the world. and good job for having more than 1 college picked out

Answer 4

From the info you give here, there's no reason to think that they would not accept you; but you have to realize at the same time that competition for places is keen. Someone else has already suggested that you contact the individual schools about their requirements. Do that.

Answer 5

Why not just look at the university's acceptance policies for the college itself AND your desired major? It's all available online. See for yourself if you meet their required standards.

Answer 6

Why don't you just apply to those colleges? You never know.