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Hey I'm beginning the college admission process soon and I was wondering if you guys could tell me whether or not I have a shot at getting into your school. I come from a highly competitive private school out of state.

Here are my grades

9th

A, B,B,B,B,C

10th,

A,A,A,B,B,B

11th

A,A,A,A,B,B

Extracurriculars:

Eagle Scout, Newspaper (4 years; Staff Assistant, Staff Writer, Sports Editor, Sports Editor), Water Polo (9), Crew (10,11,12), 10600 literary magazine staff (10,11,12), Marque literary magazine staff (10,11,12)

Work Experience

Day Camp Counselor (9), Started a business painting addresses on peoples' streets (10,11)

So please just comment below and tell me if I have a shot. Thanks a ton.

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Got a shot

UT’s a lot more competitive than it used to be. If you could sign a check, you could get in. Still could get a very good education if you took the right classes.

But you care about today. If you have a 30+ ACT, you are in good shape. 25-30 is still good but they’d take a closer look at which classes you posted those grades in.

Good Luck.

by memphispete on May 25, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions  

There is always Winter/Spring semester, so don't worry

If you have an ACT score >25, you should be just fine. Considering that you are coming from an out-of-state private school, your extracurricular activities and ACT/SAT score will be the main focus of your admission, not your GPA.

Keep in mind though, what a lot of graduating seniors don’t realize is that while fall semester is the most competitive time to apply for school, it is very easy to gain admittance for the winter/spring semester. This happens at a lot of major universities. Part of the reason for this is because schools such as the University of Tennessee like to pad their stats and boast that they have the “best incoming class of freshmen ever” (based on average high school GPA and ACT scores). What they don’t tell you is that many of those applicants who didn’t make the cut in the fall will likely get accepted in the winter.

So if all else fails and you don’t gain acceptance for the fall, take the semester off and simply re-apply for winter admission.

by tommotornado on May 26, 2009 9:51 AM EDT reply actions  

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