Say I have a 3.8 unweighted gpa. What schools would I qualify for. In terms of PSAT I would be around the 60-70 percentile. Anyone have any experiences for what schools I would qualify for?
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Congrats on your hard work! Keep it going you have time to improve our SAT scores.
The importance of your GPA is dependent on the level of rigor (your school, are your classes AB, AP, etc)
Here is an article on PSAT ranking that should help you.
https://blog.prepscholar.com/w...t-score-for-a-junior
You can get information on the required GPA and test scores from the target schools you are interested in as they publish this information every year.
Good luck and keep working hard!
On SAT/ACT scores, you can google a school you are interested in and the words “common data set”. It will pull up last years admissions and the ACT/SAT scores for 25th and 75th percentile.
For example google “University of Oklahoma common data set”. You get this http://www.ou.edu/content/irr/...ommon-data-sets.html
It will also give you a wealth of statistical data about the school.
Agree with others. Overall, the SAT or ACT is going to be a more limiting factor in terms of getting into a college of University than GPA, so I'd start there. You can use the College Navigator at https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ and click more search options on the menu box. You can then select your SAT or ACT range, distance from home (another HSBBWeb thread at the moment), campus setting and whether or not they have a varsity baseball team. This is a good starting point to build a list and filter on all the US schools.
Good luck.
With a 3.8 GPA, most of the search tools and websites will match you up with a majority of colleges in the country. So, that can be a little misleading. You'll probably have a very wide net at this point, until the test scores come in. The reason being, a 3.8 is a great GPA!! Congratulations. Grades open doors!
I would highly suggest checking with the counseling office at your school. They should have access to tools to help you determine what colleges you should be considering. Most schools have access to Naviance which helps chart grades and test scores against college acceptance for the HS you attend.
A 3.8 can actually mean many different things. If you have a 3.8 with lots of Advanced and AP courses you are going to be in a better spot then someone with a 3.8 who has taken many phys ed courses.
Also, the academic rigor/reputation of your HS will come into play as well. Naviance will help to level set your grades against all of these.
joes87 posted:I would highly suggest checking with the counseling office at your school. They should have access to tools to help you determine what colleges you should be considering. Most schools have access to Naviance which helps chart grades and test scores against college acceptance for the HS you attend.
A 3.8 can actually mean many different things. If you have a 3.8 with lots of Advanced and AP courses you are going to be in a better spot then someone with a 3.8 who has taken many phys ed courses.
Also, the academic rigor/reputation of your HS will come into play as well. Naviance will help to level set your grades against all of these.
Took Go44Dad's tip and looked up all schools(Common data set) my 2018 (non-athlete) applied. Every one of them listed "course rigor" as a most important factor in admissions. Some schools that was the only thing checked "most important".One had G.P.A. under the somewhat important, with test scores weighed more.
Baseballcomesthird posted:Say I have a 3.8 unweighted gpa. What schools would I qualify for. In terms of PSAT I would be around the 60-70 percentile. Anyone have any experiences for what schools I would qualify for?
Your grades are excellent, but I would advise working on test prep to improve your test scores as much you can. Unless you're a top D1 prospect, you're going to have a lot more choices if you can get your ACT or SAT substantially higher than 70th percentile. The good news is that you have time, and you're smart and know how to work, or you wouldn't have such good grades. Test scores can be improved a lot, and kids often do a lot better on ACT than they do on PSAT.
JCG posted:Baseballcomesthird posted:Say I have a 3.8 unweighted gpa. What schools would I qualify for. In terms of PSAT I would be around the 60-70 percentile. Anyone have any experiences for what schools I would qualify for?
Your grades are excellent, but I would advise working on test prep to improve your test scores as much you can. Unless you're a top D1 prospect, you're going to have a lot more choices if you can get your ACT or SAT substantially higher than 70th percentile. The good news is that you have time, and you're smart and know how to work, or you wouldn't have such good grades. Test scores can be improved a lot, and kids often do a lot better on ACT than they do on PSAT.
Baseballcomesthird,
Great advice above. There is an ACT prep available from ACT that is on-line (desktop/ipad/phone) that is self guided, very good if you are disciplined enough to study on your own. I think it is $59 to access it. There are mini pre-tests to see where you stand, then it will build a course tailored for you. Good Luck!
http://www.act.org/content/act...act-online-prep.html
joes87 posted:I would highly suggest checking with the counseling office at your school. They should have access to tools to help you determine what colleges you should be considering. Most schools have access to Naviance which helps chart grades and test scores against college acceptance for the HS you attend.
A 3.8 can actually mean many different things. If you have a 3.8 with lots of Advanced and AP courses you are going to be in a better spot then someone with a 3.8 who has taken many phys ed courses.
Also, the academic rigor/reputation of your HS will come into play as well. Naviance will help to level set your grades against all of these.
This is an important factor.
Any school you apply to bases their decision on whether or not they believe you will succeed at their school.
The more evidence you can provide in your favor - the better.
A good GPA is great to have, but it needs to come from courses that the college sees as good preparation for their school. A good test score is great, but the schools also want to see that you have the discipline to maintain grades in your classes. Somewhere between those two things is the magical combination that tells a school if you will succeed or not based on previous students.
The previously mentioned sites can tell you what percentage of students at a given college have what GPA/test scores. To increase your chances of acceptance, look at schools where your combination puts you in the top 25% of their incoming students. This will also increase your chances of receiving academic money.