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Hey everyone,

I'm currently a sophomore in high school, and ever since the beginning of freshman year I've been getting ill (mono, knee problems, flu, etc). Because of this my grades have really suffered. I currently have a 3.68 GPA and I'm really worried if I can get accepted to an ivy-league college.

I'm on varsity track & tennis, and I'm on Student Council & Latin club (and hopefully I'll be on the newspaper staff junior year).

Are my chances really slim????

~Arielle

By Blacksheep (Blacksheep) on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 08:54 pm: Edit

Hi fellow sophomore. You still have the rest of this year, and junior year, as well as senior year to prove to universities that you're a great student.

So... otherwise...

No, everyone will reject you.

By Tel0r (Tel0r) on Monday, April 12, 2004 - 11:26 pm: Edit

I wouldn't be so worried about the Ivy League, there are plenty of awesome schools in the country, don't restrict yourself!

By Yodisistim (Yodisistim) on Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 12:57 pm: Edit

Ill...remember the IVY league refers to a sports league. Duke is not a member of the Ivy league and it's ranked ONLY after HYP. Get into it. Ivys are not the only good schools around.