Thread: Is a 3.8 GPA good enough to get into a pretty good college?

Because I have no idea what the expectation from good colleges are. I'm not talking about an insanely hard college like MIT or Cornell, but maybe Geneseo or Wells.

That and some extra curricular stuff should put you in really good shape.

I only got a 3.0.

phew. what college did you go to?

Right now Jefferson Community College, reasoning being it's cheaper and all classes will transfer after I obtain my associate's degree.

Then it's most likely the University of Louisville for me.

Oh yeah the SATs. My brother always had REALLY good grades and he took the sat and really screwed up the new writing section. He got about what would be a 94 if it was out of 100 on every part, but on the writing he got about a 40... he still got into a really good college though.

I'm in less honor courses than him, (only 1) but I think that my grades in everything are better than his.

I'm sure that you will be able to get in to some decent (with financial support in some places) with a 3.8. How does that compare to the rest of your class? Did you do extracurricular activities and or community service? From what I've seen, colleges look at your activities and application essay(s) more than your GPA.

In my case however, my college didn't require an application essay though (good thing since I suck at writing IMO. I ended up going to Rose-Hulman. A top ranking undergraduate engineering university).

A 3.8 GPA is pretty good, but there are many more factors. A very important one being your SAt score/s.
This is what I do:
http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/index.jsp

Search for the colleges/universities you want to go to. Check out "Admission" in the profile. It should be under "Admission Policies and Factors." Check out what that uni finds to be very important, important, considered etc. It should give you a good idea.

Collegeboard is an excellent source for info.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.