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To be honest, most likely no. Since many Ivy students have GPAs that are above 4.0, due to AP classes, you would have to have something significant to put you above the many applicants vying for a spot. If you want a point of comparison, the average GPA for a student entering UC Berkeley, which is a public, non-Ivy school in California, was 4.26.

If you do, however, have really significant skill in fields such as athletics, your chances might go higher.

AnswerHey, the below information is very true -well said! what i always recommend and that has worked for me is setting yourself apart from the crowd. everyone -at least applying to ivies- will do well in academics, will lead student bodies and will be involved in extra-curr. you need to do something other than what every else within this select group does. be creative. be ambitious. think big. you can do what college students do if you want to and are willing to work for it.

my younger cousin is looking to study at Harvard. it's his no.1 choice school. a few days ago i noticed that the homepage on his PC was set to www.nattybumba.com . i was amazed. that's the homepage of choice at some Ivy League schools. i even use it. i never thought a 15 year old would. but he, like many others, is doing what everyone else is doing. so it'll end up being a matter of chance. after all if u have 200 candidates that have the exact same profile...

be different in a positive way and make noise and they will hear u. i studied at LSE -it ain't Harvard but i know my background set me apart as far as admission was concerned.

You do not need to have a perfect 4.0 to get into an Ivy League School. You are rated on may levels such is essay, SAT, ACT, geographical location, extracirricular activities, clubs, memberships, volunteer work, and other relevant experience. Also, keep in mind that many wealthy folks with less than a 4.0 GPA have been accepted to Ivy League schools as well.

AnswerI believe that anything above a 3.7 could get you into an Ivy League school depending on the extra-curricular activites, volunteer work, etc. that you participated in high school. I had three seniors in my class this year get accepted to an Ivy League school, two students had a 4.0 GPA and the other had a 3.9 GPA. I believe that you will have to be very close to a 4.0 to get accepted into an Ivy League school. Good Luck! AnswerYes, less than a 4.0 GPA is enough to get you into an Ivy League school, but really you shouldn't get too much lower than a 4.0. You should aim to get at most 2 or 3 B's, depending on your other areas. Colleges do look at other things such as SAT & SAT II score, extra curricular activities, and rank. Above all, GPA is the most important. Hope this answers your question.
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in order for you to get into an ivy league college, you will most definitley need an outstanding commulative GPA, all throughout high school - that being a 4.0 (or possibly a 3.999). to get in to and ivy league school you really do need a great GPA to impress people and so the admit you to the college. the admissions commitee won't be impressed if you have a 3.5 or 3.8 GPA - when college is going to be even harder than high school, and if you can't make a perfect or virtually perfect GPA in high school, then you most likely won't improve your GPA in college, UNLESS you study vigorously and complete all lessons

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The idea that you need a perfect GPA to get into an Ivy League school is one of the biggest myths when it comes to college admissions.

Of course the Ivy League is looking for the best of the best of the best students. But GPA is not the only thing those schools are looking for. There are MANY students with perfect GPAs getting rejected from Harvard, Brown, Yale, etc every year. And there are also many students getting INTO those programs who have GPAs below a 4.0.


The Ivy League schools want more than just a perfect GPA and a perfect SAT/ACT score. They want students who challenge themselves, and students who engage in the world around them (outside of the classroom!) What does that mean?


Well, for one, it means that you should not choose all the easiest classes in school in order to maintain a 4.0 GPA. The Ivy League schools are going to recognize that instantly, and it won't do you aaaany favors.


At the same time, if you are taking all Honors/AP courses and spending 100% of your time studying in order to get perfect grades, that's not going to help either.


What you want to do is mix things up. Take those challenging courses AND get involved in activities OUTSIDE of school. That can be sports, it can be volunteering, it can be an instrument, it can be... anything! Find something you love and get involved. And don't do it just for the sake of your apps. Schools can tell that, too! Do it because you love it, because you enjoy doing it, because it is your passion and you get excited about it. When you go about it that way, you'll naturally get more and more invested in it, and you'll have a lot more to show for yourself when it comes time to apply to college. (And the schools really want to see who you are as a person and what you care about and all the cool things you've accomplished because it shows them what sort of community member you'll be when you get to campus.)


And while you're doing that, make sure to stay focused on school as well. But don't stress out if your grades aren't 100% perfect. Schools, especially those in the Ivy League, would rather see you challenging yourself and getting a B+ than coasting through high school and getting an A+.


At the end of the day, if you're targeting Ivy League schools you DO want to get that GPA as high as possible. Same with your SAT/ACT scores. But you should not devote 100% of your attention to getting a PERFECT score. There's a LOT more that schools want to see and focusing exclusively on scores is a bad idea.

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