University Wisconsin-Milwaukee...?

Question

What is it going to take to get accepted into uw milwaukee...

GPA?

Sports?

Extra Curricular?

I'm only a shophomore in high school, but im thinking about this school, please help!

Answer 1

UW-Milwaukee is one of the easier state schools to get into in the state of Wisconsin and they offer a wide variety of programs and majors to choose from.

The two things that will have the greatest effect on your acceptance are your overall high school GPA and your ACT score (the SAT is not necessary).

A GPA of 2.8 and above will put you in a good place and a 3.0 is pretty much a guarantee for admittance if you do alright on your ACT's. An ACT score of 22 or above will be enough to get you in.

Sports could have an affect if you are planning on playing at the college level and extra curriculars will never hurt. Another factor is the essay you write when applying. That is where you should explain reasoning behind any poor grades in certain classes or if you did poorly on your ACT's.

Basically you just need to have the right balance between ACT scores and GPA. A low GPA can be saved by a great performance on your ACT's and a poor ACT score and can be overlooked if you have an above average GPA.