kinnem is correct don't be unnerved, be realistic and work on plan B and C.
Every yr there are candidates that post they got the TWE and posters do the
However, there are candidate that get a scholarship too with low stats that also make posters do the
or the
Nobody here sits on the boards and all we can give is anecdotal info. A lot goes into even the PAR. The gpa is just a part of it, the school profile, the rigor of your curriculum, the class rank and SAT/ACT scores also matter. A 3.59 at your school may place you in the top 20%, but at another it may place you in the bottom 33%. However, if the school sends 75% to Ivies, being that bottom 33% is looked at differently than the top 20% and 0% go Ivies. Same with a 3.99 gpa and an 1870 SAT will be looked at differently than the 3.59 and 2240 SAT. It is called
Whole
Candidate
Score for a reason.
Additionally so do the schools that you placed on your selection list...i.e. why -Bull- placed that caveat it was his school, and may not be equal across the nation.
With that being said, many of the competitive candidates will still attend their dream college because their stats were strong enough to win a merit scholarship from the school itself. This is why it is important to apply for every and all scholarships. AROTC may pick up the tuition, but not every college assists in R & B, which can still make the school too expensive to attend, those merit scholarships help in this situation. Not all colleges offer assistance for R & B, so it is important to investigate if this issue will be a determination factor for where you matriculate next fall.
There is a sticky on this forum that lists schools that do...post 15 -20 thanks to singapore is very detailed.
Good luck, may your dreams come true and they will as long as you always remember where there is the will there will be a way.