Low admission GPA

Hii! I have AU as my first choice, I’m looking to major in Anthropology and I’m hoping to get in because I’ve fallen in love with the school.

I have a deep passion for anthropology and more specifically Latin American history, and I’m hoping to pursue the Archeology field. Only issue is that I only very recently figured out what I want to do, so I now know that I can just go to a 4 year instead of doing community college and transferring, so as a result my gpa is rather average

I’m just wondering anyone who got in with a gpa of 2.9-3.2 had in their resume that got them into the school, like what do you think was the reason you got in or you stood out than people with a stronger GPA?