i graduate highschool in 2005 but i have been attending trade school... i applied to regular 4year colleges..univresity of alabama,tennessee state university,florida a&m university,clarkatlana,and gramblingstate university...does my 74 and my S.A.T score an 820 and my trade school diploma give me any chance to be accepted by these schools? if not can anyone reccommend any colleges
2006-08-17 02:35:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Your grades and your SAT score are low for these schools. For example, it's below the normal admissions "cut-off" for Clark Atlanta, but it's pretty close to what they want.
However, you've been out of high school for a year, and you'll have a trade school diploma. That will help, especially if you did well in your classes there.
I think you may stand a realistic shot at some of the schools you listed, but some will not admit you.
One possibility I'm intrigued by is Clark Atlanta. If you're not admitted outright because your SAT is too low, you may be admitted conditionally.
If you get into Clark Atlanta, it may be a good fit for you, even if they admit you conditionally. Perhaps ESPECIALLY if they admit you conditionally. They offer extra help to those they think are capable of doing well in college, but who don't have the SAT scores, and that may be of real benefit to you.
If you liked Clark Atlanta, you may also like J.C. Smith University, link below.
I suggest that you call Clark Atlanta and perhaps one or two of your top choices and talk to them about your situation. I know that we used to make note in the admissions file if a student called, because that showed that they were really interested in our school.
2006-08-17 05:33:15 · answer #1 · answered by RoaringMice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have some difficulties getting into the universities you mentioned. You might want to consider looking into a smaller 4-year college or university or even consider going to a community college and do the transfer program. If you do decide to go to a community college you might want to have a couple of 4-year colleges and universities in mind and make sure the courses you take at the community college will transfer.
2006-08-17 02:49:23 · answer #2 · answered by fieldworking 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have a bit of a hard time with it. Have you considered taking the SAT again to improve your score? And is your 840 with or without the writing section?
The fact that you're enrolled in another school might be a plus for you, as it indicates that you're serious about considering your studies. You might also consider taking a few classes at your local community college in order to gain some college credits and also boost your knowledge in basic fields like math, science, english, and history.
2006-08-17 02:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take some classes at a local community college and do very well in them. The basic classes like English, Math, Social Sciences, History, you will need those to graduate with a Bachelor's anyway, so do very well in those classes and it will be proof that you can handle college level work.
2006-08-17 02:42:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in Ruston, LA and I went to LA Tech, but Grambling was right down the road, and I know that they do not have high/strict admission standards. So you should have a chance there.
2006-08-17 02:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by danika1066 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll get into grambling state (Bruce Eugene, Randy Hymes---oh yea) and possibly florida A&M, but not any of the others.
2006-08-17 04:03:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to go at university of Georgia....
or university of Maryland...
either of those....
they are good school...
2006-08-17 02:46:12 · answer #7 · answered by nakitamaganda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋