If I do bad in freshman/sophmore years do i still have a chance of attending a good college?

Question

can i juat make up for it the last 2 years?

Answer 1

It's not all about GPA. Although it is important to do well in your sophomore year, most universities pretty much ignore your freshman grades.

Know that along with grades, how well you do on exams like the SAT or ACT tests, and what activities you participate in, whether they are sports or service related, will go a long way in determining if you will be accepted into your college of choice or not.

Answer 2

Yes, you can make up for it. A good college will understand that a student is going to change a lot between freshman and senior year. These changes might include study habits, maturity, and overall intelligence.

Improving your grades is just one step towards hiding your first two years. You also need to do well on the ACT or the SAT. To do this, you need to read. Read anything you can get your hands on. Reading helps to improve your vocabulary which helps to improve reading comprehension. It also wouldn't hurt to pick up a practice ACT or SAT book. They only cost 30 bucks.

Secondly, get involved. Sign up for clubs at school, go out for track, audition for the school play or find a meaningful after school job. Keep in mind, though, it's better to be the president of one club than a member in 5. I think the saying goes don't be the "jack of all trades and master of nothing."

Good luck, and be sure to remember that where you went to college isn't nearly as important as what you did while you were there.

Answer 3

There are Great Colleges all over the United States.

The key is to good on your SAT or ACT test or whatever is the big test these days.

Just get good grades from now on.

Actually, a lot of the big schools like to see someone that has gone from bad grades to good grades.

You MUST have good grades your last year of high school because that is what they look at the most.

Don't forget schools in MONTANA or NORTH DAKOTA because they only have a few Univ. but they are really good and have good funding.

The Univ. of North Dakota in Grand Forks has the top Avaition Program in the whole USA. People that want to be astronauts go there.... but you can still get into UND with just a 2.5 gpa.

Answer 4

The first thing you must understand is that one's senior year typically is not looked at heavily if at all. This means that you truly only have one good year to show an admissions office that you belong at their college. Is it possible? For some colleges yes, others no.

If you want to go to an ivy league, dream on, it isn't going to happen.
But, if you want to attend a land grant school you may have a chance. Also, it depends on the school. Some look at GPA as the most important factor but many others look at SAT/ACT.

The best advice is to do your best and apply to mid-grade state schools. If you get in, great; if not, just attend a community college and transfer in.

If you really want to attend a good 4 year college you have to buckle down and possibly attend a 2yr college before.

Answer 5

karate gym needs a good enema! I graduated from hifgh school with a 1.99 gpa. High school was boring and I ended up being a fu**off! I served in the military upon graduation and as a mercenary soldier for an extended period of time. I never took ANY admission tests SAT, GRE, etc. I attended a state funded college and graduated with a 3.97 GPA. I then attended graduate school, earning two PhD's and a Master's degree.

If you apply yourself, you can do anything!!

Answer 6

Nope! your doomed for even getting into a community college if you screw that up! Worse than dropping out and getting a GED. And now most employers look back at your academic performance starting after kindergarten.

Just Kidding!! Hey keep studying and you will be fine.. However, once you get to that good college, don't screw up!

Answer 7

well lets just say i was in the same predicament as you.... i did horrible my fresh/soph. years but i have worked my way up into the top half of my class. Its not impossible, you just have to make sure that you take the correct classes for you. And yes you can get into a good college....i am, and the only thing that really matters to colleges in your act/sat scores, so make sure you take either or both

Answer 8

how badly did you do? if you failed your first 2 years, you can apply to a few colleges/universities, but you most likely will have to go to a community college, and then after you are at the community college for 2 years, you can transfer to a university in your state.

Answer 9

Umm...you can try. I think that if you do really really really well your last years they can't hold the frosh/soph thing over your head. And it really dpends on what good college you want, doubtfully an Ivy League, but yeah like a state university or something shur! Good luck w/that and just do as good as you can!

Answer 10

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