I want to apply to college in the fall of my senior year, however the gpa that i want i won't have until the end of my senior year. What can i do to let the college that i'm applying to know this?
I did bad my sophmore year (one B, one F, and the rest D;s) but now i have straight 100's in all my classes except one and i expect to do the same my senior year.
I really want the college that i'm applying to to know that i slacked off sophmore year but i picked it up my last two years of high school. I think that they will either put me on a waiting list or decline my application. I don't really see myself being accepted on my first application because my gpa at the end of junior year will be a 3.2 and by the end of senior year it will be a 3.6.
So what would someone in my position do in this situation? Do i wait and apply until senior year is over? Do i apply early and have a counselor write a letter explaining the situation? What should i do??? All advice will be appreciated.
2007-03-04 05:01:37 · 4 answers · asked by i messed up 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
If you're applying to very large schools with very large applicant pools, you might be at a disadvantage because they do tend to weed out applications with lower numbers from the start because they don't have the time to read every application in detail.
BUT smaller schools and any admissions committee that will look at your whole application will consider your improvement record as important as your GPA (have been told this by some people on an admissions committee). They'll definitely take note of your dramatic improvement this year and first semester senior year, and will credit you for that, knowing that your recent success is more indicative of your potential than your past failures. When requesting letters of recommendation, explain to them your situation and ask them to mention your improvement. You may also have the opportunity to bring this out in one of the application questions, but don't go into it if they don't ask anything that relates--your transcript and letters of recommendation can speak for you there.
Don't let this stop you from going to college for this fall. If you don't get in to the school you really want, you might consider going to a backup school and applying to transfer the next year.
2007-03-04 06:24:49 · answer #1 · answered by ooooo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a letter from your guidance person that states that you are receiving better scores. Maybe letters of recommendation from those teachers too. Include that in the application.
That's the best you can do. Sometimes we make mistakes when we are young and then wake up and do better. They will see that you have improved. I assume your SAT scores are pretty good. They look at those too.
2007-03-04 05:05:59 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes the gpa isnt the biggest factor. sometimes if your sat and/or act scores are high they consider that. I my self had very high scores but did bad in school as well. I did have a choice of some very good schools but choose a state university. but letters of references will also help out sometimes.
2007-03-04 05:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by 4happyg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a community college and drink, live life, and meet new ppl
2007-03-04 05:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋