is this true for college admissions?

Question

people make it sound like people who have a 2.8 or 2.9 gpa wont get into college or will have to go to comunity college. A 2.8 or 2.9 isn't bad. Right? i mean it is a B or B-. i mean if you are really involved in good extra curricular activities wont you get accepted and if you get a pretty good test score on the ACTs.

and i studied abroad for a year in spain... will that help?

and i can promise i will be at a 3.3 by the time i am done

i want to go to a very small school in alaska or it would be amazing if i could get into boulder or the u of washington, seattle

Answer 1

I'm attending a state university right now and when I graduated from high school I had a 2.89. However, I had a lot, a lot of family problems in high school. My mom was diagnosed with cancer twice and my grandfather died my senior year. Not to mention my own personal struggles...

However, I did have pretty high ACT/SAT scores for someone who didn't have such a hot GPA. Technically, with my SAT scores, I could have got in with a 2.0 GPA. But then again...

I almost get dropped because I got a D in Algebra 2, second semester but I was in Summer Bridge at the state university already so through that I was able to stay. I mean, my school was harder than most so yea... College has been easy for me.

Extra-curriculars are not that important and it really depends on what you mean by 'good'. Do you mean ASB, sports, and community services? If so, yes, that may boost your chances but it really depends. Thankfully, once that bit of rockiness passed along with start of college, everything has been smooth sailing.

This past quarter I got a 4.0. I was taking Literature, History, and Math. I also had a part time job. So yea, just try your best if you are still in high school and chances will always be open to you.

Good luck and best wishes.

Answer 2

I'm a faculty member at a fairly decent regional university, but not a prestige school. Our average student comes in with more than a 3.6 GPA. There has been a lot of grade inflation in the past few years, and a lot of better students seem to be graduating with GPAs well over 4.0 (a few years ago a 4.0 was the best you could possibly get). Look at CollegeBoard.com to get a sense of what kinds of schools will take you with a 2.8 or 2.9 - it is very limited,especially if you don't have outstanding SAT or ACT scores. As far as extracurricular activities, I get a feeling that a lot of people on this site have been deluded into believing that they will substitute for strong grades in college admissions. We hear a lot about top students applying for prestige schools, and the fact is that since most of them won't accept anyone who doesn't have very close to perfect grades and scores, the activities are important in differentiating them. When it comes to most schools and average students, though, I've never seen anyone with a lower GPA or SAT score accepted to a school because they had good extracurricular activities.

Answer 3

You can get into a university with a 2.8 . 2.8 or 2.9 is a "C" level and invovlement in extra curricular activities does not play a part in admissions, unless you are applying for specific scholarships. If the school you seek to attend has a quota for number of students, the higher GPAs will get in before the lower ones, but in a regular university, you can get in with lower GPAs. The school may suggest you take some lower-level classes that are similar to high school levels to make sure you are prepared for the college level classes, but the State funded universities will not keep you out if they have room. Community colleges are a good way to start raising grades if you are concerned; just make sure that the classes you take there will transfer toward your degree in a higher level school, but the 2.8 will not keep you from attending the higher one if you desire.

Answer 4

my GPA wasn't very fantastic. my school had an automatic admission policy though, and because my ACT score was very good and i was at least in the top 50% of my class, i got in.

like others have said, if you're shooting for an ivy league school it might hurt your chances, but if you're aiming for state colleges, i think you're fine.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

you wont get into yale or princeton, but there will always be a college that wants you. it may be a small university but you will get into a good school