All there questions, i need help with them CSULB and CSUF...:(?

Question

Well i have posted a question before, i messed up in high school. I currently am in my senior year :-p so excited: -p.. My Total GPA is a 2.56...my 10-12 Academic GPA is 2.27 :(...my SAT score is a 1230...
The Issues and Questions
1)Well my junior year i had a D in English (1st Semester), a D in Physics (1st Semester) and a D in Algebra 2 (2nd Semester)(had a good reason why i got a D in algebra 2, my teacher was pregnant and we had a stupid lady who didnt know anything for the entire 2nd semester)..My question for this is, im applying to CSULB and CSUF, i know there is an option for "grade in progress," but i dont know if i will get accepted...
2) I take the ACT in December, before the deadline for the admission applications.With my GPA and SAT can i get into CSULB or CSUF??
I know a JC will be better but i wanna start off in a University, cause my mom is tripping out that in a JC i wont get the same degree in the end as a 4 year Uni...but i told her i do...but she still wants me to

Answer 1

with those kind of hs grades, I think you would be better off in a JC. your gpa is low, you know that-but you may still get in to those schools. I think JC is better cause you will be able to get a better gpa at a JC rather than trying to compete with the other students at the cal state school. with a good jc gpa, you have a shot at getting into a UC or at least the cal state of your choice when you decide to transfer. too bad your mom is a bit in the dark about the facts, if you transfer, you will have the same diploma that everyone else gets at graduation. difference is , you will get to ease yourself into the college life and prob get better grades at the JC, as long as you apply yourself and intend to do well. And, you save your mom thousands of dollars in the process.