I'm afraid I don't have good enough grades for colleges...?

Question

I'm currently a junior in High School, and I'm CONSTANTLY worrying about that no colleges will accept me.
In 9th grade, I was on honor roll the whole year.
10th grade I was on honor roll for the 1st and 3rd quarter and the reason I wasn't on honor roll the other quarters is I had one too many C's.
Now in 11th grade, I'm struggling a bit... I didn't make it on honor roll the first quarter, but, I didn't get HORRIBLE grades. No F's or D's.

So, I really wanted to know if colleges will still accept non-straight A students... It's always on my mind and I have no one to talk about this since I'm the first child in my family to go to college..
Any comments will be awesome :D

Answer 1

of course you'll get into college! don't even worry. high schools these days put college on a pedastal. they make students feel that if you don't have the perfect record, you won't be accepted anywhere.
i was a straight A student, until i hit about 10th grade. then i had some trouble with math and science, and got a couple of Cs. and i got accepted into every school i applied to.
it's not that i had a wonderful extra curricular activity record either. i mean i had SOME. but not a lot.

i promise. you'll be fine. you may not go to harvard, but a decent college will accept you.

and if for some bizarre reason that doesn't work out. there is community college. which is not a horrible alternative. you can always get your grades up there and transfer to a four year school later.

Answer 2

I'm sorry this is weighing so heavily on your mind.

Doesn't your high school have a college counseling department; people who can help guide you?

Do your best to get/keep your grades up, take courses that challenge you. Join a club or two, something that really appeals to you. Play sports, play a musical instrument, do some community service...again, in a way that ties into other interests of yours.

When it comes time to apply to colleges, please know that first-generation college applicants are viewed favorably overall, meaning that you'll be cut a bit of slack that a Fortune 500 CEO's child would not. Colleges are a bit more forgiving understanding that you perhaps don't have the funds or home guidance/support to assist you, to secure tutors or prep classes for standardized tests, etc. If you have to work in high school to help your family, that, too is viewed as a positive and helps to offset less-than-ideal grades and standardized test scores.

Of course, first-generation college applicant status won't outweigh an otherwise poor application, but it can help put the reading of your application in perspective.

There are PLENTY of schools of quality that will accept non-straight A students. You will find a place that's right for you, I'm sure.

At your school library, see if you can look at the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and 366 Best Colleges, and Colleges that Change Lives (this last one has a website, too... I believe it's www.ctcl.com; otherwise, do a google search for it.) Register at www.collegeboard.com and www.princetonreview.com and also look around those sites at the wide variety of schools that are out there.

Also, re: the here-and-now. Please speak with your teachers if you're having trouble. See if you can get caught up and in a better position re: your current studies. Don't skip any classes, take good notes, do your homework each and every day. See if there are extra projects you could take on for extra credit. See if your school has any resources to help you in the areas in which you are struggling. Advocate for yourself so that you can learn and grow.

Best wishes to your continued... and future... success!

Answer 3

The higher your grades, the more choices you will have, but that doesn't mean that if your grades aren't perfect, you won't get into college. You haven't mentioned what your GPA is. If it is over a 3.0, you will still have a number of good choices. If it is below that, your best bet may be to go to a community college for a couple of years before going to a university, since most of the universities which would take you are not terribly good.

Answer 4

Well an ivy league school most likelt won't accept you, but there's millions of other schools that will, its not like you won't get accepted at all, unless you were aiming to go to
Yale, or harvard then u have something to worry about.

I did real bad in 10th and 11th grade, but I'm in a good school, doing good, and even getting an internship!

Answer 5

You might want to consider looking into a community college first. They will be far easier to get into, and if you are struggling with high school courses, a four year school may not be the place for you, at least not right away. Often times you will be able to get more help in a smaller college and you can see if you really want to pursue further education more or if a two year degree will suffice for what you want to do.

Answer 6

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