Can I **please** get more than one reply???

SomeGirl
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:12:06 +0000

Ok, so here’s the deal …

Freshman year: 1.0 GPA (my dad died 2 days before school started)
Sophmore Year: 2.0 GPA (my mom remarried this year and I was depressed)
Jr. Year: 4.25 GPA
Senior year: 4.5 GPA

Those four years round up to a 3.0 GPA.
But here’s the catch: When colleges are making the decision on wrether to Accept or Reject you …they only get to see your Freshman through Jr. year grades because you send your stuff in at the BEGINNING of Senior year.

MY FRESHMAN THROUGH JR. YEAR GRADES ONLY AVERAGE UP TO A 2.5 GPA. …I NEED for them to see my senior year for even the SLIGHTEST chance of acceptance. What do I do???

Howard University is my DREAM college.

Here are my EC’s:

Mock Trial - 3 years - Outstanding Attorney Award
Debate Team - 1 year
NAACP Youth Council - 4 years - Treasurer
DECA - 2 years
Show Choir - 2 years
Cross Country - 2 years - JV
Track - 2 years - JV
National Honor Society - 1 year (senior year)
American Cancer Society - 3 years - Treasurer
Environmental Club - 3 years - Vice President
Character Counts - 3 years
Key Club - 3 years
Black Teen Summit - 4 years
Literary Magazine Editing Board - 3 years
Study Buddies - 3 years
High Fashion Modeling - 4 years+

Volunteered at all local Special Olypmic events
Volunteered at all local Senior Olympic Events
Volunteered at Blank Park Zoo over the summer
Volunteered at Iowa State Fair
Volunteered at Juneteenth
Summer job at Hy-Vee

Participated in 12.6 mile long bike marathon
Participated in 6 mile long road race.
Participated in 4 mile long running marathon.
…SEVERAL marathons (over 15), too many to type.

ACT: 34

I’m a female Ethiopian-American. Neither of my Parents went to college, nor did any of my brothers and sisters. I want to go to Howard University really bad.

I’m scared, and ****ed. Please tell me what to do… I want the flat out TRUTH. Please don’t sugarcoat things for me by saying things like “anything is possible” or “you’ll never know if you don’t try”. Just tell me: Do I have a chance, or not?

Because I’m really not in the mood, this is my future.

Oh! …And please don’t give me an answer like “I think so” …WHY do you think so?

Thanks,
SomeGirl