Can I still get into a good college?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I didn’t exactly do too well my freshman year of highschool. My GPA was around 3.2 UW. I really slacked off and didn’t try, and I really regret that now.</p>

<p>What I’m asking is if I can raise my GPA to go to a good college? I plan on majoring in engineering (not sure what type yet) and I would like to attend colleges like:</p>

<p>Lehigh University
University of Maryland
Drexel University
Purdue University
Virginia Tech </p>

<p>I know if I try really hard, I can definitely get a 3.7 or above. I also attend an IB school, play on the soccer team, and plan on joining many more clubs this year for more EC’s.</p>

<p>Is my freshman year going to kill my chances at a good engineering school?</p>

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<p>Don’t give up! I made the same mistake as you my freshman year and raised my GPA a lot. Just try really hard the next 3 years- colleges will notice that your GPA improved over the years and that looks good.</p>

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<p>Or, I guess I should say, if they look at your transcript they will see that your grades improved and that looks good.</p>

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<p>U Maryland College Park uses your gpa on a 5.0 scale. I’d suggest taking plenty of APs and honors courses in order to raise it more.</p>