Chances of getting in!!

HPuck35
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 08:08:36 +0000

Getting in isn’t the whole problem. Doing the work and staying in is the bigger problem. GPA is one of the best predictors of success in college. A 2.8 GPA is quite low for high school. Why do you think that you can thrive at WPI when your track record in high school is so poor is the real question?

I am not asking these questions to be mean. It is just that college, especially engineering, is much tougher than high school. Tougher such that one’s GPA in college is usually lower than high school. I don’t want someone to waste their time and money if they won’t be successful. Take this as a challenge to see how high you can get your GPA for this year. If you were just being lazy about school and can raise it significantly then you should be successful in college. If not, then you should adjust your career goals.