So I’m most likely to be a super senior because coming from another country my grades weren’t able to transfer for a semester. I come from Eritrea and my grades have been so bad that I got a cumulative gpa of 2.0 in my senior year mostly because my parents separated and I take care of my siblings as the oldest.I’ve gotten sat score of 1350 but do you think colleges like Colorado state university will accept me?
I need your help guyz
I am not particularly familiar with Colorado State (we are from the northeast of the US). However, I think that it is unlikely that a GPA of 2.0 will be sufficient for CSU. You could apply, but I am not confident that you will get in. If you could pull up your GPA a bit it might help. I will note however that GPAs are not always computed the same in different schools, and I am assuming that a GPA of 2.0 means mostly C’s.
Your best bet might be to start at a community college, and plan to transfer after two years (you can try during your first year, and if it doesn’t work try again to transfer in your second year). You should expect community college to be more difficult than high school. You should also understand that you will need to pull up your GPA considerably. Plan to attend all classes, sit near the front of the room if you possibly can, pay attention at all times, keep ahead in your homework, do homework and reading as soon as possible after it is assigned (or even before it is assigned for reading), as much as possible do not wait until work is nearly due before doing it, and seek out help where you need it.
Generally college, including community college, requires a significant commitment to studying. You will need to limit your time spent on other activities such as working or caring for siblings.
I have seen students come back from worse and do very well. Your SAT score does strongly suggest that you can do this. It will take some time and a lot of effort. Good luck and best wishes.
What if I was able to pull of a 3.5 gpa during my super senior year with an sat score of 1350 on the 1600 sat scale but with a history of 2.0 in my record?
It looks like you are in high school now in the US. Questions and advice are based on that.
Who evaluated your foreign high school records? Was that only done at the school you enrolled in here? You will need to have official copies of your foreign hogh school’s records sent when you apply to college. Your foreign GPA will be considered along with your US GPA. So your overall record might not be so bad. Check with the colleges on your application list. They might require that you have your school records evaluated by an outside organization such as www.WES.org
What does your own high school guidance counselor suggest? Does that person think CO State is likely to accept you? If not, where does that person think you should be applying? Will your counselor’s letter include information about your family and immigration challenges?
Are you a refugee, immigrant with a green card, or in a different status?
How much can your parents pay?
Are you considered a CO resident?
Don’t worry about the extra year of high school. It is better that you take the time there (for free) to raise your GPA and complete graduation requirements for a regular high school diploma, than to leave high school without a diploma and have to take the GED or to start college with some big holes in your education.
My first question is: How will you pay?
If COL SU is not instate for you, your fees are going to be high.
@Badgalsari – Colorado State can be pretty forgiving of grades, especially for students with good SATs and who hasn’t been in the US a long time. If you are a Colorado resident, I would schedule a meeting with someone in admissions; they’re friendly and helpful. Transferring into CSU is also easy if you decide to first attend community college. Of course, the big question all students in the US face: finances. Can your family afford to send you to CSU? If you’re not a Colorado resident, where do you live? If you are a Colorado resident, keep in mind that getting financial aid is usually harder for transfers. If you DO need financial aid, it may be smarter to try to get into CSU as a freshman.
- make sure your work is evaluated by a professional agency like Wes. Grading scales are really different from country to country, so that a 7/10 would be a B in Iran, an A+ in France, and C-, barely passing, in the US.
- are you moving to Colorado? Or another State? will you have a green card? Where I’ll your parents be?
- retake the sat in June anz August and try to act too if you’re in the us this summer, and study seriously to improve your score. It’s already quite good high means you can probably being it to 1400, a screenshot that ‘unlocks’ some scholarships. Use Khan academy and guidebooks.
Well I lived in China for two years before coming to America a year and a half ago and my grades were only transferred as a pass.
What state do you live in? Is the 2.0 GPA what you earned in an American high school? Did you get better grades in China & if so, have you had your transcript from China evaluated?
If you had better grades in China, definitely get them evaluated.
If the 2.0 is from the year and a half in the US then it means you got a few F’s, did you “repair” them by retaking the class in summer school?
No I just had a few D’s and C’s and as for China the my grades were just evaluated as a pass in my current school.
It sounds like your high school simply assigned “pass” to your classes. We’re talking about a DIFFERENT KIND of evaluation, where your grades and the subjects you studied (and the level you studied them at) are officially evaluated by professionals in the field. So no, it doesn’t sound like your China high school transcript was officially evaluated. If you had GOOD grades in China, you should invest in an official evaluation. https://www.wes.org/
You haven’t answered our question: are you a Colorado resident? If yes, I believe you could get into CSU with your current grades/stats.
Even if you didn’t have particularly good grades in China, you might be required to have your records formally evaluated depending on the colleges and universities you end up applying to. Most places that you apply to will ask for official copies of that school’s transcript.
Yes I am a Colorado resident and i will probably will have to get the transcript evaluated since I had done IGCSE’s at the end of my sophomore year.
IGCSE’s are recognized. If you got A-C in 5-8 you could even apply to some colleges with those.
Are you a US legal resident alien (green card), US citizen, or in one of the other legal statuses that will allow you to file the FAFSA? If you are, then you need to finish the equivalent of US high school in order to actually receive any federal financial aid. That means graduating from high school or fulfilling your state of residence’s high school equivalency requirements (adult diploma, GED, CHISPE, etc.). While some colleges and universities will admit you earlier, you might find that that disqualifies you for federal aid. So do discuss the situation with the head of the financial aid office before starting college with just your IGCSE scores.
Look at educationusa.state.gov for help in admissions to US colleges