If I do something really interesting in my field and eventually become a millionaire or smt, do I stand a chance at a good(Ivy) College then?
Please elaborate. How low is your “low”? Why are you obsessed with the Ivy designation?
@albert69 2.4
Because if I decide to work to get a million in my field, I need to get educated in that field first. So that has been taken care of. Now I already have a $million(s). I want a flashy college certificate now. Will THAT be achievable CONSIDERING I did earn a million(s).
What? You earned a million dollars and you’re asking if you can get into college because of it?
Lol, if you can earn millions doing what you do, why bother with college? I don’t know if you could get in or not, I’m just another high school senior. You won’t know unless you apply. But apply other places too - it’s not like you couldn’t pay for them…
You can’t work well enough on your studies to get a decent GPA, but you could “work to get a million”?
Don’t Ivies want good students? Why would they take someone with motivation issues?
@JustOneDad It’s not that I was only motivated for the money. I was motivated all along. I was WILLING. I did not do, just that. And that’s what I am now, WILLING. If I overcome this motivation issue, and to show them I have improved, I need to do something. But I can’t improve my GPA now. So become a millionaire?
@jaze445 Yes. Ignoring the absurdity you see in the question, do you think it’s possible?
“to show them I have improved, I need to do something. But I can’t improve my GPA now…”
Why didn’t you improve it from the beginning? Were you just not connecting it with the reality of college applications?
Is a 3.65 unrealistic too?
@JustOneDad I’m going to be true about it, I had OCD which rose sharply in my Senior Year accompanied by Insomnia and Depression(I don’t have any medical certificates for it though). And also, I was willing but I used to procrastinate. Common ill-habit exhibited by many but not to a extent as great as that. But all of this is a “was”. Now I am a millionaire because of the skills I developed and the work I put in “now”.
Why are you concerned about a prestigious college if you’re already so successful? If you feel you need a degree to advance further in life, find a local college. If you have been out of school for many years, your high school transcript won’t be as central as it would be for a teenager, but it will still be required at most colleges. Nobody can stop you from applying, but don’t expect anyone to tell you that an obsession with the “Ivy” label is a mark of maturity that will compensate for a weak academic record. If you are over 21, you can probably be admitted to some of the Continuing Education or Adult Ed programs at prestigious colleges (e.g. Columbia’s School of General Studies).
@woogzmama I am not obsessed with Ivy. But I don’t see why I shouldn’t desire what’s best, for me.
I suppose you could exhibit your financial success as some indication that the OCD is behind you, but I suspect you will need to have a more comprehensive argument than that. Having no “medical certificates” isn’t going to be much help on that count.
I do not even understand what you are trying to convey…
“If I do something really interesting in my field and eventually become a millionaire”
So are you saying that you will become a millionaire by ‘doing’ something interesting in your field or are you saying that you are a millionaire already?
The Ivies do not guarantee your further success beyond your college endeavors. Period. They are just a superficial and hyped-up brand name that attract high school students to thinking that they will be successful in life by attending one of these schools. I wish you the best of luck.
@JustOneDad The point is I did not work hard enough. No matter how much I was willing/wanting to, I did not. But I did later and I am a millionaire, hypothetically. Do YOU think Harvard is going to accept me?
They will not want someone who was a middling HS student. They’ll graduate plenty of top scholars and contributors to society who will eventually become millionaires w/o having to lower their standards to the point where your app would even be noticed. The answer to your orig question is NO for top schools.
Just a little while ago you were asking if getting all 5s on your APs would compensate for your low GPA. Now it’s to become a millionaire. What’s your next achievement du jour? Go study for your APs – earn some college credit, apply those dollars saved to your millionaire account.
Sorry 2.4 is way too low unless you have something extraordinary about yourself. Maybe go to community college for 2 years, then transfer to an Ivy (albeit low chances, but still higher than your current circumstance with a 2.4 GPA)
GPA is the most important factor in admissions. They probably accept 1-2 applicants or less with that kind of GPA each year, If you really want to go, you can still apply, doesn’t hurt to try.
If you truly have overcome your difficulties, the only way to prove it is to do as @rdeng2614 says. Go to a community college, get a 4.0 and then make your pitch for transfer. It will likely take less time than it would for you to (hypothetically) make a million. That being said, getting a Bachelors degree even if not at an ivy would be an accomplishment. Don’t fixate on those really hart-to-get-into schools.
No. You are a huge academic risk. Harvard doesn’t need to take risks like that. Find another university and challenge yourself there.