Hi so I am a junior in highschool. For my first year of highschool I struggled and I attained a 2.8 weighted gpa. It was tough and then I ended up moving due to job struggles for parents to Union, KT. Then in my sophomore year I attained a 3.0 weighted gpa and struggled once again. This year I have a 4.3-4.4 weighted GPA after years of struggling and finally understand what it takes to be a good highschool student. With that being said I struggled so much I can only fear for college and what my chances are since I only blossomed so late. What advice can you offer? I have OK extra curriculars including a very low key government competition which I won nationally. My colleges of choice are all very very high up at this point and I fear that I serve no chance. Is there any hope for me? Would I be able to even have a shot at any of these universities? What would it take?
Whether you can get in is one thing, whether you can pay for any of them is another. Ask your parents to help you run the Net Price Calculator at each university’s website. Financial aid usually is not good for out-of-state students.
You can chance yourself by looking at the Common Data Set, Section C, for each school to check your stats against those of the admitted students. (Google it). If you are in the bottom quarter for any of these stats, and you don’t have a hook (legacy, recruited athlete, URM, major donor), realize that they are reaches. Find match and safety schools in addition to those in the reach category.
Your HS guid counselor is the best resource for you. He/She can tell you what schools have been successfully targeted by kids of similar academic achievement in the past.
Obviously, you need to be readying yourself to knock out a killer ACT or SAT. That will also clarify your choices.