Hi guys. I’m at a really unfortunate time in my life right now. Nothing spells “regret” like a rejection from SCAD. For those of you that don’t know, SCAD is a rolling admission non-profit school with an acceptance rate of almost 72%. In fact, I was so confident that I was getting into SCAD that it was the only school I applied for (big mistake).
I really don’t know what to do now. If this school won’t accept me, how will I get into any other school?
Education: Graduated from high school in June of 2016. Took one semester of community college starting August 2016.
Grades/Scores:
High School GPA: 2.95 W
SAT Scores: 1650
Community College GPA: 0.93 UW
Yes, I know. My grades are horrible and that now explains everything to you. I made mistakes in the past and I couldn’t stress enough how bad I want to change them now. My family is so disappointed in me and I am disappointed in myself. Can anybody suggest what I should do in a situation like this?
Don’t give up! Use this as a wakeup call and work hard so you can transfer when you have a higher GPA. Hard work beats natural intelligence any day. Good luck!
If SCAD’s acceptance rate is 72%, that means 28% are not accepted. You are part of the 1/4 of applicants not accepted. I disagree with you that SCAD accepts everyone. Not true. Some might get in by portfolio, but it’s a tough school.
Stay in cc, work hard. SCAD is also an expensive school and you don’t want to be spending money if you aren’t ready for college, and a .93 gpa means you aren’t ready for SCAD.
Have you thought about staying at the CC instead of trying for another four year directly? You will be able to bring your gpa up and complete the GE credits for transfer to a four year as a junior. From personal experience, I wasn’t ready for a four year just out of high school as my HS grades were just passable. Years later I started at a CC and it was wonderful getting the college experience and building enough confidence (and a good gpa) to transfer to a university.
I see that you were only one semester at CC. Have you been working or doing not much since January? Can you continue at the community college?
If you want to do anything with college or university it seems to me that you must get your CC grades way up first. I think that you should start back there, either over the summer or in September, and try to get at least a year with at least a B average. Try to get A’s if you can. Pay attention in class, keep up with the reading and do the homework early. This will in turn make the next step possible.
The alternative would be to find a job that doesn’t require college or university at all. More than half of the US population never graduates from university (this is true of every country in the world except for one, by the way).
I am going to be straight with you. That may be read as harsh. I apologize in advance but you need to hear what I am about to say.
It isn’t enough to want to change. You have to actually change. It isn’t enough to talk about how you made mistakes, etc. Your current academic record is poor. No college with selective enrollment will accept someone with a C average in high school and a D average in college. Take a look at what you are doing that is causing your academic problems. Do not blame your problems on others. Figure out what you are doing wrong and fix it. Unless you do that college is a waste of time and money for you.
There is a list published yesterday by NACAC. There are dozens of excellent colleges that still have places for Fall 2017. One of them is Cal Insititue of the Arts. Google it.
You need a 2.0 community college GPA to get into less selective 4-year universities, and a 2.5 for moderately selective universities. You must stay at least three more semesters at community college, and perhaps five, in order to have the highest possible GPA.
Can you identify why you didn’t do so well in high school and did so poorly in college?
If you are working hard consider if perhaps you have a legitimate problem blocking your path. Have you every been tested for leaning issues? See if your CC can help you get this testing done. I do agree that staying at your CC is the way to go for now.
“I was so confident that I was getting into SCAD that it was the only school I applied for (big mistake).”
By the way, only applying to SCAD was not a mistake. The mistake was applying at all with only a 0.93 in CC. You need much better grades in CC before you apply anywhere.
Why don’t you go to Evergreen State? They accept 99% of applicants and they have no grades, so you won’t have to deal with the stress of worrying about your GPA. Or, find another school without grades.
Evergreen is worse, because EVERYTHING you do and don’t do is written down and that’s your evaluation. In addition, like all 4-year colleges, they require a 2.0 GPA. Op needs at least two more years taking classes and doing well before a transfer can be envisioned.
I know this is late but coming from an Admissions Standpoint, It was best that you just start over applying (Sans any community college efforts) because those grades/classes wouldn’t transfer anyway. you would’ve been admitted with a High School Transcript