<p>I’ve been reading this left and right, anyone that has their GPA in the 2 range gets a comment saying “have fun in community college”. Are they telling the truth or not? I’m bringing this up because my GPA is in that range, and I refuse to go to CC, so I’d like to know if I should rid myself of thinking that I’m going to get into colleges.</p>
<p>Umm if it’s in the high 2’s maybe you can get lucky and go to state college.</p>
<p>Otherwise GL in CC.</p>
<p>It’s possible to get into a university with that GPA, but it’s very unlikely. It would be a waste to apply to a top school though…But there are colleges that let people in with low GPAs:</p>
<p><a href=“http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2400&type=qfs&word=pa[/url]”>http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2400&type=qfs&word=pa</a> </p>
<p>14% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
16% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
16% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
21% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
33% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99</p>
<p>Search that website and find other colleges that are in your range. Hope this helped!</p>
<p>Here are a couple you might look at:
Hofstra:22% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
14% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
13% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
16% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
25% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
10% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49</p>
<p>Champlain College (VT):10% in top 10th of graduating class
31% in top quarter of graduating class
85% in top half of graduating class </p>
<p>Franklin Pierce:4% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
8% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
8% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
13% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
36% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
29% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
2% had h.s. GPA between 1.0 and 1.99</p>
<p>Guilford College (NC):13% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
15% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
15% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
19% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
28% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
10% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49 </p>
<p>Hope this helps. As the poster above stated, search that website for many more options. Good luck!</p>
<p>No. There are plenty of public schools that will take people in the 2’s range w/ a decent SAT/ACT score. For example, Arizona State University - 92% acceptance</p>
<p>There’s a big difference between 2.0-2.49 and 2.5-2.99. A 2.75 is state college material… a 2.0 is not.</p>
<p>There are many schools you can go to, especially if your parents are able to pay for college.</p>
<p>In my situation, I’m sitting around 2.4-2.5 and my math/reading SAT score was 1030…extracurriculars could be better, but they’re alright. I’m looking mostly into state schools anyway. Should I apply or just not waste my time?</p>
<p>don’t hesitate on applying, but consider the CAL state schools like CSUN or CSULA</p>
<p>Definitely apply. There are schools you can get into with those numbers - you’re not “wasting your time”, and you’re far worse off if you don’t apply at all. Take a look at the numbers for the schools you’re interested in. And remember that 50% of people are below average - it seems obvious, but it’s easy to be intimidated by a school’s average stats and forget that there are accepted students both above and below those numbers.</p>
<p>quaere is correct. Another thing that you want to look at before you apply to a particular school is not just your gpa and SATs, but make sure that you have all of the courses that they require for admission (ie:2-3 of the same foreign language, 2-3 science classes with a lab). Often a rejection will not be b/c of stats, but b/c the applicant is missing one of the classes required for admission. </p>
<p>To make your app the best that it can be, I would do my best with the essays and complete all of them, even if they are optional essays. Do your best with senior year grades, b/c many schools will probably reserve decision until they see those grades after 2 quarters. Don’t forget to list you major ECs. Apply early, esp. for any rolling schools.</p>