is it possible for 2.0 gpa to go to 3.5? *freshman going to be a soph

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#1

is it possible for me to raise my gpa from a 2.0(75%) to a 3.5(90)? (the gpa calculations are from this chart)

[GPA</a> Conversion Chart](<a href=“http://inquiry.princetonreview.com/leadgentemplate/GPA_popup.asp]GPA”>http://inquiry.princetonreview.com/leadgentemplate/GPA_popup.asp)

i am currently enrolled in Brooklyn Technical High School in nyc and it just recently hit me that i am doing horrible in school. i am asking this pathetic question because it bothers me that i might not be able to go to a decent university. Also i am not taking any honors or AP classes during my sophmore year (mainly because of my horrible grades). But i do plan to improve my grades during the coming school year. Lastly i only failed one class during my freshman year (some design class or DDP).

Ps. my second question is : if i were to do say 400+ volunteer hours at a clinic, would it some how help my chance of getting into a good college?

My extracurriculars:

Handball club
Animal Rights Club
Track Team

Thanks for reading

pps. srry i just wanted to say that the college that i want to go to is NYU Stern. I know that it is a very good school and this is one of the reason i am asking.

Sean

#2

Hey! My husband went to Brooklyn tech in the 70’s! Sorry, I know that wasn’t helpful.

#3

If you do a complete turn-a-round, then it might not matter much. I think some colleges don’t even look at your freshman classes when re-calculating your GPA. Either way, I’m sure if you show you’ve grown beyond that stage and have begun to take academics seriously, I’d say you’ve a chance.

In terms of changing your GPA, you still have your entire sophomore and junior year (and some of your senior) to bump your GPA up when admissions time comes around.

#4

My gr 7 mark was 75, and my gr 10 mark was 90. Although different situation, it’s certainly possible.

#5

thx for your replies. i will be sure to raise those grades but any one have an estimation on what kind of grades i would have to maintain if colleges were to include my freshman grades into my gpa calculations? my guess is at least in the mid 90s.

thanks for your input

#6

Based on that link you would have to get a 4.0 (so 95-100) in every class for the next 3 years to bring the average GPA up to a 3.5

But that would be at the end of your senior year. End of junior year you would have around a 3.33 GPA if you got all 4.0s soph and senior year.

#7

Anything is possible, but not likely.

#8
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