Low GPA - Chance Me for CS @ OSU, Please

ScrubStudent
Thu, 04 Oct 2018 01:43:49 +0000

That’s what I’ve been trying to do, @momofsenior1

The only reason for which I’ve not tried to apply to safeties like U of Akron, etcetera, is that, due to my having skipped a grade, I am presented with the option of simply attending another year of HS, doing dual-enrollment classes through OSU, and applying once more. As it stands, my GPA is a 3.4 UW and 3.64 W due to my having just completed AP Computer Science A, so my chances may be improved slightly; still, next year will present a GPA which has been increased by my current course load (12 APs, this year) and, consequently, will also come with better chances at the aforementioned institutions.

Also, how much does an upward trend help me? 7th and 8th grade saw a 3.0; freshman year was a 3.3, last year was a 3.5; (only Bs were in English and history, that time) at the moment, it seems that I’ll manage a 4.0 UW, this year. The thing is that, earlier in school, I did not have a 504 plan. Prior to receiving help with my overall organization from a counselor and getting some email reminders, (provisions of said plan) I had trouble even remembering to turn work into my classes, regardless of my having finished it, already. Once that was put in place and teachers were notified of my autism, my grades began to improve, steadily. I plan to write about some of that, but I don’t exactly know how it will come across.