Low GPA, decent SAT, what should I do?

Northstarmom
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:53:52 +0000

With a 0 EFC and your stats, out of state publics are out of the question. The only OOS publics that meet the full need of all students – in state and OOS – are UVA and UNC, both of which your gpa is too low for.

Most public universities aren’t even able to meet the full need of in state students.

Many public universities also are rolling admission schools, and their admission standards increase as their class fills up.

Most private universities can’t meet the full documented financial need of all of their students. The ones that can are places like Harvard that your stats are too low for.

To be able to afford college, you may have to go to a community college (which may even offer you merit aid) and the transfer to an in-state public. Check to see if in state publics have merit aid for top transfer students from in-state community colleges.