<p>freshmen yr. 6 A’s, 4 B’s, 2 C’s
sophomore year. 3 A’s, 7 B’s, 2 C’s
junior year: 4 A’s, 4 B’s, 3 C’s. 1 D</p>
<p>not so good of grades=(</p>
<p>Many, many colleges. Mabye not Ivy’s, but if you have a great explination, as well as the most rigorous curriculum, you may have a change at 40-50 schools. How is ur testing?</p>
<p>acceptance is based on more than grades. tell us more about yourself as an applicant.</p>
<p>ur grades are not too bad and you have many many courses. it looks rigorous in the number of courses alone, which is hard to balance, so colleges may look upon the c’s and d with a kinder eye</p>
<p>That D is going to hurt you, especially because it’s recent. Is there anything you can do about it? Some high schools let you retake a class at a local CC and replace the grade…any possibility of that at your school?
Your fall senior year grades will likely be looked at closely…does your upcoming fall schedule match your strengths and will you be able to avoid whatever went wrong in the class where you got a D?</p>
<p>well i have about 40-50 hours of community service down
my sat score is superbad 1240…so i am totally retaking that asap.
i’ve taken three years of a foreign language
i have algebra 1, gemoetry, algebra 2, and intro to stat down as my math classes.</p>
<p>i was on a debate team freshmen year…</p>
<p>At this point, you should just focus on your application and essay. Really let your personality shine through (and hopefully explain how you received those Cs and Ds). It looks like your GPA actually dropped after junior year. Were you taking a more rigorous courseload? </p>
<p>Anyhow, you’d have a decent chance at CalPoly and probably CSUs. But make sure you get that SAT up!</p>
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<p>Is that out of 1600 or 2400? I guess because of the “superbad”, it’s 2400. </p>
<p>Maybe college isn’t really your thing. There’s no shame in not going to college. It’s society that tries to make non-college graduates feel they’re worthless. Going to college is considered a given and it shouldn’t be. </p>
<p>If you can’t get that score up to about 1600 (about 1050 out of 1600), you’re probably not cut out for college.</p>
<p>If you get that SAT up you’ll definatly have a chance at a small state university or something.</p>
<p>Maybe you should try prepping for the ACT and taking that instead. Many applicants find that their scores are much better on one test or the other, depending on their strengths.</p>
<p>You might want to consider going to a CC and then transferring.</p>
<p>Mandy!!! Don’t listen to them! (Especially the one who says people with less than a 1600 aren’t “cut out for college”)</p>
<p>I have been reading CC posts for a long time, but this is the thread that made me sign up to post something myself.</p>
<p>Here in California, we have an amazing system of higher education (that is available to ALL students - regardless of SAT scores) consisting of over 100 community colleges, 23 California State Univeristy Campuses, and 9 undergraduate University of California Campuses. Mandy, I see from your posts that you have paid attention to fufilling your A-G requirements, have taken a challenging course load, and have achieved GPA and test scores that make you FULLY ELIGIBLE to apply to the California State University System. One campus that you have mentioned, CSUEB, is a MATCH for you. SJSU is a bit of a reach, but it is always a good idea to include a reach on your college list. Several of the other 23 CSU campuses are MATCHES for you.</p>
<p>Explore the CSU Mentor website: [CSUMentor[/url</a>] You can enter your grades and test scores and see for yourself that you are on the right track. You can explore all the campuses and see their admission statistics and percentages to figure out which ones are matches and reaches. Make an appointment with your high school counselor and ask him/her the questions you have been asking on CC. Your counselor is familiar with CSU requirements (especially your nearby ones like CSUEB and SJSU) and can give you great advice about the classes you need to take or retake to maximize your eligibilty for the CSU system.</p>
<p>If you do choose to spend your first two years at a California Community College, here is something that a lot of CC posters are unaware of: CA residents who complete a prescribed two-year course of study at any California Community College are given PRIORITY transfer admission consideration at all UC campuses. What that means is that if some other student did their first two years at a four-year college (say for example Cornell, Stanford, SJSU, or a UC campus) and you did your first two years at a CA Community College, YOU would have PRIORITY in admissions at the University of California over that other student. Really. Check it out here: <a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_info_ccc.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/paths_to_adm/transfer/tr_info_ccc.html](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>http://www.csumentor.edu/)</a></p>
<p>It is GREAT that you are starting your college planning now, and if you keep going the way you are I know you will be successful. Dream BIG.</p>
<p>Golly - I can’t help myself! I have to respond further to the ridiculous statement from post #8 -
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“If you can’t get that score up to about 1600 (about 1050 out of 1600), you’re probably not cut out for college.”</p>
<p>Info from College Board: The average SAT scores for 2007 COLLEGE-BOUND seniors (so not all seniors, just the scores of those seniors actually going to college) is CR 502, Math 515, Writing 494 which adds up to 1511. So, 50% of all college-bound seniors scored below 1511. (Source: [SAT</a> Average (Mean) Scores](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Understanding SAT Scores – SAT Suite | College Board) )</p>
<p>Do not let anyone tell you that the scores on one test can tell whether or not you are “cut out for college” or that some arbitrary cut-off can determine who can or cannot achieve success.</p>
<p>get the SAT up and do EC</p>
<p>well said, NotMyRealName…there certianly are MANY MANY MAANNNY more colleges out there than just the ivies and tier 1 schools.</p>
<p>I think you’ll be fine. State schools especially are easy on students. I know a girl who got into UNC (top 25 state school) with 1900 SATs, 500/600 subject SAT’s, a few C’s, and no EC’s. You just have to be in-state. However, I do suggest you go to a community college and apply to a good state school. </p>
<p>I’d concentrate on trying to up those SAT’s. EC’s won’t matter much at schools that are not as competitive as the Ivies.</p>
<p>As another poster mentioned, California has some GREAT opportunities for you. I’d suggest community college and then retaking the SATs before transferring. Maybe it’s not the college experience you always dreamed of, but you’re certainly qualified for college (and not just community college, although that may open doors for you should you transfer).</p>
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<p>Does that include community colleges and Junior colleges? Those aren’t real college, sorry. I’m talking four year NCAA (I say NCAA because there are four year schools that admit everyone) schools. I’ll even consider CSU schools amongst that group, but barely.</p>
<p>Those numbers could be highly skewed and inaccurate if applied to four year universities.</p>
<p>I don’t understand why people believe college to be a right. It’s not. College shouldn’t be just a means for a higher salary. It’s also a process in which to involve oneself mentally. Consequently, a base level of intellectual ability should be a prerequisite for higher study. We don’t tell fat people to become models or skinny people to do heavy construction work. Analogously, a college degree is not for everyone who wants to get one.</p>
<p>Final note: If someone wishes to advance their knowledge or practical skills through community college or junior college, then I support that. But four year schools should be far more exclusive.</p>
<p>Retake the SAT and aim for a higher score. If you have lots of ECs and well written essays/recs, etc. you have a shot at many schools.</p>
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