<p>And any ways colleges are going to see a 3.75-4.0 junior year and first half of senior and they are going to see that you are motivated</p>
<p>Alright thanks!</p>
<p>Anybody wanna gimme a list of schools that aren’t that selective for students who have 2.5-2.99 gpa</p>
<p>Your HS guidance counselor</p>
<p>My HS counselors are useless at my school! Anybody plz gimme some colleges</p>
<p>Your counselor knows where students from your HS with grades like yours have been admitted in the past few years. We don’t. There is a big difference from one high school to the next. Go talk with your own counselor, and get his/her advice.</p>
<p>"I think it’s too late for that…I’m already a junior and even if I get straight A’s for the rest of the year, I will still be below a 3.0! "</p>
<p>Admissions Committees like to see an upward trend. If you knuckle down and get all of your work turned in on time, study for every test and quiz and review all of your papers before you turn them in, you can get your grades up for this sememster and first semester senior year. </p>
<p>Colleges want student who have demonstrated a likelyhood of success in their classrooms and ECs. You need to demonstrate time management skills. Best of luck.</p>
<p>Colleges also want students who can take recommendations and use them to their benefit instead of waiting to be spoon-fed information. Talk to your HS counselor.</p>
<p>How much of a factor is being a first generation college student and AP/Honors classes?</p>
<p>“First-generation”? It varies. Some colleges and universities seem to like that. Many don’t care at all. Nowhere is it important enough to make up for a transcript that isn’t close to the school’s standards.</p>
<p>Having a GPA under 3.0 because you took a lot of demanding classes is, rather obviously, better than having a GPA under 3.0 without having taken demanding classes, and not as good as having a GPA of 3.5 when you took a lot of demanding classes. </p>
<p>Both of these, though, are going to vary from college to college, and also just about impossible to quantify.</p>
<p>Ok thanks! Do you know any schools that don’t have high standards when it comes to GPA? I’m looking for only flagship universities!</p>
<p>It’s a competition to get into college. You are realizing that a little late in the game.</p>
<p>The plan - get your grades up. You need to show an upward trend in your grades even if it doesn’t move the GPA overall that much. If you get an interview, you can show what you could do once you got serious.</p>
<p>Second, get a good score on the SAT. For most flagships, beating the national average of 1500 should do it. Ideally, scoring above 1600 is better for your situation.</p>
<p>Third, think about what your teachers will say about you. You need strong recommendations. Are there any upper level classes you got an A in? Those are teachers that will probably give you the strongest recommendation. If not, that’s why you need to crack the books. You need to win over a couple of teachers and the best way to do that is to be a rock star in their classes.</p>
<p>Fourth, always have a plan B. If your plan doesn’t work, then what?</p>
<p>What are you looking for in a college? Size, location, etc.? Do you have any idea what you might want to major in?</p>
<p>Ithaca College comes to mind for your stats, as a reach.</p>
<p>Ya I do have strong relationships with a couple of teachers even tho I got a B or C in their class! And yea I have about 4 safeties (Mizzou, Ole Miss, Kansas, and Oklahoma State)!</p>
<p>I am looking for a school with 15,000+ students somewhere located in the south that has pharmacy and/or engineering!! Also, there has to be a vibrant social scene!!</p>
<p>University of Mississippi
University of Alabama
Auburn
University of Arkansas
University of Kentuck
West Virginia University</p>
<p>A strong relationship is much different than a strong recommendation. Do not forget that.</p>
<p>If you got a C in a class, the teacher may love you but the recommendation will be for that of a C student. </p>
<p>The teacher may say that you are lovely, funny and friendly but her assessment of your intellectual curiosity and talent and achievement will be mediocre. Stop settling for mediocrity and get excellent now.
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<p>Well, Baylor meets your description - except it would may be a reach with the grades. I think your test scores are beginning to be in range though.</p>
<p>Ok so you are saying I should get recommendations from teachers who gave me an A or B and know me very well! Gotcha!!</p>
<p>And thanks poetgrl for some recommendations!</p>