To be quick and to the point, after my first year at a community college I have a 1.7 GPA.
I didn’t take it seriously and skipped a lot of classes, thinking I could pass by making As on my test (and not doing daily work/participation grades).
My questions:
Is it possible for me to raise my GPA from 1.7 to 2.5 minimum required for my target transfer college (University of North Texas)?
What suggestions can you all give to me, besides the obvious get your act together?
Can I raise it within a semester or would it take another full year?
Should I retake the classes I failed here at the community college, and the classes I made C’s in (Philosophy, Astronomy) or just take the C?
Since I’d have less than 30 credits I’d basically transfer as a freshman to UNT. SAT/ACT scores are required. I have a 33 cumulative ACT score if that helps any. I have had a lot of extenuating circumstances in the past year with my father passing this past April a few weeks before finals (when i missed the most class) if that matters any.
I hope this is clear enough to understand. Thank you all!
From September to April you just blew school away. A 33 ACT shows that you ae bright student who thought he knew everything. You should be able to figure out how to raise it to a 2.5. It would depend on how many credits you currently have. It would likely take a another full year of near straight A grades.
I realize that you know that you need to get your act together.
But I’ll say it again. GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. You’re going to have to do some serious GPA repair, but I think you’ll be able to pull it off. Approach class with your best attitude. Attend you lectures. Hell, sit in front of your classes. If you focus, and apply yourself, you’ll be able to reach UNT.
TomSrOfBoston, don’t be so naive - getting a 33 ACT does not necessarily mean one is a “bright student.” It means one has an understanding of basic algebra, grammar, reading comprehension skills, etc. Colleges are looking for everything, and in order of importance: grades, extracurriculars, and then the automated test.
I hate to break it to you, deville, but the average GPA in University of North Texas is 3.4. To make matters worse, those that do not need have such result and have a GPA of even 3, which is way higher than your target GPA, need to compensate with many more extracurriculars and a much higher automated test score. You have the latter, but you seem to be missing the former, and you need a GPA which is literally twice what you have in order to even be considered.
In other words, take your time and retake all the classes that you failed and do your very best. Considering you have a high ACT score - which for some students is the most difficult step - you could very well be on your way to attending colleges somewhat higher than the one you intend to go to.
@deville I think that you know what you have to do. You need to understand that community college is harder than high school, study hard, attend every class and pay attention, keep ahead on your homework, and pull off a lot of A’s. I think that you will need to do this for at least a full year before you will be able to transfer to a 4 year university, and you might need to do this for two years.
You have dug yourself a hole and you need to work your way out of it. However, I am quite sure that if you apply yourself you can do it, and you can get yourself to UNT within a couple of years.
If it were me I would retake anything that you failed, unless it was a course that you really hate.
@SeriousQuestions Jesus. So you’re telling me that reaching the 99th percentile on a national exam is not an indication of intelligence? If it isn’t, then it definitely shows hard work.
From your post history, I see you got a 1200 on your SAT. Not so easy, huh?
Show some maturity. This is a forum where students seek help.