<p>Yeah I obviously didn't get very good grades in high school due to lack of motivation. Now that college is approaching, I thought I'd brush up on the SATs. Turns out I got a 710r 680m 730w. So.. ideally, I'd like to go somewhere in NYC, Boston, or Wash DC. I am applying for the NROTC if that helps. I'm assuming I won't get into any of those colleges based soley on my horrible GPA. If I don't get in I'll most likely enlist right after high school. Does anyone think I have a remote chance.</p>
<p>PS, I've had a job for 3 years, have done 50+hrs of volunteer work, and go to a private "school of excellence".. which sucks.</p>
<p>you have a chance. well, you claim that your school sucks but how bad does it suck?</p>
<p>im sorry but 50hrs of volunteer is... semi nothing.
job = +
what other ECs do you have?</p>
<p>I heard that Boston looks at your coursework and GPA a lot. were you taking hard classes or easy ones? wait... you said somewhere in blablabla cities. do you have specific schools in mind? i just automatically thought boston university when i saw boston because --- was just declined. :(</p>
<p>well, schools vary. some... (many) put a lot of weight into your performance in HS. but others are less blech like that.
you definately have a chance.
good luck.</p>
<p>Hey thanks. Uh.. well first, I say my school sucks because..well, I think most kids hate their school. One thing I will give it is that the academics are pretty good. I'm in the lowest possible classes my school offers, however they are the equivelent of Honors.
To be exact my classes include Latin, a Criminal Justice course, Trig/PreCalc (doing horribly), English, Bio, and Theology.</p>
<p>BU would be cool (sorry about the rejection, just think, you could've been placed in Warren towers & I hear that's hell) Northeastern, GWU. Idk at this point, all my days of going snowboarding after school and playing guitar are coming back to bite me in the ass. Should've tried harder.</p>
<p>Other Ecs... well like I said, going on year 3 of a summer-fall job at a waterpark. I lifeguard until labor day, then we run a haunted house until November. I'm in my 3rd yr of Lacrosse and Ski Club. That's really all I can think of that's associated with my school.</p>