Like many people I did not care much about high school because I had nothing to connect to with it. Later on I took many college courses, eight of them and got a GPA of 3.7 on them alone without considering high school performance. I did better on these because one of the courses was a programming course that for some reason got me interested in other academic fields that caused me to do well with my remaining time in high school. When I was taking that programming course at a local college we were offered an internship that could potential pay 19,000 a year if I get it for taking a Java class and database class this summer. There is a relatively high chance of me getting this internship. The bad part is due to my lack of care in high school I will have a GPA around 3.1 and an average act score of 21. I got accepted into Iowa State but have no scholarships. When I got to Iowa State those courses will transfer meaning that day one of college and I will have a 3.7 GPA. I have a gut feeling that there is something wrong because I have never heard of somebody to take enough college before a university to qualify for an internship to pay for the university. In a way the opportunity seems to be too easy for something that only top students could get, it would be like getting a $76,000 scholarship.
I want to know what you guys think. Why haven’t I heard of anybody ells try and get the qualification required for an internship to pay for a university before going to a university? Will I be able to get scholarships in college due to an increase in GPA from my classes transferring into my computer science major? Will my ACT score play a role after I am going to a university and would I ever need to take it again and maybe study for it this time?
Your post is a little confusing. Are you saying that you took some college courses as a high school student and so far have earned a 3.7? Or did you take these classes post high school? Are you also saying that in the course of taking these classes that you learned about an internship opportunity that pays about $19,000/year for four years?
You may want to check with Iowa State, but often when colleges accept courses, you get the credit but not the GPA. That would depend on the college I think, so you will not start with a 3.7 if they only take the credits. Besides, a 3.7 is a perfectly respectable GPA to have in college. Also, from what I understand, sometimes when you take college courses you are considered a transfer student rather than an incoming freshman and therefore not eligible for the scholarships that might be offered to freshman. Further, if this is the case, you will never have to be concerned about your ACT score. ACT and SAT scores are usually required for first time (freshman) applicants.
I don’t know why you haven’t heard of others trying to get the qualifications required for this paying internships. Perhaps it is not well known or well advertised. In my area, there are some small local scholarships that don’t get awarded every year because the organization does a poor job getting the word out and/or no one applies. There could be a million reasons why this internship opportunity is under-applied for. If you do get it, congratulations, $19,000 per year will certainly help with your college expenses.
Well to answer the question about transferring GPA on Iowa States transfer site I put in the courses I have taken and it also lists a transferred GPA so I am assuming that the GPA transfers over for those classes that are transferring. These are eight courses that I have completed while in high school. I learned about the internship when people from software companies came into the classroom one day to talk about their internship. The catch is that this was a college course I paid for while in high school so my classmates were college freshmen and I, a senior in high school. the reason I want an opinion is because the opportunity seems too good to be true. I know people with 4.0 gpas and over 30s on the act and they would have less scholarship money then I could make while in college due to the high demand of software developers.
Well congratulations on your stepping it up academically. It is never too late to do that, some people don’t ‘get it’ until much later. Look, I have to say that you need to take some english classes and learn to write clearly. This is an important skill to use in the workplace and you can practice and learn just like everything else you are getting interested in. I know it is just internet board but it is very hard to determine what you are asking and what exactly is the situation. So some comments I hope apply:
- I have not heard of the CC gpa transferring over before. Maybe it does there and that's great if so as that is a very good gpa. I don't know what the point you are asking is. Scholarships? Were these dual enrollment and did you submit the CC transcripts to Iowa State? For resume purposes for now, if you like you can put your college number of credits and your college gpa only. If someone wants your HS gpa and ACT, they can ask, but you can say you were a late bloomer or got inspired by programming etc.
EDUCATION
Community College of Corn
concurrent with high school, Sept 2014 - August 2015
24 units, 3.7 gpa
relevant coursework: java programming, database programming
Cornfield High School
graduated May 2015
- I would be surprised if your college prof let people come into your classroom and talk about opportunities and that prof has no idea who they are if if the offers are suspicious. But of course it is always wise to investigate. You can look up information on the company online. Many companies use internships to get to know students and even groom the ones that do well for future hiring and they are willing to pay good rates. If there is a shortage of interns and they need interns to do the work then they are also willing to pay. Programming is one of the areas where you can get good paying legitimate internships. Often those are not based on your gpa or your sat but on if they think you have skills or show promise in the area they work in. But you don't say how many hours/weeks per year that internship is so we don't know if that is a normal pay rate or not.
- It seems that you are mixing up scholarships and internships. Those decisions are made by different people with different agendas. Scholarships are academic decisions made to gain students with high academics or special characteristics. Internships are a recruiting tool, a tool to get current p/t help etc and they may be interested in academics sure but they also are likely more focused on specific skills and potential. So while it may not be common to get an internship so early I have certainly heard of it and there are lots of students on this board who have done it. Why you haven't heard, well maybe you don't get around much, lol, really who knows. You should go for it. But don't work so much that you can't do your schoolwork.
4, Scholarship offers are usually made with freshman admissions decisions. After you accept enrollment, you can’t expect any more. The usual exception is that sometimes the department you are in has ongoing smaller scholarships for rising Jrs or for some specific reason.
- Once you enroll in college no one much cares about test scores (I'm sure there is some rare exception somewhere.) They are for college, nothing else. They are also designed for high school students to take, not college students so no one will want you to take it again later. It is like taking the GED now or something, just doesn't make sense.
An internship is not a scholarship; it is a job. Don’t confuse the two. Your previous work made this available to you. Go ahead and try for it.
I took college composition courses and I got A’s on my papers because in a pro-environment I can use good writing skills, my standards lower though in a place like this.