<p>I have a 2.9 gpa and all my friends say I'm screwed big time but I wanted to find out if indeed I am. I have a sort of upward trend. I am the president of a couple of clubs and I have a lot of volunteer hours. I got a 1650 SAT and a 25 ACT. I'm a minority and even though I studied in the US I would be considered as an international student everywhere. I want to go into engineering. Can I get into ANY of the following?</p>
<p>West Virginia University
Cal State
Rochester Institute of Technology
Western Michigan University
Florida Tech
University Of Kansas
Kettering
Purdue
Ohio State University
University of Cincinnati</p>
<p>I am very tensed and if anyone could please help it would be awesome. This is for next year 2012,</p>
<p>I don’t really know the admissions requirements for any of these schools, but a couple of thoughts.</p>
<p>You can get admissions data for most of or all of these schools on the internet. They generally tell the 25th and 75th percentile for Standardized Scores, as well as some information about grades, class rank, etc.</p>
<p>You also should probably invest in a couple of college guides – USN&WR, when it comes out later this month, is probably the least expensive, and gives some data about all the schools. Other guides provide a narrative description to give you a feel for the school.</p>
<p>Aside from that, there’s your Guidance Counselor, Naviance (if your school uses this), and tools that match your stats with colleges (one of these “College Search” is available on the CC website).</p>
<p>Sorry I can’t provide any specific help. Good luck!!!</p>
<p>I think your GPA is a little low to be admitted for engineering at both WVU and KU as an international student. From what I can tell a 3.0 is the minimum. </p>
<p>If you check the individual school websites the minimum requirements for admission are often listed, especially for state schools. Also, as Zephyr mentioned you can find the 25th-75th percentile and other information.</p>
<p>Additionally, you could contact the admissions representative for the schools you are interested in to discuss your specific situation.</p>
<p>Are you sure that you/your parents can afford these schools? Merit aid will probably not be offered based on your stats.</p>
<p>A 2.9 GPA is going to make it tough for admission into any engineering program, because it would raise serious questions about whether you have the ability and the work ethic to succeed in an extremely challenging program.</p>
<p>You might consider going to a community college for two years, working hard and building up your stats, then transferring to an engineering school to complete your degree. Many community colleges (at least in Illinois, I assume it’s the same elsewhere) have articulation agreements with engineering schools that provide that as long as you take the recommended courses and achieve the required grades, the engineering school will accept all the CC credits. You still have to go through the regular transfer application process, but you’re assured that you get full credit for the time at the CC.</p>
<p>Zephyr15- I’ll look into the college guides so thanks a lot for that
ProudWismom-Yes my parents and I can afford these schools and thats why we’re looking at them. So you’re saying I wont be able to get into any of these engineering programs right?</p>
<p>I thnk what everyone is saying is that for engineering it’s going to be difficult to gain admission with less than a 3.0 gpa. But, none of us has a crystal ball to tell you what the admissions decisions would be.</p>
<p>There is nothing wrong in applying to some less competitive schools but keep in mind you may not get in and have a back up plan (community college) that you are willing to pursue.</p>
<p>Some schools offer a pre-engineering type program for those who don’t meet the requirements to enter the major right away. Perhaps you could look for schools offering something like that. It might make admission easier for you and allow you to prove you can do the work. One of our Wisconsin state schools (UW-Platteville) has a program like this.</p>
<p>West Virginia University has a program called ‘General Engineering’ which has lower admittance requirements. The minimums are for out-of-state residents are:</p>
<p>2.50 gpa
23 ACT Math, 22 ACT compostite OR 540 SAT Math and 1030 SAT total M + CR</p>
<p>In General Engineering you take some refresher math and science courses the first semester, and I think also a study skills course. Second semester freshman year you can start the regular freshman engineering curriculum. Good luck!!</p>