Average. Perhaps BELOW average student.

Applying to College
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<p>I've been reading threads having to do with "chances" for about a good hour now. All I have to say is that after doing so, I can't help but feel as if I'm an ugly duckling. Especially when compared to GPA's which the overwhelming majority of people are preparing to use in the battle against college admissions boards. Let me ellaborate.</p>

<p>I'm twenty-four, dropped out of high school during my sophmore year, and scored average results on my GED. A few years later, however, I decided to attend a community college and will be graduating this semester. I consistantly recieve grades anywhere between B and A for liberal arts classes, but due to the fact that science just isn't my cup of tea; my GPA has suffered. And it has suffered badly. It's 2.63 on a 4.0 scale. Within my transcript you would find a D for chemisty, A for general biology, D for Biology of man: evolution, D for college algebra, etc., etc. So all I have to say is that I feel completely f'ed with being accepted to either Ithaca College, Nazareth College, State University of New York at Buffalo, or pretty much anywhere else. Ithaca College is my top choice because it offers a B.S in Health Care Management, which is what I would love to study. But what am I supposed to do? Attempt to awe and amaze admissions with my volunteer service as an EMT, involvment with student senate, and a good essay?</p>

<p>I compare myself to others who post on here and I feel like I'm nothing. A sack of **** who never studied, even though I did. Science just doesn't get along with me, and for that reason I'm forced to look like a wrestler attempting to battle in a weight class 100lb's above where he should be.</p>

<p>It's depressing. More so depressing is the fact that I'm on the road to pull straight A's this semester and even then...it will only pull my GPA from a 2.63 to a 2.84.</p>

<p>I've been told that since I'm applying for non-science majors, admissions generally dissreguard my bad grades and focus on my good grades in liberal arts. Health Care Management is not a science major, obviously. It's buiseness. But still. I feel like I stand no chance now.</p>

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<p>Are you kidding? It is well-known that there are more seats available in the US colleges than that can be filled with available students. You just have to choose the right college. Do some research, and you will find one that you will admit you.</p>

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<p>Don't let this place get you down, the students here are the the best in the country, like CB2007 said, there are more spots in colleges than can be filled, and none of the colleges you listed are super competitive or super elite, SUNY Buffalo is probably the hardest on your list, and even with a 2.84, I'm guessing that if you can show them that you're capable of good work this semester, you won't have a problem.</p>

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<p>I find "more spots than can be filled" extremely hard to believe. Especially since mostly every college I've looked at has an average applicant pool in excess of seats which can be filled. Ithaca College alone has an average of 11,000 applicants every year, and an average of 70% of them granted admissions due to the fact that it only has a certain number of seats available.</p>

<p>Also, I would assume that SUNY Buffalo would be my best shot. I've even be told so by a transfer counc. at my school. It's not extremely competative. At least I would not think so when taking into consideration that I know 5+ indivdual students who were accepted with GPA's ranging from 2.5 to 3.0.</p>

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<p>Well, I live in Buffalo, and know MANY kids that go to UB (SUNY Buffalo, we call it UB) and have transferred there. Admissions-wise, UB accepts roughly half of it's applicants; Ithaca 70% (like you said). You may be surprised to hear, though, that UB is actually a really good school, and nationally ranked (top 120), part of the AAU (one of 61 schools, along with schools like UVA, UMichigan, UCB, UCLA, HYPSM, Caltech, etc), and a top research university. Admissions there isn't a joke, you DO have to be a good students showing academic promise, and good students don't typically get Ds. Granted, if you're in-state, your chances are good, but I'd say they're even better for Ithaca.</p>

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<p>Yeah. I live in Canandaigua. How would being from-state help anyone?</p>