<p>Last time i checked my GPA in January 2011 its was a 1.7. It's low because freshman year i made lot's of mistakes that could have been avoided. I was in all the AP classes but was kicked out for bad grades. Junior year i plan on trying the best i ever had in my life and studying really hard for the ACT so I can go to a school like Stanford, Berkley, and all that. My question is how can i get into these schools with such a low GPA? I heard that your GPA stops when you start Senior year - is that true? I can't afford to lose one year. I managed to impress some teachers and I'm taking 2 AP classes next year, and plan on taking 7 AP classes Senior year. </p>
<p>I want to become a host on a TV show like Kevin Pierera - what kind of degree do i need? I'm also thinking of becoming a lawyer. Thing is - I like too many things. All i know is that im determined to try more than my best the next two years, because the only reason i had bad grades is because i didnt do homework</p>
<p>By the way i live in Illinois and attend Lane Tech</p>
<p>Um, sorry to burst your bubble but you have little to no shot and getting into Stanford or Berkeley with that GPA, and you won’t be able to raise it THAT much.</p>
<p>It is very hard with that GPA. Only try 11th grade is not enough. Worse, it can be seen as an attempt to gain admission. The best thing you can do is to max out everything else: EC, standardized tests, recs, hooks. In short, you must be the most amazing person in this world to boost your chance. Yet even then, none is guaranteed</p>
<p>Schools far less prestigious than Stanford and Berkeley are a no go. Even a 4.0 would only bring your average to a 2.46. You need to finish high school strong and do well at a 2-year school before considering a 4-year university.</p>
<p>As far as the weighted AP credit goes, it won’t matter much. Most colleges take your unweighted GPA, which someone said earlier can only go up to a 2.46, which is nowhere near the level of Stanford, or schools 2 or 3 tiers below it, for that matter. And to be honest, do you think it’d be fair to other applicants to let you, who didn’t apply yourself for 2 whole years of high school, in ahead of kids who have worked their asses off for 4 years?</p>
<p>I’ve got to chime in with the other folks here: go to a community college, kick butt in university-level courses, and apply to four-year colleges as a transfer. That’s what I ended up doing, even though my high school GPA was within the B range. </p>
<p>Also? If you’re going to shoot for colleges like Stanford and Berkeley in the future, I would brush up on those English skills. Just sayin’.</p>
<p>2 Year College -> Transfer into lower UC -> Transfer into Berkeley. </p>
<p>I don’t think that it would be too hard to transfer from one UC to Berkeley. My uncle said that back in his day Irvine offered him the chance to transfer to Berkeley after two years… which is what he ended up doing.</p>
<p>This may be getting repetitive but I’ll throw in my two cents as well.
First of all, you said getting all As would be a 6.0? I always assumed they were on a 5.0 scale not a 6.0. At least thats how my school does it. Regardless, a 1.7 is very low. Stanford and UC Berkley are far, far, far out of your range even if you received an A in every course during your junior and senior year 1st semester, your GPA will still be way under par. Even if your other ECs and Standardized tests were phenomenal I still wouldn’t count on admission to those schools let alone any UC. The tremendous number of applicants and the fact that many of those applicants are incredibly well-qualified counts against your chances. It may hurt to hear this, but like everyone else said, join a nice 2 year community college and transfer into a lower UC.</p>
<p>Remember its not the end of the world if you don’t get into colleges with the caliber of those you mentioned. Rather, work hard where you are, like you said get those As in junior, senior year regardless of whether they make a huge deal in where you go. Right now just focus on doing your best wherever you are.</p>
<p>Schools like Stanford and Princeton don’t consider freshman grades…but still, it’ll hurt a lot. I think you don’t have much of a shot. You don’t need to attend a big-name school anyways, though.</p>