<p>Bad grades and gpa can be defined as 3.5 or lower in the case of an ivy league viewer. SATs seem to be the real deal here. So, is it possible to get into Harvard, Yale, and etc. With poorly designed grades? And if not, what can a student do to make up for it with a remedial class his freshman year and a C in an honors course. Be mindful that the schedule now his junior year is 4 honors and 1 AP. what a change. Haha. </p>
<p>I’ll be blunt. Your chances are probably slim to none. Most students accepted with a GPA below a 3.75 tend to be URMs from extremely disadvantaged backgrounds, recruited athletes, development cases, or have an extremely interesting personal story (such as being a refugee from Syria).
So unless one of these apply, you’re probably better off applying outside of the top 20.
The best thing you can do right now would be to score a 34+ on the ACT or a 2300+ on the SAT. It should help take the pressure off your GPA.
If possible, you should see if your school offers a grade forgiveness policy where you can redo those courses and get better grades.</p>
<p>;) ill leave the grades there, for that I will make them up.</p>
<p>Can your parents donate a new $70 million science building? </p>
<p>I would have to say that there is a very slim chance. Many kids with 4.0s and 5+ AP’s during their junior years are turned down, so there isn’t really any reason for them to accept a lower GPA kid with a less rigorous schedule.</p>