Well hi, I’m currently 17 years old and going on my senior year of high school. I participate in track and field and I am a indoor and outdoor state medalist with lots of potential to be successful in college. However, that’s if I can even get into college… My current gpa is 1.94 weighted and my unweighted is unknown (since our school doesn’t calculate unweighted on the grades website). My ACT is 29 so based off that, I am not dumb as a rock. My problem in high school was that I overloaded myself every year. I overrode a lot of classes to honors including taking 3 AP classes (AP psychology, euro and human geography). I received 3s on all of those exams. Back to my overloading situation, I found myself distracted at home playing video games, so I never did HW and B.S’d projects. Also, I failed honors precalc, which was one of the many classes I overrode.
My senior year I’m taking one AP class and no honors (Environmental, Physics, AP Government, and English 12). So, If I can get As on all 4 of those classes for the first semester do I have a better chance at college?
Also, back to sports I’ve been contacting colleges such as Duquesne and La Salle and they seem to have an interest in me. The NCAA minimum gpa is 2.3 in 10 core classes for competing the first year of college. However, I have a gut feeling I reached this 2.3 with 16 core classes even though my overall gpa didn’t
@Dr1234567 Well, it is somewhat your fault for overriding and failing your classes, but it’s good to see that you’re taking initiative and admitting that. Although I am very surprised you weren’t pulled out of sports due to your grades, since most schools have minimum GPA requirements to play sports.Overloading doesn’t seem to be the problem here, since a lot of kids do well with overrides. I think some of the problem lies in your work ethic and maybe attention span. Have you been diagnosed with any LD?
When you apply for college, do not apply early, because your grades will be shown as is. If you are recruited, colleges will send you to a 5th year prep academy, and let you join the school from there.
@michelle426 No, I have not been diagnosed with any learning disabilities. As a child I was an excellent student receiving advances on all the state tests, but my grades got worse and worse as the years went by. So my guess it is my work ethic that is lacking. I’ve been pulled out for failing a class sophomore year for about a week and junior year for about a month (which was honors precalc the class I ended up failing overall).
I’ve been considering going to a 2-year college with a track and field team so I can get my grades up, while improving my athletic ability. Harcum College is the 2 year I’ve been looking at because it is the closest 2 year to me with a track team. Is this a good idea? And do I have a chance to get into this school?
Going to a community college is an excellent idea. It will allow you work on your study skills and doing well will give you the ability to transfer to a choice 4 year university. Community colleges require no specific grades or test scores. You will be asked to take some placement tests, usually in English and Math to make sure you are taking the correct level of classes. Good Luck.
I agree with @gumbymom that a community college is a good start for you. With a 29 on the ACT, it’s clear you aren’t stupid. Learn to study and then actually DO it. Good luck.
Completely agree with everyone above. Community college is definitely the way to go! In fact, there are some community colleges out there that have GUARANTEED admission to state universities and other schools that people dream of going to. I know many people who went through this process or was in the same situation as you and now they make 6 figures. Good luck!
Some communities colleges do permit students to transfer directly into state colleges after completing a specified number of hours with passing grades. Your goal is not only getting into college, but staying there in good academic standing. Take the classes that satisfy academic requirements at the college and demonstrate that you have the skills and motivation to do well. Know one kid who knew he could get into a state school by getting passing grades at the cc and did transfer. He lasted very brief time. Who knew you could take so many hours in weight lifting and then fill in with a few other PE courses. Got As of course. Yes, be serious and good luck.
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