What state do you live in ?
i live in pennsylvania
Do you think i can get into schools like purdue, drexel, james madison, uconn, or university of cincinnati ? Any colleges like that?
Look up the common datasets for all the schools of interest. It will show the 25th-75th percentiles of enrolled students for ACT/SAT along with the average GPA. The CDS also shows a breakout in % of how many enrolled students were accepted in your GPA range. This will give you an indication if you have a chance at these schools. Nursing programs are notoriously competitive and to be truly honest you will have a difficult time getting a direct admit into a Nursing program with your GPA. I suggest you consider taking the Nursing pre-reqâs at a local community college, get excellent grades and then transfer into a Nursing program at a 4 year university. I am not familiar with PA or East coast schools, but you can succeed but it may not be starting in a 4 year university as a Freshman.
Your best be is a community college.
Apply to one of the least selective PASSHE schools such as Clarion, Mansfield, Edinboro.
Some psu branch campuses such as Greater Allegheny would be OK, they have dorms andbif you do well you can mivebto main campus after two years.
None of the colleges you listed in #23 are reachable.
Whatâs your parentsâ budget? (from income and savings)?
my parents dont really have a budget for me
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Meaning they will pay upwards of $50K+/year?
Or meaning they havenât saved for you?
Says 45-50K in post #15
yeah they are willing to pay any amount as long as i go to college
If thatâs from income and savings (not loans) and per year (not the total for 4-5 years) then look at Radford and ODU in Virginia , USC - Aiken, FGCU, USF St Petersburg, Marshall, Southern Connecticut, UMaine Farmington, U Maine Presquile.
Look into Moravian, Washington and Jefferson, Gannon, Keystone, Capital-Ohio, Davis&Elkins, Guilford, Lincoln Memorial Tennessee, Lebanon Valley, Lycoming - for smaller, more supportive schools (sometimes near professional sports ).
Those colleges will accept 2.3 gpa?
Also, will a high ACT score help my chances
Those colleges MIGHT accept someone with a GPA below 3.0 but obviously youâd have to apply to a bunch (like, basically all of them) and keep your fingers crossed that a couple will admit you.
A high act would help, did you take it in December? As would three strong subject test results - to demonstrate your GPA doesnât reflect your current knowledge and skills (you can still register for the January tests; English literature, math2 if youâre in pre-calculus, a foreign language or history or science for the third one.)
i took it already but i didnt really study for it. so i didnt get a good score, i got a 23 but i am plan on taking during the spring so i can get better score.
yes you can get in. period.
Maybe the more important question is if you can get into a good college for the major you want. I donât think itâs a good idea to go to college just to go.
The only way you can get into schools like purdue, drexel, james madison, uconn, or university of cincinnati are to enroll at another college (or community college) and show yourself to be a serious student (GPA +3.0) and then transfer. At this point, youâre risky and thus, your choices are limited.
Also donât expect the bad habits youâve formed that got you the 2.3GPA will be even harder to toss off at a residential college. The temptations will be there in surplus â plus lots of other people with similar downward trajectories wanting you to join them. If getting a degree is truly your main goal, youâve got to find a way to separate yourself from the temptations and distractions. That might mean go to a commuter school and away from your friends group (who probably have contributed to your 2.3 GPA)
Good luck!
thank you for all the advice!
Start studying NOW (TODAY ) and take a practice test on Friday. Look at your results to get a realistic estimate of your score (24 is what you could expect after studying seriously, add 1-2 points for a reasonable expectation ) but most importantly work on our mistakes, repeating similar exercises till 10 of them are 100% correct .