<p>^ rofl.</p>
<p><em>bump</em> im also interested in this situation.</p>
<p>I'm taking the sat in a week....i hope i can get around a 700 on the math part...</p>
<p>If I do go to a state school, does my SAT scores transfer when i apply after my freshman year to another college?</p>
<p>first of all, if you can't spell illinois, i dont think they're going to accept you. nice try though. but anyways... good luck, i really do love seeing people pursue their dreams. that's what i'm doing as well. i'm applying to a safety and 7 reaches. best of luck to you on the rest of your life.</p>
<p>Gah! I keep forgetting that Illinois doesn't have an e at the end. I just recently heard about how great of a school it is! Anyways, so yea...I think I'm applying to a lot of reaches!</p>
<p>What schools are you going to apply to?</p>
<p>hey im a senior in Atlanta, GA as well.</p>
<p>Which high school are you going to?</p>
<p>Maybe i can help you out.</p>
<p>Let me congratulate you for caring enough to improve your stats. There is hope of being accepted into a top school, but it will not be forthcoming this year. With your GPA, as already has been noted (to the point of insensitive cruelty by earlier posters), you are out for the top 100-200 schools. A high SAT won't save you either. In fact, you might be perceived of as a "slacker" (big red flag). I would encourage you to look at completing your first two years at a community college or some other small college that has caring faculty who could later serve as a big support and as wonderful, detailed references (if you make great grades). Transfer as a junior if you must have the name brand school.</p>
<p>I saw a mention of premed somewhere, I think. This is very doable if your grades are outstanding in college. My neighbor's son was a low B high school student with a bad junior year. He attended Appalachian State University (which I think is down around 300-400 in the rankings), excelled there, was in their honors program his junior and senior year and is now attending medical school at UNC Chapel Hill. He had to repeat a number of high school courses while at Appalachian for no credit (precal, HS chem) because his background was weak (not because of the HS which is one of the top PS in the south). He is very happy now. He was in your position six years ago...</p>
<p>Don't let the college prestige frenzy suck you into spending a lot of time and money on hopeless applications. Match yourself to schools that have an "average" profile like yours, avoid applying to big party schools with low stats and choose a tier 3 school with an honors program you can work your way into.</p>
<p>Here is another thought. This advice comes from many professionals I have talked to. With the exception of business schools and some top law schools, it does not matter where you completed undergraduate if you are aiming for a PhD or MD. Grades, GRE and MCAT scores along with community service and journal publications are the key to these program doors.</p>
<p>Hang in there. Also check into the "colleges that change lives" site. There are some great smaller schools that help "retool" students with average HS stats.</p>
<p>Hey! I'm proud of you that you want to work to increase your gpa this year. The colleges will like seeing an improvement your senior year. Have you had anything happen that affected your grades negatively? If you have, you could have a recommender include it or include it yourself. To be honest, I don't know much about the colleges you're applying to. I only really know about the ones I'm applying to, but I don't really see any red flags. Just because your GPA is a little low remember that you are more than that.</p>
<p>at vanderbilt and emory you need like a gpa of a 90.. the lowest person at my school to be accepted to one of those schools had like an 85.. and thats rare. you are definitely right in that the people who got in with very low gpas either were there for sports or had something like extremely spectacular about them</p>