Chance at Georgia State, Kennesaw State? (GSU & KSU)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I come from a "poor" background I suppose and never thought I would attend a public college. But I live with my grandparents now, and they want me to go straight to a public college rather than a community. My grades aren't great but I took a lot of AP courses and all Honors (I guess my low grades in AP and stubbornness to drop out of the classes caused my low gpa);</p>

<p>GPA - (W) 3.02 (UW) 2.56 <-- ( This was HOPE UW, not sure if GSU, KSU uses same scale)</p>

<p>SAT Scores - 1670
Reading - 580
Math - 570
Writing - 510</p>

<p>ACT - 26 Composite
English - 25
Math - 23
Reading - 31</p>

<p>Clubs & Athletics:
3 years v. football
2 years v. soccer
President JSA
1 Year DECA</p>

<p>I know my grades are low, but I just want answers before I think of applying.</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>The first thing you need to do for any USG school (all public universities in Georgia) is calculate your freshman index: <a href=“https://www.gacollege411.org/College_Planning/Prepare_for_College/Entrance_Requirements/USG_College_Entrance_Requirements/Freshman_Student/Accredited_High_School_Student/Freshman_Index_Requirements.aspx[/url]”>https://www.gacollege411.org/College_Planning/Prepare_for_College/Entrance_Requirements/USG_College_Entrance_Requirements/Freshman_Student/Accredited_High_School_Student/Freshman_Index_Requirements.aspx&lt;/a&gt; Every school type has a minimum FI below which you cannot be admitted. This is not a cutoff for admission, but the absolute minimum. </p>

<p>Your FI is 580+570+2.56*500 = 2430.</p>

<p>This means that you are eligible for any school except Research Universities, which are Georgia Tech, UGA, the Medical College of Georgia, and Georgia State. So basically, you are not eligible for admission to GSU.</p>

<p>KSU is a State University, so you meet the minimum FI for admission (1940). Your SAT scores are very good for KSU. Your GPA is a little low, but still within the interquartile range. I think you’re a Match for KSU.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the quick reply and very useful information!</p>

<p>It’s a bummer that GState is not an option, but I suppose KSU isn’t to bad.</p>

<p>Question: How does the transfer thing work? Like I get all my core classes done in KSU and move to another college with my specific major?</p>

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<p>I agree that you’d be a match for KSU. I have heard that you have to get your ap in early there because of the high volume since a lot of people use them as a financial back-up.</p>

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<p>Yes. The requirement to transfer differs by school and major, but for GT, UGA, and GSU it is 30 hours minimum to transfer. All three schools consider just your KSU GPA and not your HS GPA or SAT score. Admission is based on classes take, KSU GPA, and the availability of the program you want to transfer into.</p>

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<p>So is 30 hours equivalent to 2 semesters of college? or in my terms, one grade of high school?</p>

<p>Sorry, I’m a first generation, thank you so much for the help though.</p>

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<p>30 hours is usually 2 semesters of college (so 10 months). Here’s how it would work:</p>

<p>Fall 2010: KSU
Spring 2011: KSU
Summer 2011: KSU or internship / apply to other colleges
Fall 2011: KSU / accepted to other schools
Spring 2012: Attend new school.</p>

<p>So you would actually be at KSU for about a year and a half.</p>