I am currently new to this site (just signed up today) and very anxious about college. I’m going to be a senior this year and would liked to be chanced for colleges I plan on applying to. My GPA is very low (2.3?) unweighted and my act is currently a 20 but I am planning to retake with tutoring this time and hoping to achieve a 26 or higher. I go to an extremely competitive public high school. The last graduating class had 6 seniors go to Harvard and about 7 to UCLA just to name a few. I am also an African American student if that means anything. Naviance for my school shows that students with lower GPAs get into a lot of good schools because of how competitive my school is. I have always been hardworking, but was caught up with sports majority of the time. I was a previous national track runner and on a championship soccer team, but decided to stop playing because my grades were being effected. I really cannot afford to go to community college and want to go to a reputable university that can get me into a great grad school (my dream is to become a child psychologist). I love psychology. I will list my grades as well as the colleges I am applying to. Thank you for your time!
Freshman Year
Intro to business- B-
Spanish 2 CP- C+ (worst teacher in the school, she was actually supposed to be fired)
Algebra 1 honors- D (took a risk)
Sports nutrition- A-
Biology- C
Gym- A
Health- A-
English CP- B+
Modern World History CP- C-
Sophmore Year
Geometry CP- C
English 2 H- C
Chem CP- C+
Spanish 3 CP- C+ (favored students)
US History 1- B
Drivers Ed- B (idk what happened)
Gym- A
TV Production- A
Photography- A-
Junior Year
Sociology- A-
Psychology- A- (had a B first marking period, second marking period I held a 98.86 average)
English- B+
Vietnam- C+
US History- B-
Enviromental Science Honors- C+ (she failed everyone on the final because she was mad at a student)
Gym- A
Health- B+
Algebra 2 CP- D-
Senior Year Schedule
AP Human Geography
AP Psychology
English 4 Honors
Marketing
Accounting 1
Gym
Statistic CP (my school only requires 3 years, but I’m pushing through)
Schools i’m applying to:
George Washington University (Ik lol)
University of Central Florida
University of South Florida
Temple University
Loyola University Chicago
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Cincinnati
Fordham University
University of Arizona (Maybe)
Baruch college (Maybe)
As you can see my grades are not good especially my math classes I struggled a lot, I have only had one good math teacher (geometry where I got a C). Anyway I really wish I was able to manage time better. I think my college essay may help a lot and my recommendation letters should be very good. Sorry about the long thread and thank you!!