Chance Me PLEASE. Stressed out.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I Need Advice. PLEASE HELP
University of Arizona
University of Texas
Penn State
Pitt
Stanford University
RPI
Michigan State University
University of Cincinnati</p>

<p>The universities above are the colleges I'd like to apply to. </p>

<p>These are my grades from freshman through first quarter of senior year.</p>

<p>Freshman:</p>

<p>Acad Geometry: Straight B's
Academic Algebra 2: A
Art: two B's
Biology: Straight B's
Driver Ed Theory: Pass (P)
English 9: 2 A's, 2 B's, B Final
Health 9: Straight B's
Phys Ed 9: Straight A's
Spanish 2: Straight A's
Tech Ed Wood: B, A, A Final
US History: A, B, B, A, B Final</p>

<p>GPA: 3.37
Cumulative GPA: 3.37</p>

<p>Sophomore:</p>

<p>Acad English 2: B, A, B, A, B Final
AP Biology: C, C, F, F, F Final
Chemistry: B, C, C, D, C Final
Health: Straight A's
Intro to Calculus: B, C, C, C, C Final
Personal Fitness: A, C, C, D, C Final
Spanish 3: A, B, C, B, B Final
United States History: A, C, C, B, B Final</p>

<p>GPA: 2.48
Cumulative GPA: 2.89</p>

<p>Junior:</p>

<p>AP Calc AB: F, D, F, C, D Final
AP Chemistry: C, B, C, B, C Final
AP English: C, C, D, C, C Final
LifetimeActivities: A, B, A, A, A Final
Physics I: C, F, C, C, D Final
Pre-Col Reading and Test Prep: C, B
Spanish IV: B, A, C, C, B Final
Young Engineers Program: B, B, B Final</p>

<p>GPA: 2.45
Cumulative GPA: 2.75</p>

<p>Senior:</p>

<p>Acad English IV: A
AP Calc BC: C
Astronomy: A
AP Physics: C
Global Studies: A
Psychology: A
Robotics Engineering: A</p>

<p>GPA: 3.71
Cumulative GPA: 2.82</p>

<p>CLASS RANK: 217 out of 321- 32nd Percentile</p>

<h2>I'll post up the other semester and my current grades when i get the transcript.</h2>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>BattleBotsIQ: Construct a robot to battle other robots.</p>

<p>Young Engineers Program: Engineering program for students intending to go into engineering. Kennametal provides lessons, field trips to facilities, and group projects (Create a product). Certificate.</p>

<p>Key Club: Community service club. Pick up trash off the streets, help the elderly, feed the poor, etc.</p>

<p>Humane Society: I volunteer every Saturday and Sunday at the Humane Society. I take care of dogs, brush them, feed them, play with them.</p>

<p>iSTAR: Spiritual program for young teenagers to understand spirituality and self- realization.</p>

<p>WSHI: Westinghouse Science Honors Institute held lectures on science topics ranging from lasers to stem cell growth. Certificate for attending as well as taking the final exam.</p>

<p>Gurupurnima: Spiritual event every year at a different location. I volunteer and serve the elderly during breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I attend the spiritual lectures every morning.</p>

<p>Shadowing Uncle: My father's friend is a Civil Engineer. For a week, I visited India to view his work and his routine at work. </p>

<p>Recycling Club: I empty out recycling bins in the morning.</p>

<p>Martial Arts: Began Martial Arts at age 11 and received my black belt at age 14.</p>

<h2>Volleyball: School team for two years.</h2>

<p>I don't know what to do. I'm such a bright student. Notice the straight A's and B's in Freshman year and drastically change to B's, C's, D's, and F's? I was going through depression, suicide, loss of family members and friends throughout the two years. I know it's not an excuse but I've changed for the better and I don't know how to prove it to these Universities.</p>

<p>I don't want to go to community college. GAP year is probably plausible but I'd really want to go to one of these colleges instead of doing a Gap Year and/ or Community College. Is there anything I can say/ do that will help me get into the college?</p>

<p>I heard you can get in but only if you maintain an A or B average or something similar. And what is conditional acceptance? Does it pertain to students like me? </p>

<p>Will colleges accept me next year if I get Straight A's and one or two B's if they see my senior year grades explode with a 3.5 GPA Average? I need guidance and my counselors and parents aren't great for advisory.</p>

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<p>Did you take any SAT/ACTs?..</p>

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<p>Yeah. I got a 1590 on the SATs last year. I took it again two weeks ago and I’m taking the Mathematics I and II in December.</p>

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<p>I will be perfectly honest with you man, the gpa seriously brings you down. In my honest opinion I don’t think you’ll stand a chance at Stanford, and with a 1590 I don’t think you can get to many presitigious places. This is only my opnion of course but a 2.8 gpa is really low, quite frankly. Your course rigour is great no doubt but a strong 1st senior semester won’t make up for it imo. I’d say you should go to cc and transfer, in a realistic sense your stats are mediocore/below average but you have some mild extracirriculars I say. But if you actually have a reason on why your grades are that bad, like suicide depression, not like laziness, than I think you should somehow tell the colleges</p>

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<p>Hi! Firstly, I need to clarify that I am also a college applicant and my speculation should be taken with a grain of salt.
Despite your gpa being low, there is an upwards trend that colleges will take into account! Also, your extracurriculars are excellent! </p>

<p>Penn State- low reach
Pitt-reach/low reach
Stanford- longshot
Mich. State- low reach/reach
U. Cincinnati- reach</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>This is a ■■■■■ thread that was cut/pasted twice in the past few months already.</p>

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<p>You’ve posted this thing word-for-word 7 times now. You literally get the same type of responses every time.</p>

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<p>@RobbyP I know Stanford and RPI are long shots, but what about University of Pittsburgh and Penn State Branch Campuses?</p>

<p>@renoverchat and MYOS1634: I’ve posted this multiple times because no one on the other posts replied to the other posts. Sorry to disappoint you, but I need help.</p>

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<p>@Vee100196 How about University of Pitt and Penn State branch campus?</p>

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<p>My friend who was just recently accepted into Penn State said I had a chance at getting into a branch campus, but definitely not the main campus. Is this true?</p>

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<p>If this is not a ■■■■■ thread, no, you can’t get into Penn State Main Campus but you can get into some branch campuses.</p>

<p>Right now, none of the schools on your list are reachable.</p>

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<p>Okay thanks. How far of a reach will it be to get into a branch campus for penn state? And should I send two Letters of Rec. one from my principal for the reason for my bad grades and the other from my calculus teacher who saw my progress from an F to a high C (81%).</p>

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<p>81% should be a B-? (high C typically is 77-79 but I guess each school can have their own scale).
Branch campus should be within reach if you are full pay, especially with the upwards trend. Choose one that has on-campus residences and is near an interesting urban center.</p>

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<p>okay thanks! I just want to get into a university. campus and residence are negligible at this time.</p>