Chances of Ithaca acceptance. Below average student.

Colleges and Universities A-Z Ithaca College
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<p>I've been reading threads having to do with "chances" for about a good hour now. All I have to say is that after doing so, I can't help but feel as if I'm an ugly duckling. Especially when compared to GPA's which the overwhelming majority of people are preparing to use in the battle against college admissions boards. Let me ellaborate.</p>

<p>I'm twenty-four, dropped out of high school during my sophmore year, and scored average results on my GED. A few years later, however, I decided to attend a community college and will be graduating this semester. I consistantly recieve grades anywhere between B and A for liberal arts classes, but due to the fact that science just isn't my cup of tea; my GPA has suffered. And it has suffered badly. It's 2.63 on a 4.0 scale. Within my transcript you would find a D for chemisty, A for general biology, D for Biology of man: evolution, D for college algebra, etc., etc. So all I have to say is that I feel completely f'ed with being accepted to either Ithaca College, Nazareth College, State University of New York at Buffalo, or pretty much anywhere else. Ithaca College is my top choice because it offers a B.S in Health Care Management, which is what I would love to study. But what am I supposed to do? Attempt to awe and amaze admissions with my volunteer service as an EMT, involvment with student senate, and a good essay?</p>

<p>I compare myself to others who post on here and I feel like I'm nothing. A sack of **** who never studied, even though I did. Science just doesn't get along with me, and for that reason I'm forced to look like a wrestler attempting to battle in a weight class 100lb's above where he should be.</p>

<p>It's depressing. More so depressing is the fact that I'm on the road to pull straight A's this semester and even then...it will only pull my GPA from a 2.63 to a 2.84.</p>

<p>I've been told that since I'm applying for non-science majors, admissions generally dissreguard my bad grades and focus on my good grades in liberal arts. Health Care Management is not a science major, obviously. It's buiseness. But still. I feel like I stand no chance now.</p>

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<p>Understand that most of the students and their parents that participate in CC are a select group aiming for the select, competitive colleges. Sometimes the obsessive concern about GPA and SAT scores can be off-putting. I don't know how many posts I have read about how my son got an 800 on the math but only scored a 760 on the SAT verbal, should he take it again to improve it? </p>

<p>Having said that, your GPA will be a challenge and I think you have to address that straight on in you essay and interview. Explain how you got where you are today, what your stengths are and be honest about your weaknesses. Your maturity may provide some counterbalance to the academic underachievement.</p>

<p>Just the advice of a parent who started reading CC three years ago when my older daughter applied and now is visiting again as my younger D goes through the process. She is applying to Ithaca, too. Definitely math and science are not her strengths, also. Art, music and communications are what she is interested in. Good luck.</p>