Could I still get into big name schools like Purdue even if I do raise my GPA to a 3.5 3.7ish?
How do you think youâll raise it from 2.5 to 3.5 over such a short period? Do you understand how to calculate this?
You said this semester is CS, APES, and that sports mgt class. We keep saying this wonât impress as a humanities major. You keep askingâŠ?
You donât get into these colleges based on gpa alone and some scattering of courses just because theyâre AP or at a college or sound science-y.
We canât follow your thinking.
Again, what exact courses have you taken, what grades? Donât tell us you satisfied cores. Instead, share the detail. Your high school requirements for the diploma are for the hs degree. That doesnât make your record satisfactory for this level of colleges.
If you canât or wonât share this, posters can wonder if youâre toying with them.
But my GPA is not a 2.5. It is a 3.1 Weighted. I am just trying to figure out what schools I have a chance at considering my school does not offer Latin or that many AP classes to begin with.
Many colleges are going to calculate your unweighted GPA. Posters have repeatedly asked you for thatâŠwhat is your unweighted GPA? Core courses only, on a 4 point scale.
OP, apply to whatever schools you want. Your chances may be slim, or none(definitely none of you donât get accepted), shooting up to 100% if you are accepted. Put together a core group of schools you really want with selective admissions, and let those be your lottery tickets.
Just make sure you also pick a few schools that you know will take you, and that your family can afford.
This is an unusual year. We donât know how things will shake out.
Iâm going to try one more time. There are 5 core classes (English, Math, Science, Social Studies & Foreign Language) and you are a junior. To get your unweighted GPA, you need to use the 10 grades (5 cores from 9th and 5 cores from 10th) without adding any bump for AP classes. THAT is your UNweighted gpa and that is the number to use to to see how you stack up with other applicants in the past. The only way to have the same weighted and unweighted gpa is to have taken zero AP/honors/DE classes, which may be your situation once you eliminate the honors English class you were forced to drop. If that is the case, you need to stop calling it your weighted gpa since that isnât accurate. Everyone here is assuming your actual gpa is lower because a weighted gpa has a bump for more rigorous courses and mathematically, unweighted would have to be lower.
@CollegeFreak9488: You stated your weighted GPA of 3.1 was on a 5.0 scale so you are saying that it is still the same on the 4.0 scale?
Here is a HS GPA calculator to help you determine your unweighted GPA and what you need to do to get to your unweighted goal.
https://gpacalculator.net/high-school-gpa-calculator/
Each school may weight your classes differently, so unless the school states on their website how they determine your weighted GPA, you need to use your Unweighted GPA to gauge your chances at your college of interest.
Based on the limited information you have given regarding your grades and GPA, it looks like it is mathematically impossible to raise your GPA to a 3.5 or 3.7 by end of Junior year even with all Aâs.
Right now you should focus on doing your best this year, figure out your GPA at the end of Junior year and then focus on which schools are possible. Stop asking what IF and start DOING.
@lookingforward is absolutely correct.
Why are you re-quoting the previous posters?
Do you have a diagnosed learning disability?
In 42 threads, you have POSED the same question and are not satisfied by anyoneâs answers. You seem to be ***threatened ***by the task of calculating an unweighted GPA. If you canât calculate your UW GPA, ask your counselor to do it for you.
Iâm wondering why you havenât mentioned your guidance counselor, your parents, or your friends?
Since high schools have their own grading systems, each university is going to use your unweighted GPA regardless of whether or not you donât want them to. This means your âweighted GPA of 3.1â is going to be thrown out. IT DOES not matter that YOU think this score should be used.
Get off of College Confidential. Get good grades and finish your high school requirements. If you are still below an unweighted GPA of 3.0, then go to community college, get some help, for your focus issues, and raise your grades in the areas that are your weaknesses. Thereâs no shame in asking for help. The community college system is set up for students exactly like you who need extra help and guidance. They will help you to get into a university.
There are also plenty of colleges and universities that will take you with a 2.5 or whatever. Go to https://www.collegeconfidential.com/schools/ or Niche or one of the other similar sites and plug in your unweighted GPA and your predicted SAT/ACT scores. Pick some safety schools that you would be satisfied with. Not everyone has to go to âtopâ Ivy League schools. Then plug in your weighted GPA and pick some reach schools.
No one here can tell you, âyes, you will get into Purdueâ. We are not in admissions at Purdue and even if we were weâd have to see your whole application with extra-curriculars, essay, recommendations, etc. There is no harm in applying to Purdue, but do not pin your hopes on it. Have a safety or two or three.
Did your parents go to college? You may have legacy status and that can be a benefit at some schools.
Look at âThe Colleges That Change Livesâ. Some of them take kids with less than stellar high school records, but a willingness to work hard in college.
Try the University of Arizona, WVU, Montana State, Mississippi State, Ohio Weslyan, East Carolina, Western Carolina, maybe Seton Hall, maybe Alabama.
Your school guidance counselor should be able to help you find a good fit. Have you talked to them?
âBut my GPA is not a 2.5. It is a 3.1 Weightedâ
We told you: unweighted is what matters.
And no matter your poor math skills, a 3.1 weighted out of 5 is NOT a 3.1 on the standard 4 point scale, unweighted.
You show no understanding that you need true safeties.
These colleges that have a rough average gpa of 3.6 uw are reaches. (Have you looked at the averages these colleges publish? If not, why not?)
Pull it together and speak with the GC. Donât ask the same questions over and over. Ask what suggestions they have.
âGet off of College Confidential. Get good gradesâ
This is what I have been thinking. The absolutely best thing that you can do is to get Aâs in classes. This means now. This means this semester. This means that you should be studying right now and not goofing off and not on the web unless it is to search for academic information.
Start getting Aâs and perhaps a few Bâs. The rest will follow.
I think youâre confused about what colleges look for. Didnât you just move to a new school? Do you have a guidance counselor?
We can suggest schools, but we need more info.
What classes (math, English, science, history, and foreign language) have you taken? What were your grades in each of those?
What state are you in? Whatâs your budget?
Have you taken the ACT or SAT? If so, what was your score?
Like everyone else, I donât want to be harsh, but you should know that the overarching quality you are projecting here is âimpenetrable.â This is not a quality that colleges specifically seek.
Bottom line: stop focusing on colleges for which you are not yet qualified. This includes Purdue and all the others you have mentioned.
IF you get dramatically better grades this year than in the past, AND if you have taken the classes these schools expect, then youâll have plenty of time next summer to consider whether to apply to such schools. Dwelling on it now is counterproductive.
For now, you have two constructive choices:
- Once youâve solidified your course schedule, forget about college strategizing completely until you have junior year on the books. Focus on school. Re-evaluate once you have a junior-year transcript and also standardized test scores.
Or, - Focus mostly on school, but also put some thought into choosing prospective colleges that are appropriate for your current stats. This wonât be a waste of time, because even if you set the world on fire with this yearâs grades, youâll still need safeties.
Thatâs it. Nobody here wants to talk about whether a fantasy version of you could get into Purdue. The more unrealistic you prove yourself to be, the more convinced we become that this fantasy version of you will never exist. I do wish you the best, though, and hope youâll go prove me wrong.
One more attempt at getting your thinking aligned with reality: Here are the high school curriculum requirements for admission to U of Cincinnati. (UC is much easier to get into than Purdue, but also has a top-notch Classics department, so itâs a good target to look at.) If youâre not on track to complete this slate of core classes, then your GPA, improved or not, will not matter.
High School Curriculum
The University of Cincinnati requires that high school students applying for their first year of college at the Uptown (Main) campus have completed the following Ohio college preparatory curriculum or their stateâs college preparatory curriculum:
Minimum requirements:
4 units of English
4 units of math*
3 units of science
3 units of social studies
5 units of electives**
*Mathematics units must include 1 unit of algebra II or the equivalent of algebra II.
^^^^ If you donât take these classes (and in many cases at least 2-3 years of foreign language as well), you will not get into the colleges you want, or even the ones you donât consider âgood enoughâ for you. Multiple commenters have told you this, and we are not blowing smoke, so please take the advice to heart and plan accordingly.
As in instate for Ohio state getting in with your 3.1 weighted which is around a 2.5 will be EXTREMLY hard. I know people with a 3.5 unweighted who didnt go in. Same goes for any Big 10 school. Fordham will also be nearly impossible. Having a C or D will not look good at all. I am not trying to be mean just realistic. Think about it, OSU and many of the UC and other schools you mentioned have soooooo many applicants, and of those applicants, they are only going to choose students who at least meet a 3.5 and 28 ACT for the top schools you mentioned. they are not going to admit people with a 2.5 gpa or a c/d grade when they have soooooo many more candidates thate have much higher marks. Your best option is to apply to the regional campus ( OSU Newark) and transfer to main campus if you can do well enough. Even if you score high on ACT, its not everything. You will need to do MUCH better than the schools average ACT and have AMAZING essays. Good luck. I am trying to be honest as possible so you understand the reality. Even a community college for a year or two and then transfer could be helpful