<p>i'm going into my senior year with a 3.46 unweighted gpa, with 2 years of cross country and 3 years of track. I'm wondering if i should drop track during senior year to get a job afterschool and focus on bringing my gpa up since it's really bad. What would be more beneficial? getting a job & bumping up my grades, or completing the 4th year of track?</p>
<p>Are you a track star/is it something you love to do? Do you need to make money in order to support your family? </p>
<p>You need to raise your GPA, that is for sure, so if track isn’t important to you you I would recommend dropping.</p>
<p>no, i’m not a track star. it’s just something i do [and used to love, but i peaked a while ago and now i’m just bleh]. My family does need money, and i really do have to raise my gpa. so drop?</p>
<p>and thanks for answering (:</p>
<p>Always happy to help.
I’d drop it like a hot potato. You don’t need it, and raising money for your family is (really) good in the eyes of adcoms. Like gold. And raise your GPA as best you can. CCs, credit recovery programs, etc. You don’t have much time, so good luck!</p>
<p>thanks! but um… one more question xD what are “CCs, credit recovery programs, etc.”</p>
<p>Community colleges, and credit recovery programs are generally for sick/off-the-beaten-path students who need to raise their GPA or get rid of course requirements. Smaller school districts often don’t have them, but for my area, there is one called EMS OFL.
If you give me your school district, I can try to find one for you. (PMing is probably a good idea)</p>
<p>The kid has a 3.5 GPA, not a 2.0…</p>
<p>^Lol how being on CC distorts what a bad GPA is…</p>
<p>If a 3.5 is bad, then my 3.2 must mean I have no chance in life.</p>
<p>Yup CC’s look like your best bet.</p>
<p>Sorry, you guys, I wasn’t recommending that for after high school, you must’ve misunderstood. It’s for concurrent enrollment purposes. When you have only one more semester before applications are turned in and you want to raise your GPA you need to be able to do something quick.
I had a 3.6 GPA prior to this summer and took two classes and raised it to a 3.8: not through taking crappy classes, but by taking good classes at a fast pace. A 3.5 isn’t bad, but it isn’t exactly Ivy-league level and it isn’t easy to raise.</p>
<p>to be honest, i think working a job would require even more time than track practice. so the raising gpa thing will still be difficult. however, it is true that work experience is highly valued in the college admission process. if track is something you love to do, an essay on that commitment will also be worth a lot. it really depends on your passions and needs.</p>
<p>Oh, yeah. But OP clearly needs the job, versus wants track. If you want to get a job, keep in mind it will absorb your time and energy like a sponge. You think your coach is tough? God, no.
Remember that, and don’t expect school to come easy when you are working twice as hard just to keep your job.</p>
<p>can you do both? like run on your own and compete in the meets so you do not lose that EC?</p>