Freshman grades

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>First off, let me say I have a major case of procrastination. Freshman year my grades were horrible, sophomore was ok, junior is ok. I have plans for bumping up my grades, so help me out here please.</p>

<p>Freshman year: 2.50 GPA - trimesters, this is the overall gpa for the year.
Sophomore year: 3.54 GPA - trimesters, same as above.
Junior year: 3.66 first semester, expecting 4.0 second. - overall is 3.91
Senior year: Expecting 4.83 both semesters.
Overall:3.60</p>

<p>Freshman year - No ec's/advanced classes
Sophomore year - No ec's/advanced classes
Junior year - Tennis/Honors Alg. II
Senior year - Key Club, Tennis/AP Literature, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, Precalculus, Spanish III, other advanced class (unsure)</p>

<p>ACT: 30
SAT 1: 1330
SAT II: Chemistry- Expecting 700+
Biology- Expecting 700+
Literature- Expecting 700+</p>

<p>Will have good recs, I already am good with teachers
Good essay most likely</p>

<p>If all goes as planned, will I be gauranteed admission into a good college? I am from India, a first generation student also. I live in MO, and am planning on majoring in chemical engineering.. any thoughts?
I've thought about Mizzou, UMSL, Washington university, Kansas university.
I know my grades aren't stellar, but I think there is significant improvement.
By good college, I mean one where I can graduate with a masters degree, and make a decent (50k+) salary.</p>

<p>By the way, I know everything might not happen the way I want...</p>

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<p>Well, the fact that you improved could work in your favor. Freshman year, I had straight A's. My sophomore year, I did horribly in Chemistry (I got a C because I had a really tough teacher). However, my junior year, I pulled my grades back up to A's...and so far for senior year, I have straight A's. I spoke to a college representative about this, and he said that if you show improvement of some sort, then it reflects well.</p>

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<p>There can never be a guarantee that you get into a good school. but like trumpeter123 said, you show strong improvement, which is good. (As in it might play in favor of admission)</p>

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<p>you are absolutely out of your mind 2.5 to 4.83
i don't quite know what to say</p>

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<p>What do you mean? You don't believe me, or its amazing? lol</p>

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<p>Well, I think getting into Mizzou or Kansas university will be a breeze for you. However, Washington university is going to be a slight stretch... I think admission is going to be a lot harder for that, the academic standards are pretty strict. Sorry never heard of UMSL :(.</p>

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<p>Well if I don't gain admission to a more prestigious school, do you think I would be accepted into an honors program at a state school such as Mizzou?</p>