<p>Heres the story i had to miss 4 months of school this year for a medical reason.....Ruptured Spleen it almost killed me.......I have decide because i cant play sports for two years and by then ill be a senior and done with basketball,I am going to get my ged in June (Im16) then in September Start Adirondack Community College and after two years i want to be able to transfer to one of the schools on the list below. I"m worried my ged will hurt my chances of getting into one of these schools or me not have taking the sat or have a high school record.(For the record i had a 3.8 gpa in high school) I love NYU been there for two visits.But I don't think they would take a GED. Also will my credits transfer.I'm going to be taking mostly all gen requirements.I am ready to move on and get over high school but i just want to make sure i will have a good chance if i do the work i need to do and get a good gpa i will be accepted somewhere good. What are the stats i need for one of these schools. I will probable be majoring in Political Science or government.(i want to become a lawyer) Will a top 20 law school accept me if i have a really good high gpa and good law admissions test score with a ged?
Any help would be greatly apprenticed.
I need to know what gpa i need after two years so i could transfer to Fordham or NYU. or any school on that list.
I Want to study Political Science </p>
<p>Highest Interest
New York University Top SCHOOL
Northwestern
Cornell
Georgetown University
Columbia University
Boston College
Fordham University</p>
<p>Medium Interest
University of Chicago
University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara
Syracuse University
University of Miami
Low Interest</p>
<p>University of Vermont
University of MassachusettsAmherst
Suny Stony Brook
Suny Albany</p>
<p>I think you should seriously speak to a knowledgable HS counselor. Your indication that "you're done w/HS" would be very troubling to the schools you've listed. Not that a GED is an automatic write off but if I were they, I'd wonder why you just didn't finish your HS career like others who have unforeseen situations happen. They'd rightly fear: "He got DONE w/HS and went an alternate route. What's gonna trigger him to be DONE at our prestigious college and he drops out?"</p>
<p>Finishing HS via an alternative route (GED, Community college) because you're overcoming unique circumstances is admirable. However I think it would be a mistake in your circumstance not to pound out your remaining years in an actual high school setting (rather than CC). Some of the schools you've listed are extremely difficult to obtain even for those who have taken a very very rigorous college prep curriculum. Community college and a GED won't match that, IMHO. Your CC classmates probably have a 30% transfer rate to 4-year colleges (and probably none to selective colleges). A high percentage of them will not attain their associates. 70% of them will not pursue further education. Your high school's college prep route or honors route probably has very motivated students that will push you and will be heading towards the types of colleges you listed.</p>
<p>You've got to remember that the selective schools are most looking for kids with top academic achievement. The standard route is taking your high school's toughest courses (and congrats to your performance so far!).</p>
<p>You'll need to perform well at standardized tests and receive top recommendations from teachers who know your character and academic performance: these are must-haves for the types of schools you're aiming.</p>
<p>According to my home state's rules, I qualified to graduate HS based on minimum requirements the middle of my tenth grade year. However, there's no way I would have been ready for selective schools' admissions requirements. Best of luck to you</p>
<p>I agree with the guy above me, (T26), I don't think you'll have a good shot at getting into those schools you mentioned unless some of them are state schools where you live. I have to believe that AP or IB classes taken at the high school level are much more difficult than those courses taken at a CC.</p>
<p>I also agree with his statement that you can't just be "done" with high school. I don't know your exact circumstances, but I've been "done" with high school since the beginning of my junior year and I managed to stick around with a 3.4 GPA in all APs or honors. By the way, I had a fractured skull with a subdural hematoma during my 8th grade year, and I literally nearly died, so you can't just use that as an excuse to go an alternate route. </p>
<p>I'm not too experienced, but I say you should seriously talk with a guidance counslor and/or get in contact with someone from the admissions department from each of those schools listed. </p>