<p>Although I'm only a junior, I've been researching college scholarships and many give a "minimum gpa" as part of the criteria for incoming freshmen, but I'm unsure of which semesters are included in calculating the gpa. </p>
<p>I mainly would like to know if first and/or second semester of senior year's grades count towards calculating gpa for scholarship consideration as well as honors programs, since it's after you've already been accepted.</p>
<p>If you’re looking at schools with rolling admissions (University of Alabama, for example) application needs to be made in the fall, before first semester grades come out, so the GPA that counts is your cumulative GPA through the end of junior year.</p>
<p>But if your grades somehow tank after that, with multiple “F’s” first or second semester of senior year, your offer could be revoked . . . so don’t go on vacation just because you’ve got that scholarship offer in hand! ;)</p>
<p>@dodgersmom Actually my situation is quite the opposite of what you are thinking. My gpa is a lot lower than I would like it to be, but I am hoping I’ll still have senior year to allow me to be eligible for scholarships/honors</p>
<p>That’s more difficult, because many of the [guaranteed/automatic</a> merit award](<a href=“Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #300 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums”>Automatic Full Tuition / Full Ride Scholarships - #300 by BobWallace - Financial Aid and Scholarships - College Confidential Forums) schools have fall deadlines for scholarship eligibility. So you’ll need to take a careful look at each college’s website to find out which of them might also consider fall (or even spring) grades in determining scholarship eligibility. I know that UA-Huntsville, for example, is unique in that it has traditionally accepted ACT/SAT scores as late as June of senior year in calculating scholarship eligibility for admitted students. It’s possible that it does the same with GPA - I just don’t know.</p>
<p>With only two semesters in your senior year, I am sorry to say that it is very difficult to raise your GPA much – certainly not a drastic rise.</p>
<p>I’ve never seen where second semester senior year grades count for scholarships since those aren’t submitted until June before college starts.</p>
<p>Many schools only use grades 9-11 for scholarships. But even if you found a school that includes 1st semester senior year grades, that one semester isnt going to make much difference…it would be just one semester of better grades after 6 semesters of lower grades. Not enough to make much difference.</p>
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<p>Cum GPA for 6 semesters is 2.7</p>
<p>then if you get a 3.7 your fall senior semester…</p>
<p>Your cum GPA only increases to: 2.84…see, not much improvement. </p>
<p>and most college scholarships also consider test scores. what is your GPA and test score?</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids I currently have a 3.8 GPA on a 5 pt scale but long story short I got diagnosed with ADHD sophomore year and went from failing to straight A’s so my gpa is rising significantly every semester. I have a 32 ACT and have 4 AP’s and 2 honors planned senior year</p>
<p>Many schools (as said) count 9-11; some schools discount a little if better 10-11.</p>
<p>Your GPA and ACT will qualify you for some school automatic scholarships. Honors programs too.</p>
<p>Depending what you want to study, what state you are in, what is your expectation on private VS public…</p>
<p>Have you visited any colleges and what do you want to major in? Have you gotten any info from school GC. Utilize the resources out there to help you in the application/selection process.</p>
<p>By visiting colleges in your area, you may have a better feel for the type of school you would like to attend…</p>
<p>There is a lot of info out there, including looking at various threads in CC.</p>
<p>Good luck freshman2015 </p>
<p>@sosconcern I’m planning on majoring on Econ and going to a private school (because I prefer smaller sized schools)</p>
<p>freshman2015 you would be surprised with honors programs how much individual attention you can get at a mid-sized or larger college. I did attend a small private college for undergrad, but I was from a small town which did not give as great preparation in all areas (good in sciences, weak in language/social sciences). Back then, the college scene was not as complicated as now with application process…my parents wanted me to attend this school for my major (nursing) and it was fine - I double majored (nursing and psych), finished in 8 semesters with honors.</p>
<p>I later attended a MBA program at Texas A & M, but at that time the graduate business program was smaller and I had a lot of interpersonal attention (worked as a grad assistant too). Before that, I did take 2 prep classes at University of Houston (Calculus and programming language) while working FT as a nurse. H took a job transfer to College Station and I planned what I needed for MBA program. Do not know if it is still the case, but the econ dept was not in the business college…</p>
<p>What kind of career path with econ - or lots of uncertainties? Internships and other opportunities can be with honors programs too…</p>
<p>Don’t limit yourself with misconceptions w/o visiting campuses.</p>
<p>I have been on a lot of campuses, myself and later with DDs. If you read on CC, you got to set foot on some campuses (you can look at the video tours too). Small, mid-sized, and large.</p>
<p>Focus your time and energy. It is OK to apply to some reaches, but also stay in the real world - what campuses would be a good fit for you.</p>
<p>@sosconcern thanks for the suggestions. About the larger schools, I don’t doubt that I can get a quality education at a larger school. I have visited several large public schools and was very overwhelmed by the noise and amount of people constantly moving. Because of that, I’ve decided against schools with 10,000+ students. </p>
<p>What do you want to study, and can a school under 10,000 students provide you the right program at the right price/affordable?</p>
<p>I have auditory processing problems (even now I have to have no background noise when I am listening on a phone call). My DD1 had a competing ear auditory processing problem. She (and I) would sit close to the front of the room. At my college (under 1000 student, my physiology lecture still had 90 students - I was one of four students who aced the first exam; I sat in the front row and listened attentively and wrote great notes).</p>
<p>A large school doesn’t necessarily mean there will be large classes and vice-versa.</p>
<p>If you have the documentation with ADHD , you can see how accommodating any school may be to you. I imagine some are better than others. Back in the early 1980’s, my next door neighbor was in charge of making sure anyone with disabilities was able to have the access to classes and needs met at TAMU.</p>
<p>Some schools with less than 10,000 students may not provide the accommodations…How many of these schools have you visited?</p>
<p>What large schools have you visited?</p>
<p>DD1’s school is mid-size.</p>
<p>Depending on your major, you may be able to avert many large classes or get an accommodation to help you properly absorb the lectures.</p>
<p>Some large campuses are very spread out and may not bother you so much.</p>
<p>It probably would not hurt for you to check out how affordable various schools are and also seek GC help.</p>