<p>Hi, </p>
<p>I'm currently a college student at a small university. My high school grades weren't great, and I didn't even get a scholarship to attend this college, but I've found that I've done a lot better in college than I did in high school, because there weren't as many general ed requirements, and I could focus on my major after I reached my Junior year. Unfortunately, my general ed courses won me an average GPA which I've been trying to fix. Now I'm about up to a 3.0, but I've aced my subjects for my field of study, and made the Dean's list for academic achievement for a few years in a row. Another killer, however, is my math scores. I started out as a math major, and couldn't keep up. I failed two math courses that I don't even need for this current major and almost got put on academic probation. Things are better now, but I'm still trying to clean up those mistakes I made my Freshman and Sophomore years. </p>
<p>I'm a Senior now, and I think I'm a bit wiser on how to approach my college experience. I have a few core interests including English/ Language Arts, Education, Writing, Foreign Language, and Communications. I'm currently planning to go into teaching, and I want to be one of the best, like I've read about in some of my teacher education courses. Is there any way possible for me to make it into the teacher's college at Columbia U? If so, what should I do? I was thinking about perhaps taking an extra year as a Senior after I get my teaching certification so that I can dive deeply into a foriegn language, do some studying or teaching abroad, and hopefully build up my credentials. I was also thinking about applying to pursue another bachelor's. Does anyone have any advice? I've heard the teacher's college is the best! I really want to attend.</p>