<p>Drash, those who transferred to really great colleges must’ve retaken their SAT in their college years and scored high enough to compensate for their HS GPA. I heard it’s near impossible to transfer to top calibers with bad HS GPA and SAT scores.</p>
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<p>Unless he is applying to HYPS - then I do not see why he isn’t being accepted to a good school. A considerable amount of schools within the top 50 will overlook the poor GPA for those great SAT scores and good/great ECs and essays.</p>
<p>Penn State and Boston University are one of them. I refuse to rarely disregaurd how even half of the top 50s would condone a 2200 SAT over an 86 average because they’re all competitive.</p>
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<p>You’d be surprised.</p>
<p>Bro, keep your head up and see if there are any good rolling application schools. If not, go to a state school, do well and keep doing what you do. Be happy while achieving great success.</p>
<p>I dunno guys…I’m reasonably sure that I’d get kicked out of the house or something if I didn’t get in somewhere like top 50 or something…</p>
<p>So even if there’s no long-term problem with going to a state school (believe me, I do NOT mind that at all), I have a large short-term problem.</p>
<p>I have some ECs (average). I did Robotics and Quiz Bowl, and my essays were good.</p>
<p>maybe you went to a hard school?</p>
<p>@olleger: KU will lose to WVa in the championship</p>
<h2>Drash, those who transferred to really great colleges must’ve retaken their SAT in their college years and scored high enough to compensate for their HS GPA. I heard it’s near impossible to transfer to top calibers with bad HS GPA and SAT scores. </h2>
<p>I wasn’t talking abt transferring to ivy league universities. I was just trying to tell him that his life is not over just bcuz he didn’t accepted to the likes of princeton or w.e.</p>
<p>Those ppl I’ve met went to a CC then transfer to an average 4yrs university and their life turn out pretty great.</p>
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Execution is just as much a part of smarts as potential.</p>
<p>KU is a fine school. Go there and do well.</p>
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<p>A 3.1 gpa isn’t an 86. It’s actually a 77.5</p>
<p>3.1/4 =0.775</p>
<p>0.775 * 100= 77.5%. That’s a very low GPA. I suggest you take a gap year and then reapply.</p>
<p>that’s not how the GPA system works. You don’t simply divide “x” (in this case, 3.1) by 4.0 to get a numerical average. A 3.1 GPA means that the OP has gotten mostly B’s (a straight-B student would have a GPA of exactly 3.0)… so the OP saying their average is an 86 makes perfect sense.</p>
<p>OP, I feel like I’m in almost the same boat as you. Though both my GPA (somewhere around a 3.5) and test scores (2360 SAT, 35 ACT) are slightly higher than yours, I too feel as though I’ve almost “wasted” my supposed potential by not applying myself more in high school. Though I’ve yet to hear back from any colleges, I’m not too optimistic; the “high test score, low GPA” (…laziness) combo isn’t really a good one to have if you’re applying to selective institutions.</p>
<p>You recognized what was wrong, took responsibility, now you have a positive and great attitude…that’s the beginning of your new life and success.</p>
<p>Do as “thisgirlisa” said “you don’t need a gap year…you need to work hard in college, then possible transfer to a better college.” and if the college is good continue being responsible and effective so you can get better grades in undergraduate and can apply also for “graduate” studies.</p>
<p>Never is too late to learn a lesson and take charge of your future…best wishes!</p>
<p>Tons of people go to state schools and turn out great! Especially with your newfound work ethic and academic ability to begin with, you can get a 4.0 in college, get into a great grad school, and end up in virtually the same starting spot as you would have at those “reachy/match” schools that you got denied from.</p>
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<p>As you can see, an 86 = 3.1. You probably grabbed a miscalculation that does not apply to the GPA of the average.</p>
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