<p>Hello all,</p>
<p>First of all, I am an international student who is taking a year off from 4-year University, and I have a gpa between 2.9-3.0 overall. While I was in that college, I didn't fit in there at all. I also had serious family issues, and I cracked my head and was laid in the hospital for a month in coma. I was trying to transfer to other colleges, but none of the colleges would want me who has this low gpa and completely did nothing while I was in there. The only thing that would be unique about me is the fact that I can speak 5 languages fluently. However, based on the stories of gs accepted people, I don't think I would be "special" enough to get in there. Is there any people who was as normal as me with terrible gpa, but still managed to get in there? Even if not, I would appreciate any of your comments at here. </p>
<p>Unfortunately, I believe your cumulative GPA might be a little low. Admissions will most likely advise you to take some additional classes to boost your average before applying. Understandably, they want to be certain that students will be able to handle the demands of a rigorous Ivy League education.</p>
<p>I agree with @pocketsqman. There’s no rush, and in fact they’ll appreciate you taking the initiative to improve your GPA. I recommend retaking a ton of courses you got bad grades in all in one semester. You will have to justify your GPA, and it will look much better if you show them you’ve done what you can to improve it.</p>
<p>You have to justify the GPA, you definitely have a good reason for having the low GPA. Just try to show admissions improvement. Admissions is trying to make sure that you can handle the course load at Columbia, so prove it! It’s like building a case for yourself. You also didn’t mention your SAT scores, but I would assume if you can pull a 2250+ that certainly would be a great indicator for Admissions.</p>