<p>I transferred to an elite private school during my junior year, and enrolled in lacrosse--goalie--and soccer. I also started playing WoW with friends, and consequently, my grades suffered. Prior to junior year, I had a 3.8 GPA, but my current yearly GPA for junior year is 2.6. Furthermore, my school does not average my yearly GPA with my previous years' to calculate my cumulative GPA. Therefore, my current cum GPA is also 2.6. I am thinking about transferring to a local public school that will average my two GPAs, and hopefully my cum GPA will increase to an acceptable extent. Shocked by low GPA, I studied hard over the summer--daily averaging around seven hours of SAT study time. And on my latest Blue Book SAT, timed practice test, I scored over 2100. So, I am inferring that my actual SAT score should be higher than my latest practice test score.(I will be taking SAT twice, once in October and November.) I also took AP Chemistry; Honor classes Physics, Precalc; and three literature classes, Scifi, Latin American Lit and Advanced Composition. I am a martial artist who has a black belt in taekwondo, and I train every day; for example, I daily do 11 pull ups, spar with Everlast training partner, and stretch my side splits. I am also planning on shadowing a neurosurgeon who should write me a superb letter of recommendation. As of now, I anticipate joining a community college because of my low GPA and lack of differentiating factors. But I am wondering if any third-class university/college will accept me if I do not need financial aid, etc.? I regret my disinterest in my studies during my junior year, and am now fully committed to my educational and research goals. Also, I moved a lot as my parents did their medical residencies and fellowships from different places. In total, I have lived in five countries, and changed schools over 15 times--my college essay has a multi cultural/national theme. Please help! Can I get into any college other than a community one?</p>
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<p>Yes. But you’d better ace your SAT, get good senior year grades, and come across well in your essays. Praying for good recommendations wouldn’t hurt either.</p>