I am a sophomore going to school in Florida. The end of the semester is coming up and I have finally matured and have started focusing on my school work but I hope its not too late. My grades aren’t above average as they are just passing grades. I have started focusing on my grades and i’m raising them. I am hoping to do exceptional my junior year and apply to schools my senior year. The schools I want to go to is the University Of Kansas, WVU, and KState. I want to go to university and get a degree and I hope it isn’t out of range.
Ideally you’d be doing great, but the most important thing is that you decide you’ll do better starting now. You can’t change the grades you have but you can determine the ones you’ll have in the future. So focus on that. (That’s always the best place to focus–where you can influence things, not where you can’t.)
Be honest with yourself about why your grades are not where you want them. Not working hard enough? Distractions, like video games? Subtle learning disability? Address what might be holding you back, seeking assistance if you need it, and work hard. Complete all assignments, including reading assignments, and prepare for tests. Try to submit work that makes you feel proud, not just meets some sort of minimum.
Freshman and sophomore grades do count, but schools generally are happy to accept students who’ve struggled and figured out what they need to do to succeed. Learning to struggle and be resilient are very important to college success. So they like to see that.
If you work hard going forward, you can go to a good school. Good luck!
Also I think the admission committee is looking for a positive curve to your grades. If your grades are constantly improving and you get a good enough SAT, I believe that you would have a good chance against the schools you want to get in.
You’d have a good chance if you improve your grades, but those are out of state public schools and will charge you higher tuition than an in-state studentbwiykd pay.
I would need your stats and ECs to be able to give an accurate picture.