I have no idea where I should post this so I apologize if this is the wrong place. I’m a senior in high school and since I didn’t really stand a chance at getting into one of my top schools out of high school I decided to do concurrent enrollment and start college early. My first semester I took 16 credits and it was flat out awful I finished with a 1.875 GPA. I got B’s in Bio and Political Science but it drops off real quick after that I got a C in Econ, a D in English, and an F in Precalc. At the advice of my advisor I scaled it back on the amount of courses I took this 2nd semester. This semester I am hoping to end up with a B in both Econ and Political Science but I have no idea what I’m going to get in English probably at best a C. I plan on retaking both precalc and English at some point. I am looking to transfer to the University of Georgia or South Carolina. Is there a real chance of me being able to improve my GPA enough to get into either of those schools? This idea that I thought would be the best decision of my life has quickly turned into a decision that I regret immensely. I’m not sure what to do at this point. I’m lost. I hate to disappoint my father because I have been given everything I could ever want in my life and this situation eats away at me every second of every day. I hate it. I resent the moment that I am going to have to tell my father about my situation. If this doesn’t pan out then I don’t know what to do with my life. I guess I am just looking for any advice and help that y’all could give me.
You need some advice from people at the school. This is beyond college confidential. Nothing is ever hopeless! You sound motivated to turn it around. There are always second chances!
If you want to get better grades, you’re going to have to identify what’s causing the current ones. Do you know why you’re not doing as well as you’d like?
I don’t do work to the best of my ability. I lose all motivation to do anything when I get home and I find it hard to do work at my school.
Do you think that might be a mental health problem? Like depression or ADHD? Or maybe you’re just not studying stuff you find interesting?
I have no idea what it is. I don’t like asking for help nor do I really know how to.
My estimate of your current cumulative GPA is ~2.3. Getting all A’s in the same number of classes as you took this year would bring you above a 3.0, and more A’s would improve your GPA even more.
My point being it’s very possible to bring it back up, but only if whatever’s currently holding you back goes away. So my first step would be to figure out what that is.
Maybe it’s just that your study skills need work – you could try blocking yourself from procrastination tools like your phone or Twitter or whatever while you work. I don’t let myself do fun things until the work is done. I also reward myself for completing small chunks of an unpleasant task. Did three homework problems out of the six I have to do? Cool, I earned a short YouTube break.
Or maybe it’s something a counselor could help you with. You could get tested to see if something like ADD/ADHD (I don’t know much about it so I’m going to try to tread lightly here) could be the reason for your lack of focus.
Or maybe you’re burnt out on school, and could take a year off to work, earning money and getting your motivation back.
your highschool gpa will make it hard to get into any pretentious school. but its not a permanent deal-breaker. Your best course of action would be to get into any college (community college will be the easiest), Spend two years getting a decent gpa (you start anew in college so make it count!), Get some internships/job experience in the field you want to go into, THEN apply for a well-known/ respected college for your final years.
After two years in college most universities wont even bother judging you by your high school gpa/stats so there is hope if you can turn it around in college.
Needless to say, even if you aren’t able to fix your grades in college and get into your dream school, the main benefit of college is the connections youll make with your peers.
the college you go to will play a part in where you’ll get your first job. BUT the connections you make will likely be what helps you get jobs after all of that.
Don’t feel hopeless. Nobody is perfect and as adults we still make plenty of missteps. Stay strong and think positive. You aren’t letting anyone down. You are a young adult trying to find their way.