I'm ready to give up on college, and I'm only a freshman

[IceQube]

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@Sinestro

<em>gasp horror</em> only have a 3.75 GPA in this, my freshman year.

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<p>You know that several Ivy League schools don’t even look at freshman GPA, right? This includes Stanford, if I recall correctly …</p>

<p>And no, Stanford does not factor in freshman GPA … I guess the moral is: learn from your mistakes this year, and do better next year - and try self-studying some APs since you don’t have any :)! </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1024753-does-stanford-look-freshman-grades.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/stanford-university/1024753-does-stanford-look-freshman-grades.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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@Sinestro

I have unfortunately found out the reality, that without being a recruited athlete, or getting a 4.0 UW GPA in all APs, a 2400 SAT on the 1600 scale, and proving that P = NP, I have slim-to-none chance of living my dream of a world class education!

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<p>The reality is that not everyone can get into an Ivy League school, but the reality also is that not getting into a top tier school does not preclude you from success in life. </p>

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@Sinestro

e point of even having these schools if no one without legacy, curing cancer or enough money to afford private HADES high schools and years of SAT tutoring plus running lots of clubs can get in. “The wind of freedom blows” indeed…

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<p>I agree - legacy admissions are unfair. Still, don’t be so morose. Cheer up, look at the happy side, and realize that one, your freshman GPA is excellent, two, Stanford doesn’t care about your freshman GPA, and three, not getting into a top-tier school does not preclude you from success in life :).</p>