<p>Hi everyone, I just finished my sophomore year in high school, about to be a junior and I am absolutely terrified due to my GPA. I have a 3.1 unweighted...What I was wondering was three primary things: 1) Is it possible to get to a 3.7 by the end of the first semester senior year? Does that matter by the time the first semester of senior year comes? 2) Do I even have a chance at college??? 3) What SAT score should I aim for? Below is more info:
Attends Flower Mound High School in Texas (the highest amount of National Merit Qualifiers in the state)
Has over 100 hours of community service
Varsity Theatre
Varsity Speech and Debate with over 25 different awards from various tournaments
Majority of classes are AP
Founder and member of over 7 clubs and organizations
Is a 3.7 possible by the end of junior year? End of first semester senior year? Or am I just wasting my breath....thanks everyone. Looking at UT, and UNT. I've heard UT can be very random so...wish me luck I guess...any SAT tips?</p>
<p>It depends on how your school weights classes, how many classes you take per year, & what grades you make in these classes. What’s your tentative schedule for next year & how does your school weight them?</p>
<p>Ap English, AP US Hist, PAP Physics, AP Euro History, Pre-Cal are the cores
Regular class grades are multiplied by a 1.1
PAP class grades multiplied by a 1.2
AP multiplied by a 1.3
all this is for weighted GPAs</p>
<p>You’ve been given an answer. The actions are now up to you. But you should focus primarily on your academic work – being a “founder” and member of 7 clubs will not assist your eventual college application process. Very few colleges give any weight at all to ECs</p>
<p>
If you can’t calculate this, it’s going to be really hard to get one. </p>
<p>
Potentially, yes</p>
<p>
You have a great chance if you can afford it. </p>
<p>
Aim for 2400. Expect to fall short. </p>
<p>
That was 4 things :-)</p>
<p>There are some schools that don’t count your freshman year gpa, so if you do significantly improve junior and senior year think about applying to some of those. Also, an upward trend always helps.
Of course you can go to college! Your gpa is far from perfect but you are clearly accomplished and motivated so you could end up at a very good school.</p>
<p>Of course, you are able to go to college. At this point, you are where you are. On an unweighted basis, it is impossible to bring a 3.1 to a 3.7 in two years, assuming the same number of credits each term. But fear not. If you improve significantly, colleges will take that into consideration.</p>
<p>Do the best you can on your studies and SAT. The best way to get good at SATs is to practice. Take old practice tests. You will see the areas that need work and you can study those areas.</p>
<p>Here are some entrance stats for the colleges you mentioned.</p>
<p>[University</a> of Texas at Austin Admissions Statistics and Chances | Parchment - College admissions predictions.](<a href=“University of Texas at Austin Admissions Statistics and Chances | Parchment - College admissions predictions.”>University of Texas at Austin Admissions Statistics and Chances | Parchment - College admissions predictions.)</p>
<p>[University</a> of North Texas Admissions Statistics and Chances | Parchment - College admissions predictions.](<a href=“University of North Texas Admissions Statistics and Chances | Parchment - College admissions predictions.”>University of North Texas Admissions Statistics and Chances | Parchment - College admissions predictions.)</p>
<p>I am exactly in your shoes, except with a 3.2 UW gpa. If I hold a 97 average next year (UW), I can bring my gpa up to a 3.55 UW. Yours will be close to this if you do this as well. It isn’t stopping me from looking at top schools, you just have to find ways to try to remedy it, like earning a near perfect score on your SAT/ ACT. I am setting out to do this, and while it will not fully make up for lack of a better gpa, it helps. [UT</a> Austin - GPA and Test Scores Needed for Admission](<a href=“http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/ut-austin-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm]UT”>UT Austin: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA)</p>
<p>Can you move to underperforming school and shine there? It would be the easiest way to boost your grades.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that if you go to a college that is not as good as you want but do very well, you can do very well there and transfer to a better school.</p>