low gpa, average sat scores...help?

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<p>im currently a junior in highschool, and i was just wondering what my chances of getting into ANY decent colleges are...</p>

<p>the main places im planning on applying too are: Texas State San Marcus, UC Boulder,(actually any 4 year school in Colorado..if you know any i might get into, let me know!), University of Arkansas, Iowa state, and Texas Tech.</p>

<p>my gpa is right above 2.0...i know, horrible. i screwed around alot during my freshman and sophomore years. I started out highschool in a few ap classes, but because of select baseball+hs baseball i had to drop them all but history(now in dual credit history). im trying to get my gpa up, but realistically it cant go up much before i start applying.</p>

<p>i got a 1620 on my sat, it was the first one i took. i got 630 on reading, 480 on math, and 510 on writing. i cant find where it says what i actually got on my essay(scores just came out today, im guessing they havnt released them yet). i do plan on taking the sat 1 or 2 more times.</p>

<p>i plan on going somewhere for business. im not stupid, just another one of those didnt care stories. and i have adhd. not bad, but i guess it still counts.</p>

<p>so, do you think i have any chances of getting in to any of those schools?
im white, parents are decently well off(not to sound conceited at all), and my dad went to texas state. so im not sure if that affects it at all. thanks!</p>

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<p>Texas state- slight reach
UC boulder- reach
Arkansas(fort smith)- slight reach
Arkansas (other campuses)- match
Iowa State- slight reach
Texas Tech- slight reach</p>

<p>Recommendations
Not really familiar with southern schools but look for schools where your SAT is considered very high so that your GPA can possibly be overlooked.</p>

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<p>Try taking the SAT again to bump up your math score.</p>

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<p>ya, im taking the sat again, probably the next one. i know texas state is extremely easy to get into, the others not so sure. i know i probably look like an idiot because of my gpa, but im honestly not stupid haha. i for the first two years of highschool i never took any adhd medicine because my parent thought it was basically meth…now that im taking it my grades have increased dramatically. hopefully colleges will understand that…if they dont, looks like junior college for me! lol</p>