<p>What colleges (four year) can I get into with a 2.63 gpa and a 15 on the ACT (no community colleges)</p>
<p>If you don’t want a community college, you need to retake the ACT. Are you registered for the Dec 14? If not, call and see if you can get standby testing. Then, in the time you have left, work with number2.com, a free program - you register, it tracks your errors and offers the same type of question until you get it right, so that you’re sure to increase your score. Make sure to practice every day, at least 2 hours each day.
A 2.6 and an ACT 15 suggest you’re not ready for college and community college would be a good bet. (Ready for college = ACT 24 with nothing below 19).
We can suggest some directionals that don’t require an ACT score, but we’ll need to know your state. An alternative is applying to a good, small, private college far away (you’d get a boost for bringing geographical diversity so it’d help), but it’s likely to be much more expensive.
Be aware you’re likely to need remedial classes so plan for a 5-year degree.
Finally, will you need financial aid/how much?</p>
<p>I’m in the state of florida. I am retaking the ACT this month. I think my problem is that I move to slow and I don’t answer enough questions to bring up my score.</p>
<p>I also feel that these standardize test doesn’t determine a student ability to perform in college.</p>
<p>Paulbillie, I agree that standardized tests don’t necessarily predict how well you will do, but studies show that if your scores are between 19 and 24 you’ll struggle and if your score is 18 and below you’re setting yourself up for failure especially with a 2.6 GPA. Standardized scores themselves don’t determine much but they do set a profile. Your GPA is actually a better predictor, and a 2.6 doesn’t help uou there.
Your profile is that of a student who might not have worked hard enough in high school or needs to take some remedial courses and community college could be a good idea. In addition, community colleges in Florida have a guarantee that if you get a certain GPA you’ll be allowed to transfer into one of the 4 year schools and you wouldn’t need any test score.
Now, most students don’t achieve the score that really reflects their potential until the second attempt, so if you don’t want to go the community college route, you need to retake that test. With a score even a little higher than that, you may be able to attend a 4-year college such as FAMU, FIU or Florida Gulf Coast, or perhaps Lynn (a private university), perhaps Florida Southern? But your current score will block you from the 4-year colleges.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for the help, also I am a student athlete as well. I have been working hard in high school but playing sports and getting home late is also a factor.</p>
<p>Also my senior year I hold a gpa of a 3.2 right now</p>
<p>My junior final report card showed five High Bs and two high Cs</p>
<p>It’s unfortunate that community college is viewed as something so undesirable here on CC and among students. I agree that it doesn’t seem so great compared to the idea of going away to a college, living in a dorm, and it doesn’t make the impression a better known college does. It’s also hard to consider during the time peers are all talking about their next adventure.
Then, I also see the idea here, that with enough prep and practice, the sky’s the limit with ACT and SAT tests. It is true that practice can improve test results- to a degree. Yet learning how to take a test isn’t the best determinant of being ready for the academic level of college classes. Within some variation, these tests give the college some idea of the applicant’s college readiness. Since grades and curriculum can vary between schools, they are used in addition to other factors to assess a student.
This college admission process is indeed stressful, and yet, colleges do not want to admit students who are not likely to succeed there. If this is the case, they are doing the applicant and the family a favor by not leading them to spend all that money on something they are not ready for.
The good aspect of a community college is that it provides a bridge to 4 year colleges for students who need that bridge. If the first goal is to get into college, the greater goal is to graduate from that college. Otherwise you have wasted time and money.
This is hard from the student perspective. Peers are going on to college, talking scores and grades, and it feels awful to have an ACT score of 15. Yet from the perspective of an adult, this raises the question of what is getting in the way of this student performing or learning what is needed to succeed in college. If it is because of slow reading or processing, there could be an underlying learning issue. For some of these cases, it might be possible to get extended time on the test, if the student is properly evaluated. Perhaps talking with your guidance counselor about this will lead to some direction to get help or advice, but even so, if some academic skills need more remediation, community college can help here.</p>
<p>"I’m in the state of florida. I am retaking the ACT this month. I think my problem is that I move to (**TOO) slow (SLOWLY) and I don’t answer enough questions to bring up my score. "</p>
<p><em>I live in Florida and am retaking the ACT this month. Because of how slowly I work, I don’t answer enough questions to raise my score.</em></p>
<p>“I also feel that these standardize test doesn’t determine a student ability to perform in college.”</p>
<p><em>I also feel that these standardIZED testS DON’T determine a student’S ability to perform in college</em></p>
<p>(they give a decent idea of it, just so you know.)</p>
<p>“Thank you very much for the help, also I am a student athlete as well.”</p>
<p><em>Thank you very much for the help. Also, I am a student athlete.</em></p>
<p>Ok, I might be being harsh, but this is why you got a 15 on the ACT. You need to learn or relearn the fundamentals of grammar and writing. This will help you greatly on the test. Learn the basics of tenses, subject-verb agreement, spelling, and redundancy. </p>
<p>You’ll need at least a 22 to go to some college. As of now, you will have to go to community college with that score. But, as the poster above said, retake it and look at FAMU, FIU or Florida Gulf Coast. Good luck</p>
<p>Thank you all for the help. I will talk to my guidance counselor for the extended time on the ACT. Everyone responses were all helpful.</p>