<p>Hello,</p>
<p>This is my first time posting, long time viewer. I graduated high school in 2001 and went to a University to play football. Sadly, my grades suffered and only completed 2.5 years before withdrawing. After this I attended 2 community colleges (moved states), the one I still currently attend. My question is, what are my odds of being accepted for Fall 2009? At my first school I left with a 1.9 :(, second school I had a 2.3 before leaving, and currently I have a 3.1. I know my latter GPA could be much higher if I didn't have to work full time, but I'll just have to deal with that. I'm hoping that by applying so early it may help me out some what. I'm also curious if I should send a personal statement along with my transcripts in hopes of explaining to them what originally happened, as well as show them my grades have improved. I was also thinking of attaching my resume with it, as I've worked for some pretty established companies. </p>
<p>At any rate, any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>Definitely send the personal statement. They expect and request to hear from students with grades that are lower than they'd like. They want to hear about your history and circumstances and will look at your transcript in that context.</p>
<p>They don't request a resume, but I don't think it could hurt to send it... might help... probably won't have any influence... but I don't think there's anything to lose by sending it.</p>
<p>Definitely apply. They will like your upward trend, and they are used to seeing students challenged by having to work, as well as student athletes who struggle to keep grades up. But in your personal essay don't blame your GPA on working or anything, just explain your circumstances and what you've learned about how to succeed in spite of them.</p>
<p>If any of the other public univ's are an option for you, OSU in Corvallis is now taking a very holistic approach to admissions and doesn't have any hard grade/test scores requirements. PSU, WOU, and SOU are also pretty accepting of students with up-and-down academic records. But definitely apply to UO, too, it's worth a try.</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>