<p>I want to apply for CIT as a freshman. My GPA at the end of my junior year is 3.82. Whereas, in my senior year, I have only 4 classes (there's no class for me to take since I took all of the science and math APs without taking classes and got 4s and 5s on all of them, and my school only offers few courses) and 2 of them are which I'm really bad at(English and Social Studies, I've only been in US for a year). I can only get Bs on them and they will possibly pull my GPA down to 3.72...</p>
<p>It's really a tragedy to me since I my school don't do weight; even they do, since all of the AP exams I took are without taking classes, it still won't enhance my WGPA. I'll take more than 10 post-AP classes in community college and in state university this year but they won't be counted in my high school GPA(3 in this semester, and I now have straight As)... Am I screwed since all my APs and college courses won't be counted in my GPA and it will decrease sharply since the field I'm not good at?</p>
<p>The college classes I'm taking or going to take in this year:
Computer Science I/II
Discrete Structures I/II
Data Structure
Programming Systems
Java Programming I/II
Micro Computer Hardware
Electrical Circuits I/II/III
Calculus IV
Differential Equations
Applied Linear Algebra
Advance Calculus
Advance Multivariable Calculus
Discrete Mathematics
Introduction to Real Analysis I
General Physics (calculus), modern physics</p>
<p>That sounds like a serious overload of classes. You could never take all those at CMU. Do you think they will even let you transfer most of those classes? What are you taking those for? Is it so you can get a huge head start at the state college?</p>
<p>No I’m not planning to transfer all of the classes to CMU, in fact only half or even less. I’m taking these classes since I self-studied all science and math AP and took AP exams with 5s and 4s and didn’t want to retake APs; I think they’re not worthy(only on basic things, but always way easier than actual college courses). I’m not able to take lit./social studies APs for 2 reasons. First I really hate them, they totally aren’t my interest; second, my school only has few classes, even I want to take, my school doesn’t offer. I think spending time on what one loves is just much wiser than taking every AP (they also aren’t deep) but cannot find out what one’s interest.</p>
<p>^busdriver11 The other reason I’m taking so many math classes is the same as what you said, “You could never take all those at CMU”. Plus I’m not intending to major in math, so learning those in CMU may be more impossible… Hence if I want to learn those classes the only way I can do is to start first in state university in my senior year.</p>
<p>You are incredibly motivated. That is really awsome. I don’t think a couple of B’s in non-major related classes will hurt your chances for CIT. Just put in your best application, show your passion, tell them about the classes you are taking and there is no way they won’t be completely impressed.</p>
<p>This sounds made up. A college wouldn’t let you take 15 classes in a year. If the “I/II” denotes multiple classes, you are up to 20 college classes in a year. This is in addition to the four high school classes you are taking.</p>
<p>Based on your original post, I think you should take some high school English and Writing classes.</p>
<p>How could you take so few high school courses this year and meet your high school’s graduation requirements? Your schedule would mean that you could have graduated high school after your Jr. year.</p>
<p>Note that OP said ‘going to take’ for some of those classes. My feeling is that he doesn’t actually understand how hard they are yet.</p>
<p>OP, what have you -actually- taken from that local college? As in, what have you COMPLETED as of this semester?</p>
<p>Secondly, beware of having ridiculous amounts of classes and no ECs. I don’t know if you just didn’t list your ECs – maybe you have plenty, and if so, please do share them with us – but right now you sound very much like the kind of student that doesn’t get out and see the sunlight, much less socialize with other people. That’s not what colleges want to see.</p>