<p>I'm a senior and am applying to both OU (University of Oklahoma) and OSU (Oklahoma State University). The deadline is Feb 1st. My school is on a block schedule, so we get grades on our transcript per term, so I was wondering whether the colleges will get my final grades for spring semester? And will those be counted toward scholarships? I'm asking because my UW GPA right now is probably around 3.65 (I know, it's horrible :/) (My W GPA is like a 3.75-3.8) and to be eligible for a 20k scholarship at OU, you need a 31 ACT AND a 3.75 uwGPA or top 10% of your class. Well, I'm definitely not in the top 10%, I'm like ranked 90-something out of 400-500 students, I think. And I don't think there's any way I can raise it to a 3.75 in just one semester.
Also, I'm taking 2 concurrent classes right now and have taken one over the summer. Do those factor in normally in my GPA? Like would an A in those classes be the same as if I got an A in any other high school class? </p>
<p>Sorry this is so unorganized!! Thanks in advance for your help! :)</p>
<p>Colleges will get your spring semester grades, but only some of them will use this to factor into the scholarship amount you receive. I’d check with the school on that.
As for whether you can raise your GPA by that much, you should be able to calculate that based on how many classes you have taken and will be taking. I would guess that summer classes would count on for your GPA the same as other classes if they show up on your transcript. Your school guidance counselors would be able to tell you this, though.</p>
<p>If the 3.65 is at the end of your junior year, and you get a 4.0 all the way through senior year, and you’ve taken an equal amount of classes each year, the highest you can raise your GPA to is 3.7375. If the 3.65 includes anything from senior year, or you are taking a reduced load senior year, your max total will be lower. The only way to make it will be for your end of junior year GPA to be slightly higher than 3.65.</p>
<p>3.65 is at the end of junior year. Since I’m taking two concurrent college class this semester, I only have two classes at the high school. And because of timing clash, I’m not able to take a lot of rigorous classes. This year at the high school, I’m taking: Fall: Peer advocate and AP English IV; Spring: AP Calc and Physics.
Do you think any colleges give a little leeway to the scholarships? Like since I could maybe have a 3.7375, which is just .02 away from a 3.75.</p>
<p>If you’re only taking two classes your senior year, you have no chance to raise it to a 3.75. Assuming 7 classes is a normal load, and you took 21 classes your first three years, the formula works out to be:</p>
<p>(3.65<em>21/23) + (4.0</em>2/23) = 3.68</p>
<p>Not close to 3.75. Sorry to say, you’re out of luck, and considering $10k rides on the numbers, they’re not going to cut you any slack, especially at a state school. If they did it for you, they’d have to do it for everyone, which is why they have the hard cutoff line.</p>