<p>I recently seperated from the military and I'm interested in going to college in texas. Money isn't an issue anymore but my high school gpa is poor (2.2). I used the supermatch feature on this site and it seemed no matter how high I raised the SAT scores(I raised the sat choice to 2000) my college matches were still limited based on my poor gpa. If I go to a community college and do well, will that "erase" my poor high school gpa as a factor for admission to a public 4-year university?</p>
<p>Your high school GPA will never be “Erased”. That being said, this is what I recommend. I would start out at a community college. It will be much cheaper and sometimes easier. If you do well, when you apply to a 4-year they will look at the time gap between your high school and your college education. If you can make a major turn-around that will look favorable on you. They can see that you are taking things seriously. In your personal statement you will also have the opportunity to explain your circumstances and reiterate your commitment to education. Think about it this way…colleges look at your high school record as an indicator of how well you will succeed at college level. If you can prove that you are doing well in college then do you think they will weigh your old high school GPA very heavily? For top schools like Ivy league schools maybe, but in reality it is extremely difficult to get into those school any way as a transferring junior. Community college courses are the exactly equivalent to any 4-year universities lower division courses. Just prove yourself to them at the college level. You will be fine.</p>
<p>Thank you alpha71 for your advice. I was leaning toward community college because I haven’t had a school workload in over 6 years and I’m very rusty. I know ivy league is out of the question but I’d be very happy with a public 4-year university.</p>
<p>I had a 5 year break in between my high school and community college. When you are older and you take things seriously and everything is on your dime your grades tend to be better in my experience. It’s easy to screw off when you are younger and you don’t realize it. I didn’t have amazing grades in high school, but I pulled a 3.8 in my 3 years at a community college. Some terms I took full-time and some I didn’t because I have to work. I won’t be able to squeeze it all in in 4 years but that’s okay with me. I explained my circumstances and my break in education in my application and I was just recently accepted to 3 of the top 10 public universities in the nation, so I know it can be done. Do well at the CC and I promise no one will care about your 2.2 HS GPA</p>
<p>Also I never even took the SAT’s in high school, and no one has ever asked to see them. Think of it this way…in education each step essentially makes the last step less important. Hope this helps. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Thanks again</p>