What are my chances of getting into San Francisco State?

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<p>I am a junior in high school with a 2.5 gpa and have not taken the SAT yet. What kind of score would I need to make up for my low gpa? Also, what kind of grades would I need to boost my gpa? (This is my first trimester of junior year) To add on, I am a wrestler, and I am in 5 clubs and have not taken any ap classes yet.</p>

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<p>Average GPA was 3.196 and average SAT score (Math + CR) was 1100. I would try to shoot for an above average SAT score around 1200 or higher to offset your lower GPA. Work hard this year and get that GPA up.</p>

<p>Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Does it help being a California resident?</p>

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<p>Yes, it does help being a California resident but what helps more is if SFSU is in your immediate service area. In service area students will get priority.</p>

<p>Here is a link to the service areas for the Cal States:
<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It’s not out of the question but, you will probably need to bring your GPA up this year. Be sure to take (and pass with a Cor better) all the a-g classes listed here:
<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;

<p>Note that just grades earned in 10-11 and only in college prep courses are counted. </p>

<p>Do your best this year - if you bring your CSU GPA close to a 3.0 and do better than 1100 SAT, you should be OK for most programs at SF.</p>

<p>Post your stats again next year before you apply and we can give you a more accurate feel.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter how many clubs or athletics you are a part of because the GPA is what matters. They don’t want athletes who can’t read, write or calculate.</p>

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<p>Do they look at letters of recommendation?</p>

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<p>Cal States do not accept letters of recommendations. Acceptances based on CSU GPA and SAT/ACT scores only.</p>

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<p>Rsoriano: You don’t seem to understand that you are competing against other students from, not just California, but other states and countries as well. Your GPA tells them that you are willing to study and graduate from their university. So if you are not willing to study now, to increase your grades, you wont be willing to study at their university. Make yourself attractive by doing some class work and increasing that GPA.
You’re not the first athlete with AP classes. Read about other wrestlers on these posts with high GPA’s and AP scores.</p>

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<p>aunt bea: Thank you for the advice. I understand the odds I am up against and that is why i posted this in the first place. I wanted to see if I actually had a chance of getting into college and sfsu was one in mind. Yes, I know my gpa is horrible and I am sad that it took until this year, my junior year for me to actually take school seriously. I did bad my frosh and soph years and i know that it is my fault. Which is why I am stepping it up this year and working harder than ever. This past summer is when I had the wake up call. I told myself that I needed to go to college and get a degree not only for my own good, but to have a good future and to follow my dreams. The whole purpose of me signing up for this website was to ensure that there was hope for me getting into college by receiving advice. If you thought I was the slacker type of student, which I pretty much was, please understand that I am trying my best to do good in school now.</p>

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<p>Keep up the good work then and your GPA will reflect that.^^^^</p>