<p>Without going into too much detail, how can I get in?</p>
<p>I did bad in my Freshman/Sophomore years of high school, but I did well Junior year with a yearly GPA of 3.5, but that is definitely not even close to my cumulative GPA. And my first quarter GPA for this year was 3.3.</p>
<p>So basically what I'm asking is if I would have ANY chance to get in with such bad grades from the first 2 years and what could I do to improve on my chances? There have been around 20 people from my family that graduated from there, too if that helps with the admission process.</p>
<p><em>This question mainly is asking for the chances of getting into IU.</em></p>
<p>What is your cumulative GPA and ACT/SAT scores? Having relatives that attended will help you get in (but will only go so far). If you write a good essay and fill out all the supplemental application stuff, this will make you look better as well.</p>
<p>Without knowing specifically your Class Rank, GPA, rigor of High school schedule, and test scores, no one can give you a realistic opinion. maxellis is correct in that submitting the an essay and optional recommendations might help. The relatives angle–not so much. </p>
<p>If your overall GPA is under 3.0 and test scores are less than 1000, I think you should look at starting somewhere else and transferring to IU after a year or so.</p>