<p>hello im a junior at a private school and my cumalative gpa is 2.9 i was wondering at this point what kind of colleges can i be looking toward? is vanderbilt too far out of my reach or no?</p>
<p>Vanderbilt is a top national university, you should look into some state schools and transfer or if your local community colleges are a good feeder like some CC's are to UCLA, UCSD you might consider that path as well.</p>
<p>hm so i still have a semester and senior year left. is it possible to raise my gpa to a 3.1 or is that reaching near impossible</p>
<p>Yeah you still got a year left. A 2.9, you would probably be able to get into MOST State Schools in CA.</p>
<p>you can raise it to even a 3.2 --3.3 if you get all A's , and since in high school APs are weighted more, you could maybe raise it even higher.</p>
<p>so lets say i get like a 3.6 for the next two semesters (last semester of senior doesnt count i believe) how high would that raise my grade point average?</p>
<p>edit: oh yeah im def not taking any ap's itll most likely bring my gpa down than up</p>
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<li>you can easily raise 2.9 to 3.0+</li>
<li>you should be able to go to cal state schools if u a ca resident.</li>
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<p>sorry i live in cincinnati i stumbled upon these forums in a google search. i am not too positive how the cumilative gpa is calculated. is it just straight up the average of all my semester gpa's?</p>
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<p>UNH!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>but seriously, I bet you could get into UNH.</p>
<p>Make your ass survive some AP classes. If you can't keep a strong GPA in those type of courses, how are you going to survive college?</p>
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<p>To be honest, Vandy is wayyyyy out of reach. You would need a 3.6+ with great SAT scores to match.
Try to pull your GPA above a 3.0. Some state schools might be a good fit for you.</p>
<p>not really..it depends on the school, for example, my school, vandy admit rate for 2.8-3.1 is 6 out of 8...</p>
<p>Your school is an aberration. You need a 3.7+ to be competitive.</p>
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<p>Very easily! I didn't take a single AP course in high school (with a 2.9 GPA) and graduated college with a 3.5+ and am in a top-notch PhD program. AP courses aren't the only thing necessary to prepare students for college.</p>
<p>I'm not able to suggest schools though based on my experience, admissions has become much more cut-throat since when I applied 7 years ago. You may want to check out Indiana University, if you apply early in the admissions cycle you would have a good chance.</p>
<p>There are plenty of schools that you could still get into.</p>
<p>You should have worked your ass off instead of spoiling your GPA.</p>
<p>Don't rub it in, Frenchy.</p>
<p>Now, to the op, what are your test scores and such...your GPA is still high enough that a hook could make you shine.</p>