<p>Hey all,
I'm an African-American HS junior in NJ. I always wanted to be a doctor as a little kid, but now I'm looking at international business as a possible major. That's why I want to attend Loyola Maryland :)</p>
<p>I currently have a 2.7 W GPA, and a 2.6 UW. My disappointing sophomore year has made me unhappy at my school, and I've lost a lot of enthusiasm and motivation despite being known as a kid with a lot of positive energy. My wish is to transfer to another public school 30 minutes away. It is higher ranked, but the pressure is not terrible. Going to a new school would definitely be a big adjustment at this stage, but it's a change that I'm willing to make. I would feel enthralled at my new school by the new academic and social opportunities it would bring. However, due to the fact that my family has lived in our current town for 11 years, there are doubts of moving us out now. My parents sort of want me to finish out my high school career in my current high school, the option of which does not make me happy, to say the least.</p>
<p>If I get a 3.5 or higher and start a club in my new school, what would my chances of acceptance into Loyola University Maryland look like? Also, would it be better for me to apply EA or RD?</p>
<p>lbad: If you have a culm GPA of 2.6 through 2.5 years, you have only 2 more semesters before your college applications are due.</p>
<p>If you get a 4.0 this semester and first semester Senior year, your overall GPA will be 3.0.</p>
<p>If you get a 3.5 this semester and first semester Senior year, your overall GPA will be 2.86.</p>
<p>Your issue isn’t which HS to attend. It’s a matter of how do you turn around disappointing study habits and level of achievement you currently find yourself in.</p>
<p>THIS IS YOUR FIRST PRIORITY. Make no mistake.</p>
<p>Put out of your mind “starting a club” too. Only very competitive colleges care about this stuff – and these aren’t realistic for you with a best case scenario of a 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>If you examine C7, C9 and C11, you’re not very likely to be accepted – even if you dramatically turn things around and finish with all As from here on out. Almost no one at Loyola is accepted with less than a 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>That’s just the reality of things. Please make an appt w/your guid counselor and develop a realistic plan of ACT/SAT, improved study habits, and creating a list of realistic and affordable target colleges/plans. Good luck.</p>
<p>You can see for yourself lbad. Your GPA is your millstone. Only 8% of students had less tham 3.0 GPA and you can be sure that most of those are marginal scholar athlete recruits. The avg GPA of admitted students is 3.45.</p>
<p>The best advice for you is to have a serious sit down w/your guidance counselor. Please. </p>
<p>As T26 said, yes the first priority for you is to pull up your GPA and do good at the SAT or ACT. </p>
<p>However, by end of this semester if you cannot achieve a 3.5~4.0, you should consider to attend a less competitive college and work hard for two years and then attempt to transfer to Loyola in the third year. As long as you graduate from Loyola, no one will ever care about your past.</p>
<p>@artloversplus that’s a decent plan. How does Montclair State University sound? They have a decent international business program, are in close proximity, and I feel that two years there would set me up very well to transfer to Loyola MD.</p>
<p>I agree, it is a very beautiful campus. I haven’t been there since fourth grade when I went for a field trip. It’s certainly changed a lot since 2007, and it’s only gotten more beautiful. I live in north Jersey, but I have no interest in commuting. </p>
<p>After getting a 158 on the PSAT, I apparently have the potential to succeed in a few AP classes. Here is my predicted schedule next year:
AP Euro
AP Psych
French 1
Environmental Science
Discrete Math (half year)
Probability of Statistics (half year)
Foundations of Art</p>
<p>If I do well the rest of the year and get an A/B+ average in all of those classes in senior year, would my GPA go above a 3.0? </p>