<p>I currently attend a school that's barely top 50 in my state according to the state's official magazine as of September 2012, but ranked 30 in the state by Newsweek as of last May. Since June, my family has planned on moving to a new town with a high school ranked in the top 15-20 in the state each year, no matter the publisher of the ranking. Unfortunately, my family's financial problems have severely delayed it, and we're now looking at mid-late February for the move.</p>
<p>I hate to make excuses, but the personal troubles along with the fact that my school seems to put too much pressure on students is the reason that I've not done so well up till this point. Worst part is, I would have an 80-82 on a 100 scale, but since my state uses a 4.0 scale, I only have a 2.7 GPA, making me look a lot lazier than I actually am. However, I've heard that my future school is very relaxed on their students, and tells them to do the best they can, therefore they rank higher than my current school. </p>
<p>The basic question is, if I go to my new school and get a 3.5 or more while there, get at least an 1800 on the SAT, take an AP class, and also create a club at my new school to go on my resum</p>
<p>It hurts that your GPA is pretty low right now, but if you do transfer, get good grades, at least an 1800 on the SAT and start a club it would definitely help. If you do that:
Loyola MD: High match
Miami OH: High match
Michigan State: Match
Pace: Match/safety
Temple: High match</p>
<p>@lbad96 yes, colleges would rather see an upward rather than downward trend when it comes to grades, but instead of thinking about doing well in a new school try to focus on doing your best now!! Best of luck!</p>
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<p>@Blacknusss thanks again. I have one A (Gym), two B+s (English III and Chemistry I), two C+s (US History II and Pre-Calculus) and a D (Spanish) this MP going into Christmas. Although, it is better than my 1st mp report card of 2 As (Chemistry and Gym), 1 B (English), 1 C (US History II) and 2 D’s (Pre-Calculus and Spanish) So I feel that I have an uphill battle to improve going into midterms. I’ll definitely do all I can to get the best possible grades to gain confidence for the mid terms and if/when I move!</p>
<p>I don’t think moving from a school in the top 30 to the top 15 in the state would help tremendously, but if it’ll improve your grades then definitely do it. I’d say all of those schools are high matches except Pace which you should get in easily.</p>
<p>@patjeff45 thank you for the opinion. However, I use the state magazine’s rankings, which although they only come out biennially, I feel are more accurate in all honesty.</p>
<p>I know but a college isn’t going to deny you because you went to the 30th ranked high school instead of the 15th ranked one. High school rankings aren’t a major factor in admission decisions unless two applicants are close in terms of grades and EC’s, and then rank comes into play.</p>
<p>Yeah I would have to agree with patjeff here. Your GPA hurts you, but at this point just try to stand out in your essays and hope that your teachers wrote you good recs!</p>
<p>I’m not too knowledgeable when it comes to some of the schools on your list, but I do agree with what the others are saying; colleges definitely would like to see an upward trend in grades, so work hard on raising your GPA and test scores, and make sure you shine through your essays and extra-curricularsthen I’m sure you’ll be fine. Good luck!</p>
