Will I be able to go to college???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So I'm a freshman and the end of the marking period is in a week. My school really isn't that great...we're about 490 out of 540 schools in our state on the high school rankings thing on schooldigger. (I live in a bad area.) So far my first marking period, I did SOOO BAD. I had a bad group of friends who influenced me to do things I didn't wanna do and so I stopped caring about school. I didn't sign up for any honors classes and am in all regular and below classes. My grades right now are F, F, D, C in my academic classes. My GPA is below a 1 (like a 0.67 or something) which is pathetic, I know. I've also tried to skip class a few times and live around 5 miles from the school, forced to walk daily (and it takes like 45 minutes so I'm normally late). I've already had detention a few times as well. I'm not in any clubs or sports and have no CS hours.</p>

<p>Now I just met some people who changed my perspective. I WANT to go to college now and I WANT to change, but I feel like its too late. I<code>m gunna try to email my teachers asking to raise my grade/extra help but there's NO way my GPA is getting any higher than a 1 with the time I have left. If I work hard the next few years and maybe take a couple honors classes next year and get involved with clubs, do you think I'll be able to make it to college WITHOUT first having to go to community college? Also my family isnt wealthy at all . I have 1 sister who shares a room with me and my parents as both of my parents were laid off. That being said I</code>m not gunna be able to pay a HUGE tuition so will i be able to get help with that when the time comes? Is it too late? Can I still get into college??</p>

<p>PLEASE help me! I'm DESPERATE!</p>

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<p>any tips please?</p>

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<p>You absolutely have a chance to do better.</p>

<p>First, where in the country do you live? If it’s low ranked, it’s probably in an inner city or a rural area. Or not?</p>

<p>You need a support system. You shouldn’t do this alone. If your school is low ranked, many of the teachers may not be great. I went to a school like that, but we did have a few good teachers. Find out who they are at your school. (Look for the ones who are supposed to be hard but fair.) If you have one of these people now, ask for help. If not, find out a way to meet one of the gems. Explain what you want to do and ask for some ideas. Also find out if your area has an organization that will help people like you to succeed. If so, sign up as soon as you can.</p>

<p>Do your homework as well as you can. Go to classes. When you don’t understand something, ask about it before the test! Your grades should get much better, and your teachers should be happy to have you in their classes. Keep asking for the help you need.</p>

<p>When you get that far, you’ll find colleges that are eager to have you and ready to help you find money. You can read about people who started very poor and ended up with successful, fulfilling lives. You can be one of them.</p>

<p>P.S. Your school district may have some sort of transportation. Do you ever see yellow school busses? Does your homeroom teacher hand out transit tokens? Walking that distance is good exercise but not otherwise a great idea for you or your sister. You may need to take the initiative to help both of you. I hope you’ve qualified for the free meal program, too.</p>