My sophomore year of high school was terrible for me. My grades were bad and I lost all motivation to do anything. 2 months in I gave up on myself. This was for a variety of reasons but mainly because of my mental state. However I came back over the summer and been trying to improve myself. Currently I have a 4.1 gpa and I am doing an internship at one of the nearby hospitals in my city. I am hoping the internship sets me apart from a lot of people. Yet I still have a fear that I will not get into any colleges considering my gpa from sophomore year was 1.8. I want to become a doctor and it is really important for me to get accepted into any 4 year college. I am trying Super hard this year and my gpa is as high as could be currently. I just want to know if colleges will still take me if I had got a 1.8 sophomore year.
What colleges are you applying to?
I guarantee that you will get into a college.
seattle university
portland university
san jose state
temple university
arizona state
university of the pacific
chapman
loyola marymount
san francisco state
university of san francisco
chico state
santa clara university
ur totally fine
The Cal States will be more difficult since they only use your 10-11th grades in their GPA calculation, but an upward trend is always good. Much will depend upon what your final GPA will be at the end of Junior year along with your tests scores, EC’s, LOR’s and essays for all the private schools on your list.
Here is how the Cal States admit, so at the end of Junior year you can calculate your Eligibility index and see where you stand.
How Cal States admit:
The Cal states admit by major and eligibility index. They really only consider GPA/Test scores/Geographic location and HS course rigor. Other than Cal Poly SLO, your EC’s are not considered.
You need to calculate your CSU/UC GPA using grades from a-g courses taken 10-11th.
https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
Not sure which courses are a-g and will give you extra honors points, then use this link by typing in your HS name?
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution
Cal states and the majority of the UC’s use the capped weighted GPA.
Then calculate your Eligibility index:
If you took the Redesigned SAT:
(CSU capped weighted GPA X 800) + (SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) + Math Score) = Eligibility Index
Eligibility index for ACT:
(CSU capped weighted GPA X 200) + (ACT Composite x10)= Eligibility Index
**CSULB and SJSU use a modified EI for STEM/Engineering majors:
http://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/impaction/impactionresultsfreshmen/index.html
You will then be ranked based on EI and major and they accept from the top down until all spots are filled.
You will get priority at your local CSU and Local applicants usually require a lower EI to get an acceptance unless the program is highly impacted.
For the Private schools, your UW GPA from 9-11th will be important and many will ask for your Senior Mid-year transcripts so if you continue to do well, it will definitely help your chances.
Best of luck and repost your information at the end of Junior year.
Oh yeah - you’ll get into some of those. Best of luck!
That is so weird because the exact same thing happend to me!! I have perfect grades my freshman and junior years and now senior but my sophomore year i totally screwed up because of the influences around me and my mental health… I’m on the same boat, hoping I get in somewhere !!