Thread: So, about college for you older guys...

Sorry, I don't get the prince of wales thing, but I guess CalPoly accepts more people from out of CA? I didn't factor in my senior year for my GPA, but if I ace all of my classes next year, it should be a 3.0 guaranteed. But isn't it true that senior year isn't really considered when applying to colleges? And yeah, there are other steps and measure I'm going through like preparing for the SAT to make sure I get a perfect score and I'm looking about taking online classes for some courses my school doesn't offer retakes for. I'll have to make sure the colleges I apply to consider those valid though. And as for area; I live in the Oak Park neighborhood, idk if you know where that is, but it's a few minutes from City Heights. That's best I can describe it.

Originally Posted by Cherry Flavored Pez

But isn't it true that senior year isn't really considered when applying to colleges?

Unfortunately, usually only the first semester is completed by the time applications are submitted.

And yeah, there are other steps and measure I'm going through like preparing for the SAT to make sure I get a perfect score and I'm looking about taking online classes for some courses my school doesn't offer retakes for. I'll have to make sure the colleges I apply to consider those valid though.

Okay, first of all, you're not going to get a perfect score on your SAT, but it's good that you're working to improve your score.

Secondly, those online classes will probably count only if your school puts them on your transcript, but that doesn't sound like it's the case.

Have you talked to your school's counselor about your situation or anyone else that works at getting high school students into college?

Originally Posted by Cherry Flavored Pez

The school itself has a period in the morning where you can take those online classes, so I'm hoping the colleges will validate them as A-G and course credit.

Have you actually talked to your school to see if they will count these credits? I can't imagine your school not counting these credits but then the college you're applying to counting them.

Dude, it's obvious your perspective on things is unrealistic, from both claiming you will score a perfect score on your SAT to actually thinking that Berkley is a viable option for you. You also seem to lack knowledge of how college admissions work.

You need to get on your school's counselor's ass and hound him for answers, and you need to talk to people at both your local community college and the admissions people from SCHOOLS YOU HAVE A REASONABLE CHANCE OF ENTERING (not Berkley or Cal Poly or the like; you are not going to get into them at this point, period). Your situation is difficult at this point, and you need to contact these people to find out how to straighten it out. As Atmosfear said, you're not going to get your answers from this Internet forum.

I didn't mean I'm positive I'll get a perfect score, I know that's unrealistic. I wouldn't call myself realistic or unrealistic at this point, I'm just determined to go straight to a Higher learning institute instead of delaying myself or having to to enter community college.

I just wanna clear some stuff up in case some people were confused, I kinda worded my OP awkwardly. I'm a sophomore as we speak. I'll become a junior in september. right now, my cumulative gpa is probably 2.5 or somewhere there.

EDIT: Just for clarification, my gpa for all freshmen-junior years is the cumulative at that point (the end of each year) divided by three right?
ex:
2.0 plus 2.83 plus hypothetical 4.25 divided by three should give me my overall? sorry, im rusty at this point

Originally Posted by Cherry Flavored Pez

I just wanna clear some stuff up in case some people were confused, I kinda worded my OP awkwardly. I'm a sophomore as we speak. I'll become a junior in september. right now, my cumulative gpa is probably 2.5 or somewhere there.

oh woops. i thought you were a junior entering your senior year.

the good news is that you at least have time to show an improvement of your junior and senior GPAs, which may help admissions departments look over your weak sophomore and freshman level performance.

you still will not get into berkley, however.

Originally Posted by Cherry Flavored Pez

EDIT: Just for clarification, my gpa for all freshmen-junior years is the cumulative at that point (the end of each year) divided by three right?
ex:
2.0 plus 2.83 plus hypothetical 4.25 divided by three should give me my overall? sorry, im rusty at this point

Yes, that's correct. So if you really kick ass in your junior year and manage to get that 4.25, your cumulative HS GPA for 9th-11th grade will be a (2 + 2.83 + 4.25) / 3 = 3.02, not great but not bad either. Bear in mind that the first half of your senior year may also be factored into the GPA that college admissions officers see, depending on when you apply.

Bottom line, if you can turn your shit around next year and senior year, you should be able to fulfill your goal of getting directly into a four-year school without going to community college. As sycld says, not Berkeley, but some four-year school.

Earlier, you were talking about how your best friend said she isn't going to let you screw up this coming year. I can tell you right now that will not be enough. If you rely on other people to keep you motivated by prodding you along, it simply will not work. The motivation has to come from you. I guess it's nice to have encouragement from your friends, but ultimately that's not what will determine your success. You have to be able to realize that the immediate pleasures of slacking off aren't worth the future consequences of it, and you have to be able to realize that strongly enough to make yourself sit down every night and study when you'd rather be doing your own thing. It's just a question of maturity/responsibility; if you don't have enough of it, then no amount of encouragement and prodding from your friends will make you get good grades. It'll be like they were telling a rock to fly. I know because I was in the exact same boat in high school, I didn't have the maturity to make myself buckle down no matter how much my friends pushed me. I hope you do.

Originally Posted by Cherry Flavored Pez

Sorry, I don't get the prince of wales thing, but I guess CalPoly accepts more people from out of CA? I didn't factor in my senior year for my GPA, but if I ace all of my classes next year, it should be a 3.0 guaranteed. I'll have to make sure the colleges I apply to consider those valid though. And as for area; I live in the Oak Park neighborhood, idk if you know where that is, but it's a few minutes from City Heights. That's best I can describe it.

Just because it doesn't factor in for the application, a transcript still needs to be sent at the end of your school year.

Cal Poly is the hardest of the CSU's to get into.

For courses that apply for different schools visit:
http://www.assist.org/web-assist/welcome.html

I lived in La Mesa, by the way.