looking for colleges

[opaque creek]

Midwest
Political Science
0.17 GPA unweighted
Size large ish
I need aid full tuition
Schools I’m looking at are Stanford,UC Berkeley,Georgetown
My stats in freshman and sophomore year are really bad
I also have barely an AP,Honors,Ecs

[forest spoke]

copy paste the template here: https://discord.com/channels/786557653924708373/1196989990719209572
and then edit it to make it specific to u

[deep jewel]

im sorry but 0.17 gpa?

[opaque creek]

I did

[opaque creek]

Yeah

[deep jewel]

i think its time for you to start thinking realistically

[opaque creek]

It’s slowly getting up

[ember ridge]

what is it right now

[boreal orchid]

.17 uw?

[deep jewel]

unless you had a big boomboclaat ting ass reason then

[opaque creek]

Yes

[ember ridge]

for junior year

[boreal orchid]

^

[opaque creek]

0.17

I think

[deep jewel]

are you an all A student now?

[ember ridge]

i meant your grades for junior year only sorry

[opaque creek]

No I have All B and 2 C

[opaque creek]

3.0

[ember ridge]

i think you should take stanford georgetown and uc berkeley off the list

[deep jewel]

So ima break it down for you, you need realistic expectations

[ember ridge]

and uc berkeley doesn’t give much aid out of state anyway

[deep jewel]

like sorry it sounds mean, but its going to save you the heartbreak and effort

[opaque creek]

Any school recs

[torn spire]

0.17 gpa?

[deep jewel]

what state are you from

[opaque creek]

Midwest

[deep jewel]

so basically any state school

[opaque creek]

0.17 cumulative

[deep jewel]

so any school that is in your state

[opaque creek]

Yes just not in the Midwest

[torn spire]

is that all Fs?

[opaque creek]

From freshman year

yes

[deep jewel]

? no you need to apply to a school in your state

[torn spire]

ah

[ember ridge]

if you want any sort of financial aid you’re probably going to have to stay in state for the time being

[opaque creek]

And junior

[boreal orchid]

they flunked sophomore and freshman year

[ember ridge]

you probably will not get merit aid unfortunately

[opaque creek]

I mentally can’t do that

[ember ridge]

you could do a state school or try cc and then transferring

[boreal orchid]

why

[deep jewel]

i’m going to hold your hand when i say this,

[boreal orchid]

cc

[opaque creek]

I’m taking psat soon

[ember ridge]

can you get national merit?

[deep jewel]

i mean if you’re poor your financial aid would probably be great

[ember ridge]

still out of state though?

[opaque creek]

Haven’t took it yet

[deep jewel]

if its private then probably

out of state for a state school is hard to get good financial aid

[opaque creek]

I’m not poor

[deep jewel]

what’s your family’s income range?

[opaque creek]

Idk they keep that stuff secret

[deep jewel]

does your parents drive a mercedes?

or a kia

or a 1990 nissan

okay so middle class

[opaque creek]

I think

[deep jewel]

well honestly

ask your parents about their 1040 tax form

so you can see their household income

if they say no, then you’re going to need to talk to them and tell them its for college

[opaque creek]

They make under $50

K

[ember ridge]

didn’t you say you needed full tuition?

[opaque creek]

If I’m paying without a loan

[deep jewel]

okay girl 50k

i’m sorry, reality check, is like high aid needed

you’ll most likely get good aid tho, that’s the plus

[opaque creek]

What about out state

[deep jewel]

out of state for a state school, you’ll probably get not good aid

if its out of state private school, depends on the school but it’ll probably be better

but honestly, if you’re worried about debt, then your best chance is state school

that is in your state

[ember ridge]

alternatively you could stick it out in the midwest for a few years at cc, get a really high gpa and then transfer to an institution away from the midwest

[deep jewel]

^ what they said

[boreal orchid]

yeah

i heard uc really likes transfers given you listed uc berkeley here

[opaque creek]

Any good private out of state college

[deep jewel]

so honestly

with a 0.17 gpa

you should google colleges with at least a 50% acceptance rate

probably 70% if i’m being honest

or to be honest, if you can get a 1500 on your sat or 33 on the act, you can shoot your shot with the colleges you listed

like stanford

[ember ridge]

^ assuming you get your grades up starting now and keep them up

[deep jewel]

yes

[opaque creek]

Why is that

[deep jewel]

shows growth

like concrete evidence of growth

[opaque creek]

What grades should I be achieving per semester

[deep jewel]

all A’s

or close it as possible

maybe few B’s

[ember ridge]

as high as you possibly can, ideally mostly As

[deep jewel]

LMAO

girl

[opaque creek]

I was thinking this too

[deep jewel]

you honestly can’t get your gpa up to a good gpa

but you have enough time for sat

and act

but at the same time you need to show growth in your grades

[opaque creek]

And would that help me

[deep jewel]

yes

it will

like 100% will

[boreal orchid]

aim for as it’s ok if you have a few bs

[ember ridge]

a high sat score would help you so much

[deep jewel]

it shows work

dedication

growth

[opaque creek]

How high of a sat should I aim for

[deep jewel]

everything they want to see from a low income student like yourself

[deep jewel]

1500

like 1500

[opaque creek]

Wdym

[deep jewel]

sorry no other way to say it

[deep jewel]

basically colleges like when low income students work hard

[ember ridge]

i would also probably start taking honors or ap classes next year if you can

[opaque creek]

https://tenor.com/view/clock-that-tea-queen-opp-merlinators-stan-twitter-ethansinteriude-gif-11991344855695734438

[ember ridge]

at least honors

[deep jewel]

yeah

or even dual credit,

[opaque creek]

I can my senior year

[deep jewel]

if your school offers

[ember ridge]

dual credit would be huge

[deep jewel]

yeah

but have a lot of safety schools

[opaque creek]

How so

[ember ridge]

but you really need to study

and invest a lot of time

[deep jewel]

like a bunch of state schools ㅑn yoㅕr ㄴtㅁtㄷ

[ember ridge]

africana grande turned korean

[deep jewel]

ㅗ띠ㅖ

ㅑㅝㄴ러ㅜㅈ둬래

햐기

girl

sorry i was using my laptop to mirror my phone

& it switched to my korean keyboard

lmao

[ember ridge]

1. you can skip some classes in college and save money 2. it shows challenging courses because dual credit is seen as around par with ap

[opaque creek]

IBOJLLLL

[deep jewel]

but

yeah

sorry if this all sounded mean, but its the harsh reality of the situation

[opaque creek]

My school only offers psych and that’s it

[deep jewel]

take it girl

[opaque creek]

It’s like not interesting and not something I wanna major in

[deep jewel]

doesnt matter girl, gpa BOOST

it isnt going to be much, but atp you need any easy grade

but this would only really matter if you get a good sat or act score

act is easier imo, so you should study for that

[opaque creek]

I’m getting a gpa boost

And wouldn’t that be a useless credit

[opaque creek]

I thought SAT is require or is it you have to take one of the two

[deep jewel]

girl you need to be realistic, if you want stanford, you have to be stanford standard.

[deep jewel]

no, a standardized test is required, you can take either sat or act

up to you

[opaque creek]

https://tenor.com/view/sweetener-ariana-grande-confused-im-gif-12412166

[deep jewel]

sorry hunny, i love you

[ember ridge]

yeah… it doesn’t matter if you want to major in psych or not but you need to take some sort of challenging course offered

[deep jewel]

what mint said

[opaque creek]

True how long do dual credit classes last

[deep jewel]

1 semester

so half a school year

probably going to be online

[opaque creek]

True

[ember ridge]

kids with 4.0s get rejected from stanford all the time, you really need to buckle down if you’re serious about this

[deep jewel]

so hunny

[opaque creek]

Wait gag it yall actually do helpful

Oh we got cameras at my school

[deep jewel]

girl, if its online

girl

you can do it at home

[opaque creek]

I am dead serious

[ember ridge]

😭

[opaque creek]

True

[deep jewel]

you need to apply to state schools

like in your state

[toxic lava]

Probably the lack of character they show on their writings.

[deep jewel]

like 10 of them

with very high acceptance rates

then you can apply to like 5 out of state private schools with high acceptance scores

then you can apply to 5 REACh schools like stanford

[ember ridge]

possibly but this isn’t really relevant for the person here

[deep jewel]

but honey, prepare to not get into any of the 10 out of state schools

[ember ridge]

period

[deep jewel]

also all of this really doesnt matter

at all

[opaque creek]

The caps on REACH I’m cooked

[deep jewel]

if you dont have good ecs

for stanford anyways

[deep jewel]

like like REACHJHHHHHH

like you are an ant

[opaque creek]

I have speech and debate

[deep jewel]

looking up to the burj khalifa

type of reach

like REACHHHHHHHHHH

[deep jewel]

what else

[opaque creek]

Signs

[deep jewel]

you need 10 spots

[opaque creek]

Criminology club

[deep jewel]

and you need okay awards

like honeyyyy MILK EVERYTHING

[opaque creek]

I have 0

[boreal orchid]

passion

[deep jewel]

baby anything

like anything

[boreal orchid]

as long as you have passion in activities you'll be fine

[deep jewel]

also apply to lots of cholarships RIGHT NOW

actually

nvm

[opaque creek]

I love wrtiting I could yap about this for hours and I mean hours

[boreal orchid]

yeah

go ahead and add that to your app

[opaque creek]

A what app

https://tenor.com/view/calculating-puzzled-math-confused-confused-look-gif-14677181

[boreal orchid]

you're applying to college?

🤭

[opaque creek]

Well in a year from now yes

[deep jewel]

no girl

yourea junior

youre applying now

hello??

[opaque creek]

Yeah I’m in a writing thing to earn an award of some sort so

[deep jewel]

YOURE APPLYING NOW

YOU ARE APPLYING NOW

NOT NEXT YEAR AS A SENIOR

you need that mind set girl

aka you are applying now aka you need to be studying act starting tomorrow

[opaque creek]

Oh a mindset so I can lock in

[deep jewel]

aka you need to start applying to 100 scholarships like now

[deep jewel]

yes

like its right here

like right here

like next to you

like the hair on your face

[ember ridge]

if you want free online writing competitions i might be able to think of some

[opaque creek]

My school lady said I’m applying when I start applying to colleges

[toxic lava]

The whole point of viewing applications through a holistic lens is the idea that after a certain threshold of gpa + test scores applicants are all likely to succeed and pass. Meaning everything else plays a role. Applicant should have pursued more things that allowed him to grow and give him a life changing perspective imo. Stuff like helping people who have need, trying to address barriers through projects, etc.

[deep jewel]

no girl

NOW

[opaque creek]

Ok send me some ok scholastic had one but I missed it by a hair

[deep jewel]

you have 0 awards, you need atleast 5

even if its small

even if its perfect attendance

[boreal orchid]

oh my god

[ember ridge]

the issue here is that the person currently doesn’t meet that threshold

[opaque creek]

Well exactly my hair is too curly to be in my face

[ember ridge]

😭

ily

[deep jewel]

like fr

you need to like step up hunny cakes

[toxic lava]

It says a lot when people come onto here and say “what do I write when the prompt says to talk about barriers”

[boreal orchid]

community college exists

[opaque creek]

I didn’t know I was slacking

[opaque creek]

That’s gonna be my last resort

[deep jewel]

if youre applying to stanford, then yes

your compeition is literally like word champion athletes, and people who have published research

if you want stanford you need to step it up

[ember ridge]

i’m sorry i still don’t really understand what you are trying to say that would help this person

[toxic lava]

This is the person who got rejected from Stanford?

Cusick?

[ember ridge]

no..?

[deep jewel]

no

?

[toxic lava]

Who is it?

[deep jewel]

theyre a hs junior

who is looking to apply

[opaque creek]

So here the list
Study for ACT
Start getting scholarships in mind
Start looking at 5/5 in state and out of state colleges 70% or higher acceptance rate
And 5 reaches

Oh and the dual credit class

[deep jewel]

not in mind, like starting tomorrow look for scholarships that dont require gpa

[deep jewel]

1o in state colleges with atleast 50% acceptance rate

10

5 out of state private schools, and 5 reaches

[toxic lava]

Longitudinal ECs

Demonstrated Leadership through activities

[deep jewel]

you only have 20 slots in your common application

[deep jewel]

yes

[opaque creek]

Ok let me brb

[deep jewel]

and you need to start thinking of your essay

[opaque creek]

50% or higher on the in state and 5 out of state ones

[deep jewel]

okay

wait

[opaque creek]

Ok let me right this down sista

[deep jewel]

do the 10 in state first

with 50-100% acceptance rate

[ember ridge]

that’s a big thing but i would probably disagree that it’s a priority at this point

[deep jewel]

but REALISTICALLY 70%

[opaque creek]

ok

So 70% or higher

[deep jewel]

realisitcally yeah

[deep jewel]

yeah true

because if you just dont want to go to cc

and go to a 4 year college

70% should be a safe zone

[ember ridge]

when you apply to college you will have to explain why you got bad grades your first two years so think of that as well just for reference

[deep jewel]

but lets not confuse what im saying, all of this would be useless if you dont get good grades and a high act score

[ember ridge]

^^

[wise sonnet]

0.17?!?!?!?

[deep jewel]

most colleges, 2,0 is required

gpa

[opaque creek]

So for the in state college I should look at 70% or higher

[deep jewel]

but if you have atleast 33 ACT

[wise sonnet]

bro hows this possible

[deep jewel]

YES

[deep jewel]

everyone is different

[wise sonnet]

@opaque creekwhats ur uw gpa out of? like /4?

[opaque creek]

And for the out of state sane percentage or

[deep jewel]

yes

[opaque creek]

Yes sir

[wise sonnet]

bro what does that have to do with a 0.17💀

[deep jewel]

but again, i want this to motivate you, get that 33 act an it will open like 100 doors for you

like hunnyyyyyy just study for 4 months and get that 33 act and hunnnyyyyyyyy

babbyyyyyyyyyy

with a perfect sob story and some ecs and some awards

babbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[opaque creek]

Their helping

[opaque creek]

I love your vibe so much lol wdym some ecs twin i only got 2 as of now

[deep jewel]

you need atleast a good 7

the max space is 10

join more clubs

start volunteering

whats your career path?

premed?

prelaw?

[opaque creek]

Pre law

[deep jewel]

baby go volunteering

[opaque creek]

Damn it how is that possible

[deep jewel]

start volunteering

like anywhere

food shelter

homeless shelter

[opaque creek]

Dog shelter ???

[ember ridge]

sure

that works

[opaque creek]

Ok imma see what I can do

On that front imma go research colleges

And head to bed we can start convo up here tmr

[ember ridge]

good luck ❤️❤️

[deep jewel]

girl anything

[deep jewel]

best of luck

[opaque creek]

Thanks yall

So much

[deep jewel]

np

sorry, if i sounded mean

[opaque creek]

Ok would a intership also count

[deep jewel]

i promise i went through same thing

[deep jewel]

yes

[ember ridge]

internship would be huge

[opaque creek]

I got were you were coming from so no hard feelings

[deep jewel]

<33

[opaque creek]

Oh did you get into school you wanted

[deep jewel]

yes

[boreal orchid]

ooh where

[opaque creek]

Congrats

[deep jewel]

ty

[deep jewel]

oh girl i honestly dont want to say

but top 10

[boreal orchid]

it’s ok

wow

[deep jewel]

so you can just imagine one of the top 10s

[boreal orchid]

yes

the ivies ucla/ucb

[opaque creek]

https://tenor.com/view/congratulations-congrats-gif-25269017

[deep jewel]

yes

[covert bane]

I think you will get auto admitted into Harvard with these stats

Congratulations

[rotund cypress]

Is this not a shitpost?

People are taking this seriously?

[opaque creek]

It’s literally not

Like what?????

[rotund cypress]

how were you allowed to graduate 9th grade to 10th, and 10th to 11th?

And you expect to get in HYPSM, and T10 schools?

I'm out here with a 3.9 and probably won't get in

Thats why this seems like a shitpost??

[forest spoke]

its not a shitpost

[forest spoke]

its not a shitpost

[boreal orchid]

this is for real

[rotund cypress]

fs

[forest spoke]

yes its not a shitpost

[rotund cypress]

its a 0.17 not a 1.7

How does one get to move on to the next grade?

[forest spoke]

ive seen their convos in lounge chat

theyre not shitposting

[rotund cypress]

Are you sure they're not

[forest spoke]

yes

100%

[boreal orchid]

they’re not

they’ve talked about this many times

[lofty musk]

bro

[rotund cypress]

The content of the post here is so bait or smth

[lofty musk]

Go CC

my only suggestion

[rotund cypress]

Stanford with a 0.17?

No i just don't understand how HS lets you move on to the next grade

[lofty musk]

fr

What high school let's you move on

with 0 passed classes

[rotund cypress]

its like a 50?

[lofty musk]

cause even that would atleast get them up to a 1. somethin gpa

[rotund cypress]

Stanford?

[boreal orchid]

at my high school anything below a 70 is a fail

[rotund cypress]

Thats whats bait

Exactly

[lofty musk]

wtf

[rotund cypress]

well idk about my school (magnet)

[lofty musk]

ohhhh okay

that mkaes sense

[rotund cypress]

But ive never seen someone with a lower than a 70

[forest spoke]

they had issues in 9th and 10th, and failed everything, but now they wanna turn it all around and they have mostly As and Bs this year, and i feel like its a great achievement for them :D
though stanford is kinda unrealistic, its great theyre taking the motivatioin

[rotund cypress]

No one is held back tho

[boreal orchid]

true

[lofty musk]

Yeah exactly

[rotund cypress]

No i totally support them

[lofty musk]

we're not hating them

exactly

[rotund cypress]

But its not real

Because you physically can't pass a grade

Like no school would let you move up grades

they would hold you back

[forest spoke]

yea i feel like the CC -> 4 year path is a really good option

[rotund cypress]

also kinda?

[lofty musk]

yeah ^

i feel it's really the only realistic route

tbh

I mean who knows

they can turn it all around

but the max they can get is a 1.39

[rotund cypress]

I looked it up and it said 41% of students have less than a .99 gpa

Im so confused

I thought you need a 2.0 or smth to graduate

[lofty musk]

yeah same

[opaque creek]

Idk

[opaque creek]

Why cc

[rotund cypress]

Because you're not getting into a reg college with a 1.39, and likely your gpa will be a lot less

@opaque creek

[opaque creek]

Technically that’s my semester gpa

[rotund cypress]

No like

thats the gpa you can graduate with

if you get all A's this year and next year

You probably can't even go to a state school with a 2.0

So CC is your only route

Or trade school maybe

But you have to start being realistic here

[opaque creek]

My gpa this quarter was 3.0

The semster is what’s making it low

[rotund cypress]

0.17?

[wise sonnet]

i think thats their gpa for all yrs

[rotund cypress]

Yeah i understand that

[wise sonnet]

how didnt u lock in and get all A's....

[opaque creek]

Bc our re test are only b

[rotund cypress]

if you get a 4.0 and 4.0 next year you can only get a 1.39 apparently who tf knows

all we know is that you need to start thinking realistically

CCs or maybe small state schoolks

[lofty musk]

well I was saying 1.39 after junior year

cause that's the GPA they will appl;y will

with*

[lofty musk]

because there is no other likely option for you

[opaque creek]

I don’t know my semster gpa and the reason it’s low bc I need to get my two d’s up

[opaque creek]

.

[lofty musk]

well

Because colleges will only see your junior gpa

the max you can get is a 1.39

And most colleges require a 2.0 to even apply

[opaque creek]

No I sent a dot to see the message I said

[lofty musk]

oh

[lofty musk]

Well is that for tihs year

or last year

[opaque creek]

This current year

[lofty musk]

well yes

but you said you had a .17 correct

currently

so that means even if you got a 4.0 tihs year

got perfect grades

the max you can get after your junior year is a 1.39

[narrow linden]

Bro idk wtf is going on here but if you have .17 gpa

It's time to book it to community college

And lock in there

That's your best option at this point

[lofty musk]

^

That’s what I was telling him

[opaque creek]

Again that isn’t the overall gpa rn

[lofty musk]

Yes I know

It’s .17

I’m saying the max you can get is a 1.39

After junior year

[rotund cypress]

he can't comprehend this lol

0.17 gpa activities 💀

[wise sonnet]

https://tenor.com/view/mr-incredible-mr-incredible-uncanny-gif-24829382

[rotund cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/lumberjack-cake-clash-royale-emote-tongue-gif-1831301438162296919

[opaque creek]

Their no way that’s possible

[lofty musk]

Wdym

Do you think you can get higer than that?

Or lower than that

[opaque creek]

100%

[lofty musk]

Brodi

You have a .17

Which means it would be 0 + .17 and then your junior year which if you lock in would be a 4

So you would do 0 + 0.17 + 4 /3

And you get 1.39

Cause colleges won’t see your senior gpa

And the max you can get even with senior year is 2.04

[opaque creek]

I’m cooked

[lofty musk]

Yeah that’s why we recommend is to do 2 years of cc -> 4 yesr

[opaque creek]

I feel as lady stated a long time ago if I manage to work my ass off I can get in a 4 year

[lofty musk]

Not a good one that would be worth your money

A 1.39 is not going to get you into a good 4 year

The more worth it route would to be go 2 years of cc

Work your ass off

Then you have an amazing chance of getting into a good 4 year

[opaque creek]

I can’t go to cc

[lofty musk]

Well that’s kind of yoyr only option at this point I’m Ngl

Or go to cc in another state or something

[opaque creek]

I feel I have a high gpa just my teacher may have mixed something up

[lofty musk]

Well you would need to get that figured out pretty quick

[opaque creek]

Ik

[lofty musk]

We’ll get that figure out

Well*

then we can help you more

[wise sonnet]

wait y not

[opaque creek]

Personal reasons

[wise sonnet]

explain exactly what your personal reasons are

[opaque creek]

Bc I psychicall can’t stand to stay in this state than high school

[wise sonnet]

which state

?

[opaque creek]

Midwest

[rotund cypress]

You're so trolling 💀

[forest spoke]

dude theyre not

[rotund cypress]

Proof - "my ass"

lmfao

[forest spoke]

theyve been active in lounge chat and has been discussing this for the past several months

idt its a troll post