A few days ago
robertplantissexy

Am I screwed?

Do I have a chance to get into a CSU? My first two years of high school I got mostly C grades and a couple D’s, however I didn’t fail any classes. Next year I will be a Junior and am going to try to get far better grades.

Is it true you can’t get into a CSU if you get D grades? If I don’t finish all requirements in high school I can go to a community college then transfer to a CSU, right? I was told colleges mainly only look at your grades for you Junior/Senior years of HS, is this true? If you get bad grades but do good on the SAT’s do you have a fair chance at getting into a college?

Please help, kind of confused.

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A few days ago
elcid812

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Usually GPA is the first cut off for college entrance. If you make the proper GPA and have a couple of D’s along the way, most colleges that look at individual grades will notice that they are in your Freshman and Sophomore years and will not give them any weight as long as your Junior and Senior year grades are good.

Another component that most schools look at is your SAT and/or ACT scores. If your scores are good, many students find that writing a letter explaining the improvement in their grades their junior and senior years to be helpful for college entrance.

You are also correct about being able to go to a community school, get your AA and then transfer to CSU. As long as you have earned your AA, CSU will give your college grades the greatest weight and not really care about your High School grades.

Good Luck and you are still easily on track to get into CSU.

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A few days ago
jaden
elcid812 is right! You have plenty of time to get on track, and community college is a good way to get a better gpa. D’s of course don’t look great, but if you can manage a higher gpa and maybe re-take some of those courses you can do it! If you don’t believe it, I’m a perfect example. I wasn’t a slacker, but I never did too great in science or math in high school and I retook EVERY single science and math class twice (because I had D’s) and in my senior year almost failed a math class. My biggest problem was taking math classes that were too advanced for me. I think I got a 930 on my SAT’s. Not to encourage you to do a half-hearted job, put there is definitely hope for you, especially since you are recognizing it now and are willing to try hard to change. I know that requirements for CSU’s are probably more strict now [I graduated highschool in ’97], so all the reason to be more competitive. Good luck to you!
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Community college. After 2 years, they won’t look at your high school grades anymore. It’s been my experience that community college transfers are usually some of the smartest people in the class. You can even apply for transfer scholarships if you do well.
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