Will schools even be interested in me? (GPA, grade wise)?

Well, during my freshman and sophmore years i wasnt exactly the best student. I did well but i still managed to get some not so good grades





Freshman year: B, C+, D+, D+, B+, C-, B-


Sophmore Year: kind of like freshman year (dont have exact grades) but i had 1 F


Junior and Senior year: Ive really stepped up, junior year ive had almost straight A's all through the year, besides the A's the only other grades ive gotten was a B nothing lower than a B-





Im not completely done with senior year but its the same thing, im getting almost straight A's with some Bs





Now, will colleges really look down upon me with the bad grades i got freshman and sophmore year and that my GPA isnt that great because of it?





Do you think there is anything i can do to make me more appealing to collages?





Will sending a letter from the principle saying that i didnt fully express my knowledge (or some jibber jabber like that) until junior year help?

Will schools even be interested in me? (GPA, grade wise)?
OK, I have a son who's a college freshman now and he had a similar experience to yours. Didn't take things seriously until 2nd half of soph year. Colleges strongly took into account that he was on an upward trajectory as he went through h.s. rather than the other way around. When he wrote his essay he talked about what made him start taking his education much more seriously. In addition he worked really hard before he took the SATs and got excellent scores ( last one - 2150 out of 2400). He ended up with offers to several really good schools and even got a couple of scholarships.





So it really is not too late for you. Just don't try and BS the admissions people; they will see right through you. Try to be as sincere and honest as possible and continue your hard work and it will be fine. I promise.
Reply:Many colleges dont focus on Freshman (and sometimes Sophomore) year GPA's. Its Junior and Senior year they're most concerned about.


Obviously, it depends on what type of school your planning to attend. JC's or smaller State University's will be much easier to get into. It can even be better in some cases to attend a JC or SU and transfer to a "4-year". You can take your GED courses and test the college waters without jumping in head first. I recommend doing extra ciricular activities. Those look great on your applications. Go ahead and apply to several schools, you're sure to get accepted somewhere.
Reply:Try applying to state schools. These are a lot easier to get into than private colleges. In CA, the top 30% are pretty much guaranteed a spot in the lower level state schools, top 12% can get into any state school they want.





If there are certain private colleges you're looking at, contact the dean of admissions or somebody you know who goes there and see if you even qualify or should bother with the hassle of applying.





you'll get in somewhere. just think positive.
Reply:It might work for you. Colleges will see that you have improved.
Reply:Colleges will take into account the fact that you have improved over the years. It's certainly better than the reverse, doing well and then getting worse. You probably wouldn't get into Harvard, but hey, join the rest of the club. If you continue to do well in school, and have other appealing qualities to schools (a good essay, participation in activities, etc.) there are definitely schools out there willing to accept you.
Reply:Colleges really like to see improvement. While your grades certainly weren't stellar, you really, really improved.


It's also great that you are in extra curriculars. If you can join another one and do volunteer work. A letter of reccommendation would be really good to explain what happened your first two years. I have a friend who had a 1.5 going into junior year and really steped it up and got into a really good school. You'll be fine.
Reply:You might be ok ur showing colleges that you really stepped up your game during your last two years. I would suggest mentioning to ur college about any jobs you had, sports, or extra currilcular activites. Colleges do look at grades but they look more at if your unique and if your going to bring something to their school
Reply:Congratulations on turning your life around. Because the freshman and sophomore years have pulled your overall average down, you may have to start out at a community college and then transfer later on to a four-year college. If you continue to do well and show that you are now living up to your potential, an AA degree will make colleges take you seriously and that high school stuff will be long behind you. Do get that letter of recommendation from your principal, though, and one from each teacher in whose class you did well. All of those will serve you well in the near future. And don't forget to use spell check.
Reply:Its a little shaky... but if you have other stuff to compensate you might be ok, community service is a big must, if you received any awards make sure to include those, if you need to write an essay ask your english teacher to take a good look at it, and correct any errors for you.