College Advice?

Can I get into any of these colleges w/ a "C-C+" GPA average? I have not yet taken the SAT, but I will be taking it in two weeks. I will also be taking 2-3 SAT II Tests in June.


1. Merrimack College


2. Suffolk University


3. Boston University


4. Emmanuel College


5. Clark University


6. WPI


7. Northeastern University


8. Jacksonville University


9. University of Tampa





I also have a good amount of sports and I have an extensive amount of community service/volunteer work time. What are my chances at these colleges (specifically)? I am looking at colleges in Massachusetts as my primary choices so, if these colleges are not working out, what are some other schools that might accept me? Thank You in advance.

College Advice?
go to a community school first and increase ur gpa before u try to get into a universtity. good luck!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Getting into universities as freshman are very hard, and your GPA might be a hindrance. But with your other activities, I think you should be able to get in. College love extra-curricular activities.
Reply:I congratulate you for deciding to go to the next level, and wish you good luck.





Ask yourself where you want to be after you graduate college. I think that WPI is a great undergraduate institution and you may find it most comfortable to be there. In general, if you choose a university that also has a strong research program (i.e., PhD programs), then there is a little bit less emphasis on the teaching. Colleges that are primarily undergraduate institutions will put more energy into teaching and undergraduate projects.





If you want to get to Northeaster U. or BU, or any other U.s then you have to do very well on your SATs as you GPA may not be good enough.





Again, best of luck!
Reply:Cs are not the best...but you can still get in. the fact that you are well rounded in other activies does look good. shows you haven't been wasting your time. also strive hard to do good on the SATs...take a few times if needed.





your best chance would be to go to school local to you. most schools are harder on out of state students
Reply:u only got a shot at 1,2,4,8,9 prob
Reply:With a C, C+ average you may not have a lot of luck getting into these schools unless you have good SAT scores





a good way to get good standardized test scores is to take the ACTs. They are MUCH MUCH MUCH easier and I would recommend everyone applying to colleges to take them instead of or in addition to the SATs. A lot of schools do take both types of scores, but you will need to look up the specifics for the schools you are looking into.





Also, before taking the ACTs, I would recommend looking into them beforehand, they are different from the SATs and if you want to do well on them you should look into the differences.





Good luck! Hope it helps!