If you have gotten a GPA below 3.00 for your first two years of high school can you still get into Pinceton if you do well for the next four years?

Answer 1

While keeping great grades is key, most colleges evaluate your JUNIOR year to determine admissions requirements. They often discount freshman year because of transition changes from middle school. Though your freshman year is not as imporotant, your overall GPA and class ranking will still suffer from your bad year. Basically, it is not as important by itself, but it still matters in the long run. You are currently in your senior year, so those records aren't always available at decision time. Good work in your Junior year will make you or break you.

Answer 2

Probably not. But don't get discouraged. Just because you may not be able to get into Princeton doesn't mean that there aren't a lot of other viable institutions for you to attend. Many colleges like to see students who have made significant improvements over their high school years, and you could even receive scholarships. Unfortunately because the competition is so high at Ivies, they cannot accept students with great improvement as readily as other institutions can. And remember. Just because it's Ivy, doesn't mean it's for you. Don't let yourself get frustrated. I did, and that's where I made my mistakes. Take it from me, a girl who got 2 Bs freshmen year and had her life dictated by stress over whether or not she would make into the top schools, it's definitely not worth it.

Answer 3

You can get into college. Your grades will have more to do with what college you can get into and whether you get scholarships.