Do you need to be in a good school to get into a good college?

Answer 1

Not necessarily. Often students who do not have very good GPA's find good opportunities at community and junior colleges. Each school has GPA cutoffs, but often the community/junior colleges will give you the chance to prove yourself that a 4 year school wouldn't. Transfer to a 4 year school is often an option after the community college.

Actually, it depends on your standards and how good of a college you want to go to. Of course, higher ranked colleges will have higher standards. If you plan on going to a great university, among the top in the nation, you should aim to get more than a 4.2 GPA (weighted) and an SAT Score of at least 2100 (New one). These are barely minimums these days, with such high competition. A guy I know that went to Harvard University and took 8 AP classes, received A's in every class he took, so a 4.0 GPA UNWEIGHTED. I do not know his weighted, though, but i would guess it to be higher than a 4.5. His SAT Score was a perfect, 1600 (old one) and he volunteered as a reporter for the local newspaper company (this tells you he writes really well). So, actually, you will need a high GPA to get into a top ranked Ivy League school, but if you plan on going to a decent school, aim for around a 3.5 GPA. You can never be sure if you are going to be accepted or not, so don't think "I have to get a 3.5 GPA" Instead, think "I have to get the highest possible GPA i can get" (Obviously, aim for a 4.0 GPA unweighted). For me? I'm aiming for a 4.2 weighted GPA and a 2000 on the New SATs.

Many state university's just require a 2.0 or being in the top half of your class. These are most certainly not Ivy League schools but decent Universities nonetheless.

Colleges don't just look at GPA. They look at extracurricular activities, extra classes you may have taken over the summer, Papers you have written and a lot more. GPA is important but its that and other things you have tht get you into a good college.

That depends on your standards. If a "good" college means Yale and a "bad" GPA means a 2.5, then you're not going to get in, sorry. There are some schools that are "open" schools that take any applicant with an SAT/ACT score above (insert school's requirement here). I can only think of one right now, which is Colorado Christian University. Also, schools don't look only at your GPA. Grades are the most important component to your college application, but there are many not-so-selective colleges that could be considered "good"

Answer 2

Often people ask what GPA they need to get into such and such school. It all depends on the school. More prestigous schools want higher achieving students, so they set the bar higher. Others set a lower bar. My suggestion to you is to just try very hard and keep those grades up. You want as high as you can. A 4.0 would be good if you could get it. (Not everyone can). Most people say a 3.5 would be pretty good and could get you into a good one if you had some extracurriculars.

Answer 3

No, but it would certainly help if you could at least spell. Learn to proofread what you write and correct your spelling. You may also wish to learn how to use the spell-check on your computer. You misspelled school.

Answer

1. Yes you do have to be good to get into a good college.
2. You do not have to go to a 'good' school to get in, but it can be a big help.
3. Most colleges are more interested in the position in your class. (Top 10% of a graduating class gets automatic acceptance in some states!)
4. Not necessarily if you are rich. You can buy your way into a good college. Sad but true.

no it depends if you learn what you need to learn at a school. whether it be good or bad as long as you learn hope this helps

-seagate0606

this may work in your favor. the fact that you can excel in a school and environmental where conditions are less than ideal shows that you are sincerer and commit ed to do what is necessary in order to achieve your goals in higher education as well as a success in the vast world of opportunity's that you have laid out for yourself.

Answer 4

Most Colleges and Universities have different GPA requirements for admissions. Some have none, while some require between a 2.0 - 3.5 for admission. Certain Programs at Colleges and Universities may have different requirements than others in the same College or University.

Answer 5

Yes, your grades have to be very good to get into a good college.

Answer 6

yep my sisgot into pepperdine with a 3.4

Answer 7

3.5 maybe