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@OmJ0
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 • a year ago •
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Low GPA
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I am a sophomore, If I have a low GPA, can I make that up with powerful extracurriculars related to my possible major? Also could you suggest some extracurriculars that could make up for a low GPA

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@KaydenceShepherd
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 • a year ago

This depends on what a "low" gpa is considered. I think anything generally above a 2.0 is decent. Also, colleges look at your Junior year grades and gpa overall, so you don't need to really worry about now. If you really want to bring it up though, I would suggest taking AP and IB courses, as they are weighted higher than regular courses.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@OmJ0a year ago

I have a 3.7 Weighted , 3.3 Unweighted

@KaydenceShepherda year ago [edited]

Those are definitely not low, I have high faith colleges will accept these GPAs. If you are still worried though, I wod definitely try out some AP and IB courses. Maybe even dual enrollment at a college near by.

[🎤 AUTHOR]@OmJ0a year ago

What colleges would you think would accept those GPAs, just wondering. I am taking about 6 AP's next year and 4 Dual Enrollment classes.

@KaydenceShepherda year ago

Cornell, Princeton, Michicagon State, Purdue, Texas State, and many others! Although if you have anywhere specific in mind, you can check their website to see what GPAs they accept!

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@Vivian_the_nerd
1 answer, 1 vote
 • a year ago

I was in the same position as you! What I found helps was to take the EASIEST classes possible in your junior year and don't try to do something outside your comfort zone. if you still have a low GPA, I suggest tutoring. It's really helpful. As for the extracurriculars, Volunteering really looks good, as well as community work or schoolwide helping.

Hope this helps :)

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