can a high school student with a 2.0 gpa get into temple university?
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Yes, but as they say: "You can't get there from here."\n\nI'm assuming that you have already applied and been rejected. If not, then by all means apply. The worst that can happen is to be turned down. You may be able to get in, but you'll never know if you don't try. \n\nIf you have already applied and been rejected, my advice is to go to a accredited junior college and rack up at least one year of good grades. Then apply again while still attending classes at that junior college. You essentially have to create a track record of good grades to prove yourself. \n\nGet tutoring, make friends with studious kids and study with them, do ALL your homework, and study hard. ANYONE can make top grades if they try hard enough. It's just a question of how bad you want it and whether you will sacrifice enough to  reach your goal.\n\nI also suggest that you pick several other universities and pursue them as well. Despite what some may say, the university you attend is not as important as how hard you work. Good grades from a less than wonderful university is still better than mediocre grades from a top university. And two or three years after you start your career, very few people will even care where you got your degree. Your reputation at work will have a much greater bearing on your career than where you went to school.\n\nThe only people who make a big deal about the university they attended are those who haven't accomplished much after they left it.
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This depends on the college. For some colleges, such as University of Pennsylvania, yes. 80% of people with alumni relations are accepted. But it really varies based on your school. In general, having a parent of sibling graduating from a college increases your chances of getting in. Of course, factors such as GPA< ACT/SAT Scores, Extra Curriculars, Sports, volunteer work, work experience, essays, and teacher recommendations (and class rank) are also considered along with how well you maximized your resources. Good luck!
189931
Can't answer that without knowing your school's grading policies - it varies from school to school.  But the 2.25 GPA would generally be BETWEEN a C (2.00) and a C+ (2.33) average (most commonly).
1090537
walk in.  They have a packet you fill out.  I didn't get accepted because I didn't have good enough gpa.  I think you need 3.0 or 3.5 gpa.  Sounds like a good way to get a job during the summer and after high school though.
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Since you are only a sophomore in HS, I strongly suggest that you start working hard now and raise that 3.0 GPA. Then you can just go directly to USC out of HS and skip the community college step.\n\nIf you really want to go to USC via transfer from community college, go a good community college. (like the college that is suggested in the other answers)
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I got into MIT this year, and I'll tell you the following. To get into ANY Ivy League or Elite College you will need the following.\n\n- Excellent Recommendations\n- Ranking: Top 5-10% of your class\n- SAT's- Awesome scores\n- One of the strongest High School Curriculums. \n- Write great essays\n- Do a great interview.\n\nRemember, most of the decision relies on how you look in the application. You might use the "College Matters Guide to Getting Into the Elite College of your Dreams". Is an awesome book and explains you step by step what to do. The writers of the book are actual students from Ivy League and Elite Colleges including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford and Brown. Use it!
460832
Unless you got a close relative who went to Harvard or Yale...its unlikely you will get into either...Go for Princeton..still a long shot...
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There are universities that practice what they call "Open Enrollment", which basically means they'll take anyone who graduated.  In most states, though, you will need to focus on community (2-year) colleges as a way to start out, and then transfer to a bigger school after you've proven you can do ok in college.  I don't think 1.89 is going to impress anyone, but you can still succeed if you make an effort.
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With a 2.36, it is questionable whether you could get into grad school.\n\nTake the GRE, including the subject test.  That will be a better indicator than your GPA.\n\nThen, talk to the professors in your department about where you could go, or call the IR Depts. of some universities.
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If you took (or take) higher level math courses and perform well on them then the D should not affect you at any college that will accept a 3.8 GPA (nearly all of them!).  Many colleges have a section on their applications for providing additional information.  If you have a legitimate reason for performing poorly that semester then write it there--but don't make it sound like you are making up excuses.  Definitely point out the better grades that were earned later on.\n\nI had a couple Ds my freshman year of high school (including one in Geometry 1st semester) because I switched schools 3 weeks before 1st semester ended and the new school's curriculum was totally different and I bombed the finals.  I was still accepted to several excellent top-level schools, including one Ivy League school with a full scholarship.
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It depends on what school you want to go for. Harvard will want a higher GPA than a smaller school.
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The average for admission: 3.23 average high school GPA
183255
You can get into the state level universities for your higher studies, if you do not have a work experience.\nOr either you should show an extra ordinary capabilities and achievements and an extravagant essay, if you want to get into ivy leagues(Harvard , cornell...etc)\n\nShow maturity , only then you would be able to get into. good GMAT scores give you a chance to waive ur bad undergraduate  university scores
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Sure. They may or may not accept you depending on your background. I had a friend who was homeschooled (with only a GED to officially show for it), and she was accepted to Harvard.
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Community colleges will generally accept students regardless of their highschool GPA.  Generally the credits earned at a community college can be transfered to a university.  I would expect that if you preformed well at a community college you would be able to transfer to a respectable university with no problems.
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Actually, you do have a chance of getting into a good law school with a 2.7.  I go to Loyola Law School, a very reputable school in Los Angeles, and I know several people who got in with a 2.8 or so.  Especially if you have a technical degree, they will forgive it a bit.  And the longer you have been out of college, the more weight they will put on your resume and LSAT score.\n\nBefore going back and getting a degree you won't necessarily need and spend more money on loans, you should take an LSAT prep course and see how high of a score you can get.  With a higher score, your GPA will be less of an issue.  As for your writing and speaking skills, you could always take a class at a junior college in public speaking and a grammar class to brush up.  They will teach you how to write in a "legal" way in law school.  Unless you really want a second BA, it may be worth seeing what schools you can get into with your degree now, and you can always re-apply after you get your second degree.\n\nAt the very least, take a practice LSAT now and see where you score.  Kaplan will give you one for free.  Then check out http://www.LSAC.org and they have a function where you can input your GPA and score and see where students with similar profiles go.\n\nAlso, keep in mind, teaching at an inner city high school is very respectable, you will have a strong personal statement and stand out from other applicants.  You also may have a better chance of getting into a part time program, which will be 4 years instead of 3, but still quicker than getting a second degree!!\n\nSo see how you are on the LSAT and give it a shot before you go running off for another 2 years.  You can take an LSAT prep course to help improve your score.  And your score is good for, I believe, 3 years for applications, so if you take it now and decide to go back for your BA, you may not have to take it again.\n\nGood luck with your decision, but do a little research before you rush off for a second BA just for the application - you would be better off spending six months or so studying your LSAT and high scoring than going back - they will look at the GPA for all of your degrees, I don't think they will just ignore your first one, even though they may not weigh it as highly.  So unless you do significantly better, it will be harder for you to bring up your overall GPA.
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I skated through HS with a 1.77 GPA. I got into college under the now-defunct EOP program.\nI graduated college with better than a 3.0 average WHILE WORKING FULL TIME.\nThese days, it would be next to impossible to get into a four year college with numbers like mine (although I did score well on the SATs).\nIf your goal is to just get through HS and not continue, then a diploma is a diploma no matter what your GPA. If you have plans to continue past HS, then hit the books and bring your grades up.