What type of grades do i need to have in order to get into a college?
820358
The types that grades that you need is different for every university or college that you apply.  \n\nCollege admissions offices look at the whole individual when students apply.  The things that they look at are GPA, type of classes that you take (AP, College Prep, etc), test scores, personal statement, recommendations and interviews.  Therefore, if you don't have the best grades, but you are very involved and have an incredible essay and recommendations, you can get into a university.  \n\nThe better question to ask is what is the college or universities acceptance rate is... acceptance rate is the percent of students that are accepted to the university out of the total number of students that apply.  If you want to find this answer very quick, you can visit the following website:\nhttp://www.collegeboard.com\n\nJust search the schools that you are interested in, and you'll find the acceptance rate and much more information about the university.  \n\nAlso, if you're very curious, call the admission office at the universities or colleges that you are interested in.  Tell them information about yourself (gpa, test scores, etc), and they'll be able to give you a good idea of whether you would be accepted to the school or not.  They will not give you a definite answer, but they will be able to give you a good idea.\n\nI hope this helps... good luck!
35623
Get good grades. Take part in extra-curricular activities. And then apply.\n\nThis website may be useful.\nhttp://apps.collegeboard.com/cbsearch_ss/welcome.jsp
359860
it depends. if you want to get into a strong, private college, try to take every class available and work your ass off. if you're shooting for a good UC, take mostly AP classes with honors. if you're doing anything below a UC or high state school, don't take too many, because you might burn out before college.
465584
It shouldn't matter as long as you don't fail anything. Some of the colleges might send you letters saying that your grades have to stay up otherwise they'll reconsider your admission or you have to take a special course (such schools include Boston Uni. Harvard, MIT, Boston College). The special course is frequent for English. They start you at English 1 if you get bad grades from H.S. intead of English 2 or something. hehehe I live in Boston and went to school there and I got one of those letters and some of my friends did too. You'll be fine so stop worrying. All that counts for them are AP credits.\nGood luck in college!
884237
It depends on which schools you are considering applying to, but generally speaking, grades are always the most important. Most schools have a minimum score on the SAT or ACT to get in. I never even took the SAT's, but I had a 4.2 GPA, and a good ACT score, so I not only got accepted but was offered a scholarship.
396503
I think that all you need is a Hish School Diploma or equivelant and you have to take the ACT or SAT test. That is what they look for. As long as you have that and the grades you can get in. Now another option you have is to go to a community college. They don't usually require a whole lot to get in and you can get your General Classes out of the way at a much cheaper cost and then after a year or two transfer to w four year university
796332
unfortunately, not these days.  colleges and universities aren't only looking for a decent GPA, they also want a "well-rounded" student, meaning they want you to participate in clubs, activities, sports, and local community activities/programs (volunteer stuff.) for the ivy league big-boys, you still can't be a total failure, unless they're giving you a sport scholarship, and then you can pretty much teswt lower than wood and still get accepted.  if you're anywhere before your senior year (11th grade or lower) jump into activitites, keep up with your studies, and make sure you have enough tuition money before applying!!!
785293
I'm pretty sure any school you transfer to is going to check your transcripts - and the grades - if you want any of those credits to transfer to the university, you have to have a certain grade in order to do so. So yes, they're going to check.
54810
Every college has different standards in terms of what it's requirements for admissions. I would recommend checking out the university you're interested in attending and finding out what their standards are.\n\nIf your grades weren't the best in high school, it might behoove you to go to Junior College (Community College) first for a couple of years and then transfer, especially if you've shown that you can attain good grades at a collegiate level.
293510
Now that you are in High School, grades mean a lot more.  You have to ask yourself what do you want to do with your life.  If you have your sights set reasonably high, you'll need good grades in HS in order to even get into college.  It sounds like you've messed up your first year, but you can always spin that to college admissions people as having struggled but then you realized the error of your ways and redoubled your efforts and brought your grades up to something respectable. \n\nPlus, if your Mom was proud of you for behaving, imagine how proud she'll be when you start bringing home C's, B's and even some A's!
1126554
No, your school will keep a transcript of your final grade for everyclass you take.  That's what colleges will look at.  And as for getting into college, it depends which one you want to go to as to how hard it is.  Some other pretty easy, others you have to be really good to think about getting in.
1124630
Take classes at a community college for a year or two and get excellent grades.  You can retake some of what you failed in the past if you need those classes for a degree.\n\nYour situation is not that uncommon.  Many people felt forced  into attending college right out of high school and they did poorly.  They needed to grow up some and bounce around for a while, and they often make very dedicated students once they return to school.  Good luck!
787228
Your high schools weight them to show you what type of kids go to what schools. Colleges have their own way of calculating GPA. So just take as many higher level courses as you can and keep that GPA near the 4.0 (The top A) as much as you can. Otherwise your weighted score doesn't really mean much.\n\nMore AP classes and more As give you a higher chance at more competative schools. \n\nThe ideal score is to get an A in AP classes.
778356
Depending on your major, most state university will get you in with a min of 2.0.\n\nStart in a community college and save money and then go to a better school.
493339
It depends on your standards.  \nA perfect GPA is a 4.0 (or straight A's).\n--This is very impressive and will "wow" people\n3.5 = "B+" average\n--This would be impressive\n3.0 = "B" average   \n--This is better than average, quite good\n2.5 = "C+" average  \n--Usually this is what you need to have\n2.0 = "C" average\n--Anything below that and you're toast.
796443
University admissions consider many factors when going through the acceptance process. Your GPA (which by the sounds of it is 3.0-3.5) is certainly one of them, but they also consider the difficulty of your classes and the difficulty of your high school in general. Other factors include ACT/SAT scores, extracurricular activities, part-time jobs or volunteer work, and your written essay.\n\nI'm not sure what your definition of a "good" school is, but if you perform consistently for the rest of high school, Ivy League may not be in your prospects (unless your parents have money but that's another, very sensitive subject), but you can certainly get into a state or private institution with a pre-med program. In order to get into what I think you would call a "good" university, you may want to raise your GPA (a 3.5, I think, would be a good goal to set). Remember, this would be your GPA by the end of your junior year, because applications are submitted in the first semester of your senior year.\n\nIf you feel you cannot get better grades in the future, and would like to get into a "good" school, try to add in some volunteer work, become a leader of a school organization, participate in activities that interest you and that you can become very involved with, and when it comes time for ACT/SAT (which is much closer than you think), study study study! There are many guides in your local library or bookstore than can help you improve your grade in these tests simply by helping you become familiar with the format.
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Student loan, financial aid from government, scholarships if you have at least a 3.0GPA.  All you have to do is go to a local college/university and ask someone who works in the financial aid dept.  They will show you everything.  It's that simple.  Then you have to fill out applications and you might have to write a one or two page essay.  That's it!