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I am on the verge of crying because of stress?
Question:I am so scared i am not going to get into alaska pacific university. I have a 2.7 gpa and i have just finished my sophmore year in HS. i had mono last year at the end of the first quarter and very beginning of the second quarter for 1 entire month so that reallyscrewed me over but i received good grades for the last semester because i didn't miss very much school. i don't know what to do. I am taking ALL IB (international baccalaureate) next year which will give me weighted grades because it is an advanced diploma program and i am almost positive i can get B's and above. Do you think i will make it into a decent college. and i am already studying for my ACT's. I am really stressed out and that is all i am worrying about. if you could help and give me some advice that would be wonderful
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I looked up the average entrance GPA for Alaska Pacific University, and it's 3.3. So ... if you have two years of a 2.7, and you want to get a 3.3 (and remember thats the AVERAGE, not the lowest GPA they take), then for your junior and senior years you'll need a 3.9 to average out to a 3.3. That's a big jump, but maybe it's realistic if you've got the study skills now and you're healthy, which you weren't before. Anyway I think this is all reasonable and you've got a decent shot at it. Studying for the ACT is a positive. Take the practice tests ... do them as realisticially as you can. That really will help.
Good luck.
PS I had mono and missed my college orientation and my first two weeks of college! But I still made A's because I had a great roommate and cool guys on my dorm floor who helped me calm down and get caught up. The moral of that story is ... lean on your friends! That's what they're for.
We are both in the same predicament because I missed alot of school due to my vacation to asia but my counselors said if your in a IB program you shouldnt have to worry because its higher then CP and Honors level.
It's a waste of time and energy to be that stressed about getting into a particular university. Just focus on what you need to get done right now (homework/good grades) in order to accomplish your goal. When it's time to start applying to colleges, send apps to your 1st choice schools and "backup" choices.
Keep in mind that whatever happens, acceptance or rejection, happens for a good reason, even if you don't know at the time what the reason is. Your future success is determined WAY more by your work ethic and the way you relate to people than the college you went to. Good luck!
Don't worry about what college you will get into. Kids put far too much importance on what school they are going to attend in the future. Don't buy into the hype that highfalutin colleges are the only place to go. They are far too overrated and the quality of their product isn't always the best. Just look at the empty suit who calls himself the president of the United States. He attended Yale and then Harvard, yet he still can't articulate the English language and can barely formulate a coherent thought without assistance from his advisers.
What's important is that you are trying to do your best under less than ideal circumstances. Colleges will take mitigating factors into consideration when they look at the entirety of your high school career. Besides, a 2.7 average is not at all bad. To make yourself feel better and to relieve some of your anxiety, go to Alaska Pacific University's website and check out their admissions requirements. Also, for more detailed info, you can e-mail, write or call them.
http://www.stateuniversity.com/universit...
Good luck!
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