Chances?

[ServiceAcadHopeful]

Good Morning!

I'm currently a senior in High School, bound to graduate with a 3.0 unweighted GPA, and a 3.2 weighted GPA. I wasn't the best student academically, but I did a ton of extracurriculars and community service, and still am!

Since the time where I messed up my GPA, I have turned over a new leaf and am committed to performing well in school.

If I were to go to college for a year and reapply, with my grades being perfect in college, while still serving in my community and college, how realistic would USMA be for me?

 

[Cmarcukaitis]

Good Morning!

I'm currently a senior in High School, bound to graduate with a 3.0 unweighted GPA, and a 3.2 weighted GPA. I wasn't the best student academically, but I did a ton of extracurriculars and community service, and still am!

Since the time where I messed up my GPA, I have turned over a new leaf and am committed to performing well in school.

If I were to go to college for a year and reapply, with my grades being perfect in college, while still serving in my community and college, how realistic would USMA be for me?

I wouldn't give up! Sure, the old GPA might not look the best, but if you prove yourself well finishing out this year and during your Freshman year in college, I think you'd be fine. This is also dependent on all of the other factors the academies use during the admissions process. I'd also highly suggest joining a ROTC detachment next year and getting involved in it to show your commitment. Best of luck! You can do it

 

[Herman_Snerd]

Are you excelling now in HS, as your turned leaf comment implies? Great - finish strong, and build on that. Yes - The best part about the "reset" of starting college as a young adult is that you really do have an opportunity to redefine yourself. My one brother barely passed HS, squeaked into a local college, got a 4.0 his first four semesters, and transferred/ graduated with honors from an ivy. He's been a C-level exec for 20 years now, and phenomenally successful. Believe me all but a couple of his HS teachers doubted he'd be anywhere but jail or smoking dope in a basement somewhere, but one teacher believed in him, and saw his intelligence and he started turning it around his sr year in HS and it took off from there. So take that ambition / drive, carefully research your professors and courses and knuckle-down and get that 4.0 your first two semesters. NOTHING silences doubters like success.. Performance in college silences any predictors of HS (your HS GPA is not inspiring, and that's OK- it doesn't define you if you don't want it to) quite effectively. I agree with participating in ROTC and you may earn your CO's recommendation for an academy nom that way, too. I'd recommend you go very light on other activities esp your first semester - keep your primary goals in focus - be brilliant in the basics - grades, being on-time, PT, and learning/ active in ROTC. and start strong so you can adjust when on a specific week you have 3 weeks of work to do, because you are ahead of your plan.

I think you should reapply in your first and second years in college as needed, as if you execute your plan then you'll have a pattern 4.0s and solid recommendations that you won't have in just 1semester next year. But if this is your dream, then go for it. Good for you / good luck. H*ll yeah, you got this if you put in the work. Let your HS teachers and classmates learn you are now kicking *ss at college or an academy - it's very rewarding to see jaws drop and to let your success speak for itself.