Answered by NotAnyoneYouKnow
Okay - a few things to consider. First of all, it doesn't matter how your high school computes your GPA, they can take your kindergarten grades for all it matters when you apply to college. Colleges are interested in your 9th-12th grade GPA, and they'll compute it themselves if they have to. Though colleges certainly look at your 9th-12th GPA, they're most interested in the grades you earned in the most college-like classes. Remember what's going on - the admissions department wants to predict how you're going to do in college, and the grade you earn in 12th grade calculus tells them a lot more about your college readiness than the C you got in 8th grade pre-algebra. Keep focusing on the grades that you can do something about, and don't worry about the grades that are behind you - especially the 8th grade ones. As for your choice of school - here's a big dose of reality. Tuition is cheap at the state universities in your state, and outrageously expensive anywhere else. Just as a comparison- the Tennessee resident's tuition rate at UT is $5392 a year. If you're not a Tennessee resident, your tuition jumps to more than THREE TIMES that amount. So that you're clear on what this means - if you, as a Virginia resident, attend school at UT, you will be billed three times as much - for the same education - as your roommate from Louisville. Ouch, huh? Anyone can understand why you'd like to go "away" for college - and that's certainly a possibility for you. If you want your free choice of schools, you'll have to do something pretty fantastic so that you can qualify for lots of financial assistance - otherwise, your only choice is to borrow most of that money. That had better be ONE HECK of a sports management program at UT to justify going into debt for 20 years so that you can even begin to afford it. Either visit some university websites on line, or pick up a couple of those big thick college comparison guides at the local bookstore. Don't just look at the programs, though - that's like going car shopping without paying any attention to the price. Take a look at the tuition rates for in-state and out-of-state students. Remember - a private school is private because it's not subsidized by the taxpayers of the state it's in - therefore, everyone pays the same tuition, regardless of where they're from. State schools are only cheap for state residents. I hope that helped you a little bit - good luck!