I did Poor in HS but I'm turning my life around and want to become an engineer (university, Associates degree)

[Veyron]

I'm going to graduate Lincoln tech in a few months. I have been looking for engineering schools. Most have a low acceptance rate and very high prerequisites. One of them being GPA which I have a very low GPA. In highschool I was a slacker and now I'm 22 paying for my mistakes. I have been trying to turn my life around. I graduated HS with a very low GPA. Ironically I'm mathematically gifted and taught myself how to do algebra and geometry and numbers come very easy to me.

I was wondering some advice on how to get into really good engineering schools like MIT or Austin university.

I live In Windsor , ct btw and willing to relocate because I'm on the verge of homelessness anyways.

[Wilson513]

Take the SAT. If you score in the top 1% you will eventually be able to get into a good engineering school even with a low GPA.

[LovingSAT]

and if you dont get into one right away start with a CC and work your way up. Sometimes you have to prove yourself.

[Ivorytickler]

Originally Posted by Veyron

I'm going to graduate Lincoln tech in a few months. I have been looking for engineering schools. Most have a low acceptance rate and very high prerequisites. One of them being GPA which I have a very low GPA. In highschool I was a slacker and now I'm 22 paying for my mistakes. I have been trying to turn my life around. I graduated HS with a very low GPA. Ironically I'm mathematically gifted and taught myself how to do algebra and geometry and numbers come very easy to me.

I was wondering some advice on how to get into really good engineering schools like MIT or Austin university.

I live In Windsor , ct btw and willing to relocate because I'm on the verge of homelessness anyways.

BTDT.... My suggestion is go to a community college and get great grades. I graduated with a 1.67 GPA from high school and a 3.98 from community college and won a full paid scholarship to study engineering at a private university. Community college can be a do over for people like us.

Get an associates degree in math or science and then transfer to the school you want to attend. You'll be transferring in with better grades and it's easier to get in as an upper classman because some students have already dropped out making room for transfer students.

Good luck.

[jtur88]

My roommate in college was a kid going nowhere, joined the navy, went to college at 26 on the GI bill, studied electrical engineering, graduated, got a good job and a wonderful career in engineering. You can too.

[Veyron]

Thanks I'm going to get on this stuff today

[lndigo]

Community College! Same story here. Completely took high school for granted while failing and skipping classes, never took any math higher than algebra 2, and now I'm transferring to UT's engineering school.

[zthatzmanz28]

YES on the community college. You can take that LOW GPA (mine was 2.34) and turn it into an EASY 4.0 or high 3.9 with WORK. Motivation goes a long way--as Einstein said--Success is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration?

[Z3N1TH 0N3]

I agree with all the advice on here. I'm in a similar position, but my lower GPA is from college. If and when I decide to go back to school, I'll just have to work a little bit harder to prove myself since I sort of dug a hole earlier. It'll require a little more effort than James with a 3.7 GPA, but it's certainly not impossible.

Go to CC, study math or something with an emphasis in quantitative reasoning, and you'll definitely improve your chances of getting in to a good engineering school. Just work hard. Second chances are a reality. I know you can do it.

Good luck!

[Veyron]

Thankyou all I'm getting ready to go to community college this year..as soon as a I graduate Lincoln in may.