how can someone with a low GPA (sub-3.2) get into a highly competitive

>>62335470
Cut off your junk and become another gender or claim a distant PoC ancestor who was enslaved.

>>62335470
Have significant community and extracurricular involvement, a portfolio of work, unusual hobbies with demonstrable skills, and letters of recommendation. Or a rich family member willing to make a generous donation on your behalf.

>>62335513
This, or amazing SAT/ACT/AP scores.

>>62335470
It's easier to transfer into a college than get accepted as a freshman. Go somewhere else and get transferrable credits toward your BS, then transfer into school of choice when you're ready to take the core classes for your major

>>62335470
LMFAO, you just answered your own question.

>protip: start drinking a gallon of milk each day and training to become a construction worker. One day you may become a foreman at best.

>>62335538
Going to a community college in-state is a very good way to get your pre-requisites for cheap as fuck, and within the state the standard credits are guaranteed to transfer (like ENGL101, 102, 201, Calc classes etc)

>>62335470
Play tennis or the oboe

>>62335470
be black, or transgender, or female.

>>>/adv/

I want pasta cruda

>>62335470
Have good test scores, enter into a more modest college to begin with, get good grades taking dumb generals for your freshman year, then transfer with an impressive college transcript.

Worked for me.