What do you mean by 75? Like your GPA is less than 3.0? Anyways if u don’t want scholarship, then it doesn’t really matter but if you do want scholarship, you have to make it up by making sure other parts of your application is strong and stands out. Admissions officers look at your application holistically meaning that bad transcript doesn’t necessarily mean you are doomed 1. Take SAT or IELTS or Duolingo and make sure you score high if u want scholarship 2. Make sure your personal essay is top notch..make sure it reflects your passion and your uniqueness (Look at personal essay compilation of IVY league college students yetsafut) 3. Your recommendations letter from teachers betam Arif mehon alebet like beAnecdote yetedegefe 4. Some colleges have supplemental essay, make sure you research about the college and relate it to how that will benefit you. 5. To explain your bad grade, you can talk about it in the additional information section of the CommonApp as to the reason . If there was an adversity or challenge in life you went through that made your grade low, talk about it there but make sure it doesn’t sound like an excuse Note: It all depends on the colleges you apply to and if and how much your parents are going to pay for you Good Luck!