<p>Hey, I'm just a junior in high school right now. Haven't taken my SATs yet, but will be taking them in May June and Sept(Senior yr.). I would like to inform to you all that my grades haven't been as good as they are on the college transcript. Overall my grades were in the 80s in my freshmen and sophomore year. I just got my report card this semester as a Junior and the overall for all subjects was a 90.29. I plan to get it up to a 94%.</p>
<p>My weakness in school is my English while everything else is good. My English grades were B in first term of freshmen year, and so on I have all B- s. Yes, everyone will be weak in at least something; not every student is equally balanced at all subjects. I'm trying my best to work on my English.</p>
<p>I have been taking regular courses. I will take AP Psychology and maybe AP Statistics next year to bump up my record.</p>
<p>My ECs so far are Secretary position at Good Times Afterschool for 80 hours (plan to get it up to 90 or 100 at most), Volunteered at UFT for total of 6 hours in a day, A member of the key club, (will be doing more volunteering ECs, less on school clubs.)</p>
<p>I'm trying to also apply for scholarships online.</p>
<p>I want to know how will my chances of going into college affect the admission process if my English grade is a cutoff (sorry, but that's the subject that I'm working on.)</p>
<p>First of all, there's no such thing as a "cut off" grade which Vassar admissions officers use, to the best of my knowledge. Sure, the average GPA the incoming freshman class has had the past two years is an A-, but that doesn't mean you need to have averaged an A- in high school to get into Vassar. Grades are important, but they're not the only thing the admissions officers look at... standardized test scores, college essays, teacher/counselor recommendations, and extracurricular involvements are quite important as well. After all, it's in the school's best interest to have a diverse body of students with all different types of passions and involvements. </p>
<p>From the post you've written, it sounds to me like your worried right now primarily about how you look from a quantitative standpoint: grades, the amount of advanced classes you have, test scores, community service hours, the amount of extracurriculars you participate in, and so on. What you should really be thinking about is not the amount of things you do, but the quality of your activities. From what I've heard, admissions officers are more interested in seeing students with a few clear passions and involvements than in students who have a long laundry list of activities they participate in, but don't seem to have a particular interest in any of them. Thus, you should do what you enjoy and let your passion for what you do do come through in such outlets as your essays.</p>
<p>Next, in regards to your English grade... I would advise you not to worry about it too much. Vassar understands that not everyone is good at everything: as long as you show that you're able to achieve things in other courses and that the B- isn't a result of laziness/indifference, your chances at getting into Vassar aren't killed by the fact that you've been averaging a B- in English. In addition, keep in mind that colleges like to see positive trends in terms of achievement... they'll certainly appreciate the fact that you've been managing to improve your grades throughout high school.</p>