I agree with you on the safety school point, I was merely pointing out what my counsellor had told me.
As for my performance, freshman year I was retaking Algebra 1 and taking physical science, Honors English 1, Spanish 1 (also again), theology 1, world history 1, Fine art 1, and health.
First semester I neglected my work and made a minimal effort in all my classes and got As three B’s and a C. Second semester I tried a little harder and made all A’s and three B’s. At the end of freshman year I had around a 3.4 and sophomore year I think I had somewhere around a 3.9 and brought my gpa up and that’s where I have been since. I’m not too sure about my junior year gpa but currently my W gpa is a 3.87.