Advice for Sophmore Year in High School

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Okay, so i'm starting to get a bit obsessed about college. My GPA for freshman year was low (UW 3.5, W 3.8) or around those stats. I took 3 honors classes and i didn't get any Cs. My lowest grade was a B- in biology, which has worried me very very much.</p>

<p>So that's why i'm trying to prepare for Sophomore year of high school so that i'll get straight As and have times to build up my resume.</p>

<p>Classes i'm taking Sophomore Year:</p>

<p>Marketing 1 (took debate and forensics last year)
HN Algebra 2
HN Chemistry
HN English 10
AP World History
Gym
Spanish 3</p>

<p>Does anyone know about these classes? And can i get some advice for them. Also what should i be doing right now for preparing for college? I really want to go to UVA or a 4year scholarship to Virginia Tech ( i live in Virginia). And since i'm a triplet (even though my family is pretty well off) i would definetly like a 4 year scholarship. But only to a good univeristy. No community colleges.</p>

<p>I want to go into business or physcoloy. If i go into business, i definitely want to be a strategic planning analyst (dream job)</p>

<p>So far the only internships I've done is my current one; an internship at the Smithsonin. Its a special program for rising sophomores and juniors. 6 week summer program and 10 week fall program. (Only on Saturdays for the fall)</p>

<p>The internships focused on science and math for minorities. In the fall we have college classes where we get to tour some local colleges in D.C and learn about what we have to do now for preparing for college.</p>

<p>So is there any advice you guys can give me? Or any cmments about my current credentials. Should i do some volunteer work this summer as well? Look for internships during the Spring? Get some prep books for APUSH?</p>

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<p>Keep doin wat ur doin… Get onvolved in school, get straight a if u can, keep volunteering, and get familiaruzed with sat’s</p>

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<p>Your schedule looks pretty standard :slight_smile: if you ace those classes and get a 5 on the APWHS you’ll be right back on track. The fact that you’re already in an internship is AWESOME.
If it helps for comparison, I’m in the top 10% at my college prep school, will also be a sophomore, and will be taking AP European History, honors writing/literature, Spanish 3, honors biology, honors trig, and gym. Keep your grades up and you’ll be fine! Do you get college credit for Spanish 3 at your school?</p>

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<p>I’ll be a senior this fall, and I also live in VA so i’ll be applying to UVA and VT this fall haha.</p>

<p>Advice: start studying for the SAT now. as long as you maintain a good GPA and score well on the SAT, merit scholarships will be a non-issue.</p>