Ok so… My grades this year as a freshman were pretty terrible. The classes I took were PAP GT Biology, PAP GT World Geo, Gym, PAP GT Alg 2, Band, PAP French 3, PAP GT English, I got 3 B’s in English on three different report cards a B in World Geo in one report card and a C on six consecutive report cards in French 3. The only classes I had A’s in all year were algebra 2, bio, and obviously gym & band. My GPA at the end of freshman year was a 5.1/6.0 and I am ranked 63 out of 909 students. I am definitely getting my grades up the following three years which will also get my class rank up, the classes I’m taking next year are AP Bio, AP Stats, WHAP, pap gt pre cal, pap gt chemistry, pap gt English 2, & band. I talked to my counselor about my grades and I would get As on all my tests but the reason my grades were so low was because I wasn’t turning stuff in because if I thought it was a waste of time I just wouldn’t do it. She told me that those are the characteristics of a “real GT student” but honestly idk.
I took the SAT back in 7th grade for a program I’m in called Duke TiP and I scored a 2150. my extra curriculars this year were band, chess club, math club, hosa, robotics club, academic decathlon, & debate, and I plan on continuing doing these for the rest of high school. My dream is to study computer science at either Harvard, Columbia, or Stanford, but will my grades freshman year affect my acceptance into these schools? I’m also Hispanic and my parents are immigrants sooo idk if that will help lmaoo