<p>Hey</p>
<p>I'm a really smart kid at a good boarding school but I just don't like to do work. I got a 2340 on my first SAT, not taking it again. Through the first semester of my junior year my GPA is only about a 3.30 (on a 4.33 scale). I could probably have upwards of a 3.7 or 3.8 but I didn't try my freshamn year and don't really like doing work in general, unless it intrests me.</p>
<p>What's a good school for the type of student I am/ what schools should I apply to/ what places would accept or reject me?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Your GPA will hurt you because it suggests either laziness or an unwillingness to do what teachers assign.</p>
<p>What is your intended major? What is your likely career?</p>
<p>If you come into college with a lot of AP/IB credits, then you might get to skip over some of those classes that don’t interest you. That would be a good thing for you because then you could mostly take classes in your major (which I’m guessing will be a subject that you’ll like. 
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<p>But, if you don’t have AP credits, then you’ll likely have to take several classes that you won’t like. Then, what are you going to do.</p>
<p>But…as to your question…</p>
<p>The top tier schools will likely reject you because your GPA suggests that you won’t do what is asked of you…and the top tiers have little interest in students like that. </p>
<p>You will get accepted to the mid-tiers. </p>
<p>Is that your weighted GPA?</p>
<p>idk. why don’t you ask people from diff colleges if attendance counts in classes, and how much hw is given? it differs by program, of course, and it sounds like you don’t know what major to go into yet…so decide :P</p>
<p>Your going to have a full workload at any college you go to…</p>
<p>What is your weighted GPA? That may save you. :)</p>
<p>You can do well anywhere, just don’t choose a major with daily homework or attendance requirements (which may rule out some colleges). I did econ and we had either 0, or 4-5 HW assignments per class, no attendance, and I would just show up for the midterm/final. I improved from high school (top 1/3 at a normal public) to college (top 10% at a top 25), and again in law school (top 3% at a top 10), because there was less and less routine busy-work.</p>
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<p>Where did you go to college?</p>
<p>That is my S’s problem; he simply can’t get himself to do the busy-work. He loves to learn, but doesn’t like work for work’s sake. </p>
<p>My S has a 3.5 with mostly honors/AP/IB…</p>
<p>He has nearly perfect attendance, so that is not the problem. We expect he’ll do well on his AP and SAT Subject tests because he does learn the work. SAT very, very good (not as good as the OPs)</p>
<p>SO…school suggestions here would be great too. Science/Pschology and Theater are his two big interests.</p>
<p>I went to Berkeley and chose huge lecture classes where the lack of individual attention was a perk for me. Don’t get me wrong, if you want smaller classes at Berkeley, you can definitely get them (beyond basic intro stuff).</p>
<p>Michigan is perfect for you, I actually have similar stats/laziness and am going there this fall.</p>
<p>Consider small liberal arts colleges that are outside the US News top 20 or so. Schools in the #21-50 range are not necessarily out of reach for you just because of your GPA. Whether they are “likely” or “reach” schools will depend on many factors, especially your course rigor but also your ECs, essays, recommendations, etc. Your major and geographic factors also can come into play. If possible, consider schools that do not get so many kids from your state, or in your intended major. As you get into the 51-100 range you should be more safely into your “likely” zone. Many schools in this range are on the “Colleges That Chnage Lives” list.</p>
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<p>I am encouraged and discouraged by this post. This sounds like my son, and most boys I know. I have 2 overacheiving girls with excellant work ethic. Why can’t boys seem to work harder at school?</p>
<p>ProudMary – its mostly a function of gender. Males simply mature emotionally later than females… by a couple of years at least, and even age adjusted, differently. Part of maturity is understanding the trade-off between the reward from immediate gratification, and the deferred gratification and rewards that come from compliance (doing the busy work). </p>
<p>Another part of the gender difference are those traits like physical strength, military skill, and other size/testosterone dependent/influenced skills like aggressiveness. Females have historically been prized for different traits. </p>
<p>Then the world changed, quite suddenly from an evolutionary point of view.</p>
<p>Now many historically prized male traits don’t fit the modern world very well.</p>