<p>Throughout my educational career, I went to a weak public school district. I was always that kid who had a 3.6-3.7ish GPA. A month after my freshman year of high school, I moved to a richer suburb and went to a college preparatory high school. The workload and competition was much more intense than I had imagined. I feel that my next huge transition in education (college) will be much better and I will be prepared. Anyway in my sophomore year, my GPA dropped to a 3.2 and my class rank was in the 45th percentile. Ouch :( For my junior year, I tried to get my act together. I took mostly AP classes and had a 3.8W (school does not unweight). This isn't exactly impressive since it's a weighted GPA. My class rank was OK in the 70th percentile. But I feel that I'm a much harder working student now. </p>
<p>Despite all of this, I scored a 2350 on the SAT! Not perfect but at least I'm proud of myself for once. I'm interested in the top 30 ranked colleges so I could work as an investment banker. In the banking industry, you're expected to go to a top university or else you will have a very slim chance of getting into the industry. Do I even have a chance at going to a top 30 uni given my low GPA and class rank?</p>
<p>Also, I am NOT lazy. One of my teachers was making fun of me and calling me lazy for having a low GPA. Taking 5 AP classes while being the President of two big clubs and living with violent fighting parents is not easy.</p>
<p>My hooks: Varsity Track & Field athlete, low income, first generation college student</p>