Concern about my Sophomore Grades and Future

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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I got a 4.0 unweighted GPA for my freshman year, taking honors geometry and biology.

I guess I kind of let down my guard, because this year, with taking AP bio and honors chemistry, advanced algebra my GPA suddenly dropped and now I have a 3.88 cumulative. I also only got a 4 on my ap exam.

I have an 800 in math II and haven’t yet gotten a score back for sat 2 bio.

I’ve gotten leadership positions in a big service club at school as one of the secretaries, and I also formed a new math club with a few of my friends, which I am leader of as well.

I’m worried, because the students and my school are very competent and so they have cumulative 4.0s and tons of club activities, and I’m now worried that I won’t be able to get into one of the top schools. If I don’t get in to the one of the top, then I have to just make do with a local community college in my home country and I really don’t want to do that.

Should I be really concerned? I know that 3.88 isn’t necessarily bad, but given my circumstances, I really need as close to 4.0 as I can get…

Is it a lost cause? How should I prepare for my junior year?

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Seriously? You took AP Bio as a sophomore and got a 4? That is awesome! Most people don’t take AP Bio until Senior year. Be careful not to take AP classes before you are ready for them. Also you took AP Bio and Honors CHem at the same time…both very time consuming and difficult classes.

There are 3000 colleges in the USA…there will be one for you. It will be a good school and you will be challenges. Fret not. There will always be someone smarter than you whereever you go…but you just need to do your best and you will be fine.

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Why is it that your choice will be either top school or community college?

Is your concern that in order to go to the US you need to get into a school that provides international financial aid?

Do you go to school in the states?

Can you explain your situation a little more?