<p>In freshman year, i got a's and b's, in the first trimester of sophmore year i got all b's, this trimester i got b's and c's. I plan on going all out till end of senior year. However, in addition to those bad grades, i have few EC's. I volunteer during the summer at a hospital, and at a retirment home once a week during the school year. I am a cty scholar. Any chance, if i get all a's from now on, that I can get into any decent college?</p>
<p>Yes, you still have time to turn things around. Make sure you get all A’s from now on to boost your GPA, but don’t get too crazy about one bad grade here and there. Also, get those extra curricular activities up! Join some clubs or play a sport, it makes a difference in the admissions department. I’m a high school senior, and I’ve had friends that were not so great with their grades in frosh or sophomore year, yet they got amazing SAT and ACT scores and are applying to some very good school, I think they’ll get in!</p>
<p>I have a number of questions for you to help answer this question…
What do you consider a decent college? (Hopefully you understand that Ivy’s are extremely hard to get into even for people who got straight A’s their entire hs career)
What state are you from? (some state schools are quite reputable despite what many people think)
How are your SAT scores?
What is your course rigor? (any AP, IB or Honors classes)?</p>
<p>If you could help me get to understand your situation a little more, I might be able to point out some schools for you to take a look at that you have a good chance for.</p>
<p>That’s a bit vague. </p>
<p>Upward trend in grades, some volunteer hours, and a CTY scholar.</p>
<p>Are you going to take the most rigorous course schedule your school offers and still get A’s? What’s your class rank? </p>
<p>What’s your standardized test scores?</p>
<p>A “good school” is, again, vague. What are some prospective ones? Are the classes you got those grades in the classes that are relevant to your prospective major? </p>
<p>If you like volunteering, try joining your local Key Club or maybe even starting your own club? Volunteer opportunities are everywhere. It doesn’t seem like you’ve volunteered in a variety of places - doesn’t that make it seem that you’re volunteering just to increase your chances when applying to colleges?</p>
<p>Keep your grades up, expand your extracurriculars (remember, find ones that you like to do and excel at!), get your test scores high, and you’ll have a chance of getting into a “good college”. </p>
<p>I probably won’t be able to help more than this - all that’s left to do is hope that someone who is more experienced in these matters expands on what I’ve talked about.</p>