<p>Ok so all my teachers say that your junior year is your most important year of hs. I have been a student that has gotten about 3a's and 2 b's each semester throughout my hs carrer. I am currently a junior and my gpa is 3.7 but I have slacked this year getting 2a's 2b's and 1c(1st semester). How will this affect me? if I still have a 3.7 by the end of the year will those bad grades still affect me? please help thanks!</p>
<p>There isn’t anything you can do about the past but only move forward. So now you know you slacked… your slacking may not matter if you want to attend your local community college… but if you want to apply to any highly selective colleges… all you can do is work your ass off and improve your grades for the rest of your junior year. Then in your senir year, take a coureload that is equally as rigorous as your junior year or more rigorous and get the best grades you can.</p>
<p>Junior year tends to be one of the most important years in high school, but a “C” doesn’t mean the end of the world. If you have plenty of good extra curricular activities and community service, then that should increase your chances though and most likely make your “C” grade maybe have a less negative impact on your chances… But then again, it all depends on the college you are applying to. Ivy league schools are definitely more competitive and more likely to take your “C” grade into greater consideration.</p>
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<li>First semester isn’t over. Still time to improve those grades.</li>
<li>Most schools accept one or two “oops” in a transcript.</li>
<li>Grades can be relative to the difficulty of a course. A C in Introduction to Quantum Mechanics is going to be looked at differently than a C in Algebra II.</li>
<li>Consistency is critical. If you do wind up with 2x A 2x B and 1x C, it’s not that different from what you’ve done every other semester. Your previous grades don’t make you elite material anyway, and as long as you apply to schools that look favorably upon the type of student you’ve been, it’s no big deal. Your grades are still pretty good, better than most, they’re just not Outstanding. If you had been a 4.0 student up to now, then it would be a much bigger deal.</li>
<li>First semester isn’t over. Still time to improve those grades.</li>
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