<p>Ok something that has been bugging me lately is um my GPA... I've been reading chance threads and look at my GPA and freak a little out. Weighted, my GPA is very high, but unweighted it's not bad, I just made mistakes in the past.
Here:
8th Grade: I took two High School Courses. Algebra 1 Honors and IPSceince Honors. I did fine in both except in my County you take your two quarter grades and combine it with your semester exam. As the idiot as I was then, I didn't think how this would affect my future. I was unsure the exam was actually counting towards high school? </p>
<p>I didn't think about college at all back then, and I didn't think back then the exams would affect me. I got A's all four quarters in both quarters. I did fine on the Algebra Exam, but on the IPS Exam, I studied but I didn't take it seriously. So A on Algebra Exam, C ON IPS EXAM which meant for IPS: A A C = B Final Average TWICE! </p>
<p>Freshman Year I was literally forced into an AP by my father. For me, I wasn't ready then. I got a brand new teacher, teaching the course for the first time, I unluckily got the bad teacher out of the two teachers who taught the AP Course. She made the course harder than it had to be, made the tests harder than they had to be. We had one A every quarter, except for the last quarter where no one in my class got an A. Comparing it to my friend, who had the better teacher who taught it for many years, had students with a lot more A's, and high AP Exam Pass Rate: like 95%. I'm not so upset, because I know I couldn't of prevented it unless I waited a year, and got the better teacher, while being more prepared.</p>
<p>Next, the AP Course first semester affected me in my first two classes. I got a B in Geo Honors. I just found myself not having enough time, English Honors I was 1 point from getting an A for the Semester, I even got an A on the Exam. Luckily next semester I got control in my schedule and got an A in English Honor, but got a B for the 2nd time in Geo Honors basically b/c I couldn't handle it then. </p>
<p>Is their a way to replace my Geo Honors score, by retaking it online. So it will help me on the SAT? and my GPA will be better? Same with IPS, and the Stupid Exam Mistake. After Freshman Year I had the low UW GPA of 3.62</p>
<p>Sophomore Year, I took Control of everything. I got all A's in every course. We have 7 Class Periods. I excel in every class. So, when I look back at this it upsets me.
At the End of the Year (Coming Up Very Soon): 3.78 UW :( Round that to a 3.8 UW, and a 4.81 W. This doesn't seem bad, I just worry because Junior Year Schedule, and the Schools I want to apply too. My **Schedule Will Be:
AP English Language
Spanish 3 Honors
AP United States History
Pre Calculus Honors/Analysis of Functions
AP Psychology
AP Biology
Physics Honors</p>
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<p>Class Unsure About, but could always replace AP Biology with: AP Chemistry**
Not Sure What To Do?
Finally, I know I can handle these courses, but I have no idea what is in my future. If i play my cards right and keep all A's Juniors year, which would mean 4.0 UW 10th and 11th I could have a 3.85 UW which isn't that high for some schools I want to go too? I will try my hardest in each course to get an A. I look back and if I didn't make these small mistakes in the past my UW would be so much higher right now, and a bit nervous on keeping all A's next year. Should I switch my schedule around?
Schools I'm most Interested In: UPENN, Brown, Northwestern, Cornell At UPENN, Brown I have family who are Alumni. 11 Alumni at Brown Including Grandfather. 2 at Brown including my Grandmother. The rest are cousins, great cousins, aunts, uncles, great aunts and uncles, you get the drift.
Basically, I'm freaked out after seeing the Chance Forum. :p
Any Advice? I know I may seem freaked out, I'm not. Just a little ranting, that feels good to let out, and questions and advise I like to know with my situation.
Thanks.</p>