gpa drop in HS junior year

Applying to College
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<p>though first semester of my junior has not ended
i feel like i really screwed up this semester</p>

<p>i did badly on my fisrt semester of sophomore year (with one AP and 2 honors and 1 advanced class which doesn't count as honors class) but i improved a lot in the second semester with only one B in the AP class</p>

<p>this year
i have one regular class, 3AP's, and 2 honors
at the end of the semester i think i will get:
Hon Spanish B
AP Comp.Govt B
APUSH A
Psyhology A
AP Eng B or A
Hon Math Analysis B or A</p>

<p>this doesnt seem so bad
but i only have a slight chance to get an A in AP Eng and Math Analysis
does 4 B's look really bad for colleges?</p>

<p>and i don't have an outstanding extracurricular and community services
i am currently participating in Model UN
is that a good extracurricular activity?</p>

<p>and i've taken the SAT once last december with score of 1950
i'm gon try to get 2200+</p>

<p>i really want to get into USC, UCLA, UCB, DUKE, STANFORD(which i don't think i have a chance)</p>

<p>would it be really hard for me to get in those colleges with my current grade,
or am i giving myself too much of a burden?</p>

<p>Im in CA, by the way</p>

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<p>They don’t look “really bad” by any means. Just work harder next semester, take some good courses senior year, and you’ll be okay!</p>

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<p>Not really bad at all, but not in the range of quality expected of most applicants to the schools you listed.</p>

<p>YOur current stats match to the mid-tier UCs (SB, I, D), possibly UCSD as a reach. Those are all great schools.</p>

<p>Your stats also match to mid-ish tier Privates like Miami, Tulane, SMU, BU, Syracuse, etc., with NYU as a reach.</p>

<p>I say this assuming that in the two tweener classes, Math Analysis, and English, that you get a B in one and an A in the other. </p>

<p>P.S. You didn’t specify how badly you did 3rd Semester… Mostly Bs is obviously worse than half As and half Bs.</p>