GPA is killing me.

Do you think a poor class rank and recieving B’s on all of my academic classes sophomore year (+ a C in chem) will totally knock me out of the running for getting into places like Rice, CMU, and Northwestern if I have pushed myself in junior and senior year (with the toughest courses), had good EC’s, recs, and essays?

<p>It depends upon you Junior year grades (and some on first semester Sr. year).</p>

<p>Course load juior year:
AP Computer Science - 93
AP Physics B - 87
Jazz Band - 95
English 3 - 85
Orchestra- 98
Honors Precal - 90</p>

<p>Course load senior year:
AP Physics C
AP Computer Science 2
Jazz band
Orchestra
English 4
AP Govt/Eco
AP Calc BC</p>

<p>My course load for sophomore and freshman year were all PreAP/Honors, so my GPA was about 4 weighted each year. My GPA junior year is about 4.43 weighted.</p>

<p>bump..please, im really freaking out :/</p>

<p>what's there to freak out about?</p>

<p>not being accepted to my dream colleges because i didnt care enough in my first two years.</p>

<p>shouldn't be a problem, [senior > junior] >>>>>>>>>>> soph > fresh</p>

<p>so my being ranked at 175/780 and the insane amount of B's won't hurt that bad?</p>

<p>What you need to do is do what you are doing, you are motivated and driven....if you follow through, and do well junior and senior year, don't worry, those colleges will be in your match or reach.</p>

<p>Let go of your past, you didn't bomb by any stretch...you did what many many highschoolers do. And because so many classes were for a very tough load, that counts for a lot.</p>

<p>Breath, relax, have some chocolate and start today to look at your future and your goals!!</p>

<p>You will be fine (and the chocolate always helps!!!)</p>

<p>Thanks for the kind words. I'll try to calm down.</p>

<p>popcorn, have you taken SAT's yet or ACT?</p>

<p>2090 (730M, 690V, 670W) want to major in computer science..I may take the SAT again though.</p>