<p>Okay, I have a question to ask you all-</p>
<p>Lat year, I really let my grades drop....I'm sad to say, into the 2.2 range; but now, I have gotten my act back together, and I've lifted my GPA up to a 3.6, and rising. Has this one year of poor grades ruined my college chances?</p>
<p>i don't think it's going to completely ruin you, as long as you continue that rise in grades.</p>
<p>if you are thinking of ivy league type schools, you should pull up the grades more than people thinking of well... other colleges, AND do very well with standardized tests and extracurricular (having one focus)</p>
<p>hope this helps</p>
<p>I'm not really aimng for anything on Ivy League standards....I hope to get into Duke, which gets tougher everyday, lol.</p>
<p>I'm sure that if you find a really good "hook", study diligently for the New SAT, and continue your good trend, Duke MIGHT be a posibility, but I'm not guaranteeing anything! Try to raise your GPA to above a 4.0 weighted to offset your one bad year. College admissions counselors LOVE to see applicants mature and progress. Your chances of getting into a good school are not completely obliterated.</p>
<p>Btw, Duke is definetely of the same caliber as some Ivy League schools.</p>
<p>Thanks for the responses :).</p>
<p>I really have no hope's of getting into Duke....I may go to JMU, or Virginia Tech, which are both fine schools. </p>
<p>I also have one more question-</p>
<p>I got this 'National Honor Roll' thing in the mail, and it said that only a small percentile of students get into it, and a few other things. I'm just wondering, is this even anything to get worked up about? Or is it just a joke or something?</p>
<p>i got that one as well; i think it's really nothing because it gives you so many "options" to buy stuff while inducting you into honor roll</p>
<p>it might not be worth it</p>
<p>No. National Honor Roll is basically a scam. A good rule of thumb to go by is this: if you win an award (that you've never heard of) and it tries to advertise a product, then it's most likely just a money-making gimmick.</p>
<p>Some people like to include awards like National Honor Roll and Who's Who on their college apps...but in my opinion these just show that you need filler material, and haven't actually won any real awards worth mentioning.</p>