<p>So 1st semester of junior year just ended, and I really don't think I did very well. I know I have A's in Spanish Lit and AP English for sure, B+'s in AP Econ and Calc AB, and the two others (Honors Physics and APUSH) which I have no idea about, but am guessing aren't A's. This leaves me at a 3.33 unweighted so far (unless my Econ grade changes due to a grading error, and I'm seeing my teacher next week about that), and unlike what this number suggests, I really worked very hard this semester. I did all my homework, studied for all tests, etc., but a few bad grades and a disastrous final in Physics dragged my grades down. Right now it seems like whether I work or not, I will get the same grades as the slackers, so I don't see any point in trying hard or working anymore. I'm currently trying to do my Calculus homework assignment, but I'm just terribly unfocused and can't get anything done. </p>
<p>I know it’s hard to get focused on work right when you’ve just started a new semester and everything from last semester just comes crashing down on you…you’ve forgotten some stuff over the break and you feel like your grades are insufficient. Just remember that was just one semester, and anyway, those grades aren’t SO bad. If you work super hard for the rest of the year, you can push your grades back up.</p>
<p>I can only offer encouragement, not specific ways on how to get your Calc work done…because I have no idea how to get myself to work either. (Case in point: we’re both on CC.) Hope you feel better soon though! Just put on some loud music and make yourself smile. [:</p>
<p>In comparison to my previous two years, though, a 3.33 UW looks REALLY bad. Even with a few unfortunate incidents grade-wise that had me frustrated at a couple of incompetent teachers, as well as a hospitalization second semester of sophomore year, I had a 3.86 UW freshman year and a 3.74 UW sophomore year while taking the toughest possible courseload. 3.86 –> 3.74 –> 3.33 looks absolutely terrible. I’m probably going to be rejected everywhere… thanks for the encouragement anyways, though. </p>
<p>Oh, and I don’t know whether this has anything to do with the grade drop, but I transferred high schools in between 10th and 11th grade. I am also no longer living with my parents. </p>
<p>Sigh… I just wish I’d get my report card already so I wouldn’t be stressing out over this so much. After all, I don’t even know whether my 3.33 is definite or not, and I tend to be quite a pessimist.</p>
<p>I kind of gave up after getting the first C in the first semester of my junior yr which lowered my GPA so much and now when I look back at it, I realize, that C could have been nothing if I didn’t give up and worked harder in the 2nd semester.
You won’t be rejected from everywhere! You have the 2nd semester to make up for your grade plus, I had a perfect 4.0 as a sophomore and a 3.5 uw in my junior yr (a B and a C-APUSH) but still got into some decent colleges.</p>
<p>Haha, I’m really not looking to become a millionaire. But I do want to make sure I live comfortably. How does high school performance correlate with income level in adult life though?</p>
<p>my friend’s mom quoted average american household made 50grand a year. she said she could make 150 grand because she was good at math and stuff. I don’t like math much even though i’m good at it in school. my sat math sucks from sample test.</p>
<p>Just think about how you only need to work your ass off for ~a year for college applications and get through it.</p>
<p>I personally have a bit more motivation in my junior year because I felt like I underperformed freshman/soph year. Fortunately, I’ve had a steady upward trend which I hope can help me in admissions.</p>
<p>:( here too. I’m absolutely horrible at math. Though I found Geometry, Honors Alg 2/Trig, and Honors Pre-Calc pretty easy (only got a B second semester for the latter because I was in the hospital and missed a critical part of 4th marking period), I’m struggling to make calculus “click” in my mind. </p>
<p>Also… you know how most people on this site get easy 800’s on the Math II subject test? I got a 760 first time, and then when I retook it it was 10 points lower. Heh. :P</p>
<p>I actually feel the same way about my freshman and sophomore years. Not so much because I was lazy, but more like I was unfortunate… and it just seems that I’m an unfortunate person overall, seeing how bad my (predicted) grades are this year despite working hard, and it happens to be the most important year of all. I’m not stupid by any means either - I have well defined strengths, made Mensa as a 13 year old, and have a 2120 SAT, taking it the day right after I was released from the hospital sophomore year. </p>
<p>I guess I’m just confused in general about these grades… oh well.</p>
I don’t like math much even though i’m good at it in school. my sat math sucks from sample test.</p>