Help w/ my GPA

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>Okay, I have a problem that maybe someone with experience can help me with.</p>

<p>A few years ago I switched to an extremely small, competitive, private school from a mediocre public school where I was at the top
I have the highest PSAT and SAT scores in my class but my GPA is only a 3.73 and I am ranked only 10th out of 27 in the junior class. I beat the 4th ranked kid (4.02ish gpa) on both tests by a 20 and 200 point margin, respectively, but I just don't know how they can get such good GPAs. I try hard and am no slouch but I am .46 pts behind the #1 rank who I also beat by like 100 points.</p>

<p>They are all pretty smart but not geniuses (of course I am not either). They're just all insane work horses. The one period I got to be 4th ranked in the class I was having to kill myself and it only lasted for a month. I pulled like 3 all-nighters in a single nine-week period before I broke down and couldn't do it anymore (that's when I drifted back to tenth). You CC'ers seem affluent in these areas; are there any strategies, tips, or solutions you can offer that will help me?</p>

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<p>how are your extracurriculars? you gotta take those into consideration too.</p>

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<p>couple things.</p>

<p>either you 1) procrastinate 2) get distracted 3) don't work fast enough</p>

<p>if it's 1 or 2, you can fix those.
if it's 3, then you need to up your pace.</p>

<p>I'm not really sure I understand how they are 'work horses' more than you if you pulled 3 all-nighters in a 9-weeks......? maybe i'm not used to being like that.</p>

<p>however, don't compare the SAT and ACT to GPA. it's comparing apples and oranges; they aren't directly related.</p>