<p>I keep worrying about my grades. I got a 3.7 freshman year because of this one teacher and me being stupid and taking classes I shouldn't have. I fixed (mostly) everything but I keep worrying about my grades now. I want to get a perfect 4.0 for the next 3 years really badly so I can at least get a 3.9 but every time my grade dips below an A in a class I get nervous. How do I stop worrying about this?</p>
<p>Its also because all my friends have 4.0s and all seem so much smarter than me</p>
<p>It’s fine to get nervous! I get nervous too because I expect straight A’s from myself. But instead of consuming myself with my nerves, I focus on the task at hand, rather than “Oh, I’m failing, I’m going to fail.” And stop comparing yourself to your friends. Notice the flaws in your friends, and realize that we all have weaknesses, but our weaknesses do not define us, rather it is how we deal with our problems. Someone who gets straight A’s with rote memorization, cramming, and just only caring about the grade, is much less admirable than someone who struggles to get the A, but truly cares about learning and understanding the concept.</p>
<p>omg you’re in the exact same boat as me. im a junior, and my gpa is AWFUL(3.84/4.64 as of now) and the max it can become by the end of this year is still awful(3.89/4.74) 
So my rank is probalby only in the top 4%. And a lot of my friends have 4.0s…i also made some mistakes in taking classes with BAD, BAD teachers(cough, cough AP US…)
What I tell myself is that colleges take into consideration other things besides GPA, like your SAT, your extracurriculars, etc. And yeah be careful which classes you take from now on</p>
<p>I had this horrible english teacher that made you memorize specific quotes from the book. I also tried to take Spanish 2 when I hadn’t taken spanish 1 because I was stupid.</p>
<p>i feel like your gpa is fine… maybe there would be a problem if you only took regular classes and then did nothing else with your time. but if a gpa of 3.7 is bad for you, then i’m assuming that you know about the other requirements for top schools</p>
<p>Try not to worry about. After all, these 4 years only define the college you’ll get into which in turn will define the start of your career which in turn will define the middle of your career which in turn will define the end of your career. Also, you’ll probably end up marrying your future spouse at whatever uni you choose to attend, so try not to think about that.</p>
<p>Hope I helped :D</p>
<p>“So my rank is probalby only in the top 4%.”</p>
<p>I really hope your kidding. ONLY in the top 4%?!</p>
<p>hahah EXACTLY what i was thinking</p>
<p>my dream school has less than a 10% acceptance rate. im not sure if top 4% will stand out…(esp with my 3.89…WHY can’t it just be a 3.90…oh my life…)</p>
<p>LOL. My rank is in the top 4% and I flaunt it like it’s going out of style.</p>
<p>Ya it just constantly is stressing me out. My mom moved my math binder because we are moving so i did poorly on a math test. And then a stupid mistaken on my drama test. So i have a B in both, school just started, and already I’m freaking out.</p>
<p>Dude relax school started for me too and I got have 87 right now in my math class. I used to never get a B before, but I know that I still have about about 4 months to pull it up. The more effort you put the better you’ll be. You have a LOT of time to improve and as the year progresses, you’ll start to get a better understanding of how your new class works and therefore do better.</p>
<p>most important thing: dont freak out if you have below an A(well unless its the end of 2nd MP, etc). last year i had an 86 in Language Arts up until the end of 1st MP(and I DIDN’T freak out), and then I got a 98 on an essay, which bumped me to a 92. I ended with an A in that class. Moral: DON’T FREAK OUT :)</p>
<p>Same! I had a super hard English teacher last year who keep coming up with ridiculous assignments like writing a sequel to a grammar book… Like really… I had a C for so long and I was freaking out. But in the end I had the just yolo it feeling and I ended up with a 92.6</p>