<p>So second quarter is almost over at my school and I have the lowest GPA I've ever had in my entire life. Almost no A's, all B's and a C in pre calc. FML...first quarter I did really well, all A's and one B(pre calc). I'm taking 4 APs and doing lots of E.C's. I've talked to my teachers about it and they have said that I still have half the year to bring up my grades. I did really badly because I was having some emotional issues and I know that doesn't sound like a valid excuse but these problems we're really affecting me and I couldn't handle everything that was going on. I'm so worried because its my junior year and I dont want to have a bad GPA. I just needed to get this off my chest...feel free to comment and share ur own stories.</p>
<p>Emotion control is what separates a Harvard admit between a state univ admit.</p>
<p>jee thanks that makes me feel better about myself :)</p>
<p>philosophy has no clue what he is talking about. Your emotions, or the reason thereof, may be a valid excuse. Again, if you don’t overcome it, it won’t be looked to well upon. If you do overcome it, however, it can be a positive.</p>
<p>@PrincipalV thanks! I’ve definatley been overcoming the stuff that I was struggling with earlier. I basically had a HORRIBLE month and after that I failed a string of tests and quizes that I studied for but wasn’t able to focus on because of the other stuff going on. My grades have been going back up and I’ve been doing way better on the tests and assingments I recently had. My grades are mostly like B+'s and stuff but I usually have a majority of A’s and a B or two.</p>
<p>Do you have a C in English? If so, I see why!</p>
<p>J/K…how selective are the colleges to which you’re applying?</p>
<p>Lol, I dont really focus on grammar/spelling while I’m posting on forums. But the colleges I’m looking at are pretty selective (mostly top ranked LAC’s). Thats why I’m so worried, I dont want this to make me a less competative applicant.</p>
<p>Junior year is the toughest, it’s what separates the huge amount of high-achievers in freshman/sophomore years.</p>
<p>Well, hate to break it to you, but if someone else has straight As and you have a few Cs, then they’ll likely get chosen over you. You have time to really make yourself stand out. If the emotional trauma you went through is similar to something others go through, consider starting a help-group or something. It’ll explain your grades and show you have passion.</p>
<p>^It depends. AAAAAAABAAABBCCCBAAAAAAA is about as good as AAAAAAAAAABAAAAAABAAA… I mean rank suffers, but other than that.</p>
<p>Everyone goes through emotional trauma during high school. Deal with it. You’re going to be in the real world soon. No one cares about your excuses.</p>
<p>But like you said, you still have another half a year to go to bring them up. Come back after third quarter and tell us what’s going on then.</p>
<p>How is 3 Bs and 3 Cs “about as good as” 2 Bs? So basically anyone with a 3.0-4.0 GPA should look at the same range of schools?</p>
<p>No, my point was the actual transcript may not affect him as much as his class rank. The fact that he had an consistent, substantive, and immediate turnaround shows that he can improve if he has direction. Obviously aspects such as class rank may hurt him.</p>
<p>Actually I’m a girl and my school doesn’t rank due to the competative nature 
and like I said before I’ve spoken to my teachers and they all said that they will work with me to bring up my grades. All of them said that they DO NOT expect me to get a C in any of their class as my final grade unless something catastrophic happens. And my high school transcript will only have my final grade for the class on it, not quarterly grades.</p>
<p>Of course the transcript will harm her, regardless of class rank. Colleges aren’t looking for an “immediate turnaround” but rather a consistent display of good performances; while an upward trend is beneficial, a sudden dive then recovery in the midst of junior year doesn’t help in admissions.</p>
<p>Although your school doesn’t rank, it probably lets colleges know what decile you are in as well as the highest cumulative GPA in your school. My school also declines to give official ranks due to the over-competitiveness but notifies schools of what decile you fall in as well as how you compare to the val.</p>
<p>Actually my school doesn’t let colleges know about decile either. I’ve spoken to my guidance counselor about it and he said they give colleges no information about rank what so ever unless you are val. or sal.</p>