I stupidly didnt challenge myself junior year but am doing great in hard schedule now

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>At the beginning of junior year I was very stressed, and thus fixed my schedule so I would only have 2 honors classes-no AP's (in a school that offers them). I got straight A+'s.</p>

<p>This year, I've LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKES and am in 3 AP classes and 1 honors class (as well as one CP). </p>

<p>This is considered very rigorous at my school. I think I have straight A's in all these hard classes now (including an A+ in ap statistics) for the first quarter, and this report card gets sent to all the colleges that I applied EA/ED to! I'm so happy!</p>

<p>I know...I know...I should have challenged myself junior year. That's bad. But, they will now see that I am doing phenomenally! Won't that do anything?</p>

<p>What schools am I applying to? ED to Cornell, EA to Miami of Florida, Northeastern, UMich, UMaryland, etc.</p>

<p>Of course, I know that at any of these schools, I'm competing against people that have taken the hardest courses possible throughout their whole career, but I can't change what's passed.</p>

<p>Thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions to help my admission? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Sorry to burst your bubble…</p>

<p>Colleges will see your senior year COURSELOAD. But early action and decision schools won’t see your midyear transcript. So they will only know what classes you are taking, and you might as well have straight D’s as far as they know.</p>

<p>But really, if you have enough other stuff that shows you were busy and involved, that won’t hurt you.</p>

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<p>I kinda did the same thing.
1 AP 1 Honors as a soph.
1 AP 1 Honors as a junior.
4 AP 1 Honors 1 College Course as a senior.</p>

<p>In total i’m taking like half the rigorous courses offered. I know how it feels to be stressed junior year, hopefully this will work out for us both!</p>

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<p>Not true. Many colleges look at mid semester grades.</p>

<p>Chances at ivies and peers are slim for anyone whose counselor can’t check the box saying you took your school’s most rigorous program.</p>

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<p>ED colleges do look at quarter grades.</p>

<p>If you’re really worried about this, trying asking your counselor which box they checked off on your counselor recommendation. If she checked off “most rigorous,” then you will be fine. If she checked “rigorous” you might be OK too.</p>

<p>Don’t worry, you can’t go back and change it. Just choose your list carefully and work work work to do great this year.</p>