I'm so scared about my GPA!

Applying to College
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<p>Basically, my GPA is horrible for where I want to go to school(Tufts, William and Mary, Lehigh, Boston College, and NYU). I have a 3.25 as a Sophmore.</p>

<p>I am taking difficult classes now- Honors Chemistry, Honors Bio 2, Honors English, and Latin 3. I finished APUSH with a B :( </p>

<p>What I'm scared about is that even if I get straight As next year, I won't be able to reach a 3.6 and most definitely won't reach a 3.7. Is this true? What can I get it to if I get all As? I'm on block scheduling so I have those 40 credits to go for next year. For the end of this year I will probably raise my GPA to a 3.3. </p>

<p>I took the SATs as a freshman and scored a 2150 and I'm hoping that by junior year I'll reach a 2250(I've been working rigorously to higher my scores).</p>

<p>Can I even raise my GPA to a 3.5?</p>

<p>I realize the SATS will set my apart but is it possible for me to get into any of the schools listed above?</p>

<p>My classes for next year go like this:
Trig and Analysis(usually taken as a senior)
AP English Language
AP European History
French 1 and 2(3 and 4 senior year)
Gym
Honors organic chem
World History</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP, I am freaking out and I don't know what to do!!</p>

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<p>you’re insane for worrying. junior year take the PSAT, become a national merit winner, keep your grades up as high as possible, write a kick-butt essay and you’ll be in at all those schools</p>

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<p>With the exception of Tufts, a 2300+ and a 3.4 will probably get you in at all of those schools. And Honors Organic Chem as a Junior? That is a 200-level class at most colleges. That’s fairly eye popping.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys I’m just so mad because I know I’m a good student and I want colleges to see that too (:</p>

<p>And yeah I love chemistry and I did a program at Johns Hopkins which really got me interested in Organic Chem (:</p>

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<p>make sure ur 11th grade is really good.
i was in a similar situation, my sopho year was around the 3.6ish
this year(11) i have a 4.0 UW with all honors and AP’s.<br>
MAKE SURE U DO WELL IN UR JUNIOR YEAR !!!</p>

<p>colleges look at 11th grade alot more than sophomore year!!
freshman year barely even counts. but freshman year still averages in ur ranking so yeah.</p>

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<p>I was in the same situation, 3.2-3.3 at the end of sophomore year. I got serious, took hard classes, and got a 3.6 UW. It’s possible, and you should have a chance at getting into these schools.</p>