<p>Hey, I'm a sophomore in high school (in CA~)..um.. I'll get to the point. I always wanted to attend Berkley, but through my sophomore year, I noticed there are so much more better (smarter) ppl than me...This year, AP World is the only AP class I'm taking, but because I procrastinate so much I'm not doing so well. I kind of wanted a 4.17 for this semester, but I can only get 4.0 at best. And probably, I'll get a 3 on the AP Test. Well, I think to myself, if I'm struggling with this one AP should I even try for Berkley?.. I'm really depressed...Cause I see SO many people with crazy GPAs and EC's.. Do you really need to win a pulitzer prize to go to Berkley? (haha. --) I just really want to talk to someone. Can anyone give me advice and help me out ?(someone who's attending Berkley right now)..haha;; PM me too~</p>
<p>Ok then. Do you want to go to every top school? I see a Yale one going, Berk, Princeton. </p>
<p>We get the point! Over achiever?</p>
<p>theres a lot of people who have worse gpas and such and have gotten into berkeley. youre still a sophomore, and youre taking an ap already. i didnt take any aps until i got to junior year. you still have to take the sats, which can boost your stats, and a 3 on an ap exam isnt bad either. its still like 6 months away, so you can still study hard and get better. everyone feels the way you do, by the way. theres always someone that is better than you in something.</p>
<p>Hey, I'm a sophomore in high school (in CA~)..um.. I'll get to the point. I always wanted to attend INSERT ELITE COLLEGE HERE, but through my sophomore year, I noticed there are so much more better (smarter) ppl than me...This year, AP World is the only AP class I'm taking, but because I procrastinate so much I'm not doing so well. I kind of wanted a 4.17 for this semester, but I can only get 4.0 at best. And probably, I'll get a 3 on the AP Test. Well, I think to myself, if I'm struggling with this one AP should I even try for INSERT ELITE COLLEGE HERE?.. I'm really depressed...Cause I see SO many people with crazy GPAs and EC's.. Do you really need to win a pulitzer prize to go to INSERT ELITE COLLEGE HERE? (haha. --) I just really want to talk to someone. Can anyone give me advice and help me out ?(someone who's attending INSERT ELITE COLLEGE HERE right now)..haha;; PM me too~</p>
<p>ROFL</p>
<p>Well, if you want to get accepted here, learning how to write and spell properly would most definitely be a plus.</p>
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<p>That's bull. The thing about high school is that there are very, very few "smart" people there. The students that succeed, that do well on AP tests and get high GPAs, do so because they work hard. If your GPA isn't where you want it to be and you get more than 6 hours of sleep each night, then you probably aren't working as hard as those that do have sky-high GPAs. You may think you work hard, but ask people taking 6 AP classes and getting A's in all of them how much work they do.</p>
<p>Yep, a Californian who can't spell Berkeley has his work cut out for him. </p>
<p>Good luck in your applications--don't worry about them this year.</p>