I have NO work ethic whatsoever and procrastinate most of the time I COULD totally be studying for history or whatnot.
It was a flat 3.3 uw [3.8 w] last year, and I’ve gotten ALL B’s this semester/year [got a 3.45 uw last semester… Probably getting another > 3.3 uw this semester]; which has finally managed to shake me up. D: Btw, I’m a sophmore.
Is there ANY HOPE FOR ME if I kill myself over junior year and the last term of sophmore year? ;_; Any ideas for forcing me to apply myself more? I really want to get into a good college; and since I’m maintaining mediocre grades in all honor based classes, I THOUGHT I was doing fine, buuut…
After reading all the topics with [3.9 uw, Do I HAVE A CHANCE in BU or so-and-so at all!?] I’m seriously starting to stress out.
<p>If you work hard and raise those grades to 'A's then I'm sure you'll have a decent chance. Most schools like to look at trends in your grades, so if you show a good improvement, then you'll be fine. It's really good that you realized this before it was too late!
Sometimes when I get a bit overloaded and not want to do homework I decide that if I get it all done, I would go and see a movie tomorrow night or I would buy something for myself. I don't think too many parents directly reward students for good grades anymore (knowing that we're practically adults now), but I try to reward myself. I'm sure if you try doing this, it'll work. :)</p>
<p>Never underestimate the number of colleges out there and there is one for you even if you don't make all As next year. Never fear....there is hope for you.</p>
<p>Yeah, but my parents threaten to not pay my tuition and car fees and whatnot if I don't make it into a "good college". Their definition of a "good college" is a total mystery. -_-;</p>
<p>My cousin got into cooper union engineering with a 3.3 GPA all four years of HS. I got into McGill wth a 3.4. I also got into SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Binghamton, the two best SUNY schools. I know someone with a 3.4 who got into U Chicago. This kid with a 3.4 is going to BC. </p>
<p>Not that you shouldn't raise your grades. By all means, raise them. And do well on the SAT and work hard on your extracurriculars. But, I'm just putting it into perspective for you by pointing out that there IS hope B+ students. I wish I had had the foresight sophomore year to realize that 88 is not a good GPA even with my AP courses. I wish I had raised my GPA at that point and not gotten C's in math. Still, even though I wsa pretty lazy, I got in somewhere good. The thing is, I probably would have had more choices if I had straight A's and worked hard to raise my math SAT--maybe I could have applied to NYU or gotten into my original first choice program at McGill instead of getting into the education program, my second choice. Also I might have gotten into Emerson College's honors program and gotten a 1/2 tuition scholarship instead of just getting in to the regular program. So in summary: you will get in somewhere good with your GPA. But you will get in MORE good places and get more money from schools if you raise your GPA. So in the long run it's smarter to raise it.</p>
<p>Oh btw a 3.8 w isn't bad. College are going to see that you took hard courses and appreciate that. MY biggest problem was that my school didn't weight grades. The fact that your school does should help you.</p>
<p>For your sophomore year: figure out which grades you can raise from B's to A's (or C's to B's) and work very hard to do it.
Junior year: work hard with a realistic schedule where you can get mostly A's.</p>
<p>CHANGE YOUR SCHOOOL, if possible that is!
make sure they dont include prior GPA........
thats wut happened to me.
i worked hard at my new school and got a good GPA</p>
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<li><p>You could print out a poster/ picture of your dream school and using a mraker write the average required GPA on the top. then attach it to a wall/ place where you have to look at it the most.</p></li>
<li><p>Get off this board for a year. I am serious and noway questioning your maturity. It's very addictive and might prove really distracting . COme back when you have improved and read to have a group of prospecive colleges</p></li>
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<p>Thanks you guys, for all your kind ideas/contributions! You guys all rock. My dream school is Brown Uni... and I'll be needing at least a 4.0 w to get THERE, hah. ^^; It's pretty unlikely... and my parents won't look too favourably on changing schools.</p>
<p>Just got back my mid-semester report card. Two B-'s, two B's. Ugh. My parents don't even want to LOOK at my report card, lol. I'm going to work hard to bring them to A-'s, hopefully. Only the final grade goes into your GPA, so... anyhow.</p>
<p>Thaaanks for the input! You don't know how much it means to me! :]</p>
<p>At the end of frosh year, I had a 3.6 (5 Bs, 1 C, over the year...). Since then, I've gotten 3 4.0s & 2 Bs, and i'm graduating with a 3.8438. (all uw)</p>
<p>Since you're from Andover I assume you're referring to Boston University? As long as you have good SATs and decent extra curriculars you should do fine, and if you boost your grades over the next two years you should be a walk for BU and a candidate for those schools on the other side of the Charles (this depends on a lot else of course). BU offered me half tuition and I had a 3.83 weighted.</p>
<p>fyi, my dd was accepted to Brown. Only 2 in her school were accepted. The other was the Boy's School valectorian and his grades and SAT and are at or near the maximum possible. She, otoh, has a 3.75 uw (4.0 w, I think.) She had 2 B's each year except fshman, 0, and 1st sem Sr year, 3. So you don't have to get all A's. However, the classes are rigorous, EC's are stellar, the rec's are stellar, the essay is excellent. See the picture?</p>
<p>If you bring a few grades up, you will increase your options. However there are many good schools you'll be eligible for. Try now to educate yourself and your parents on schools where your stat is near the average. Hopefully you will change your opinion on what a good school is. </p>
<p>More troubling is the procrastination. Why don't you research a bit on procrastinators--often they re perfectionists. This is a terrible way to go about life--not getting things done because it has to be perfect, always a day late and a dollar short. Try now to impose study habits on yourself. dd does schoolwork 5 nights from 7:30 and ends between 10:30 and 1 am. It is required at school.Also there is weekend work (not required, but necessary for grades.) She cannot study afternoons because of sports, but if you can, that's a great idea--get it over with! Sit down every evening and self impose a study time. It will become routine and be a good habit to ensure success at college. Don't allow yourself to do anything else in your study time, unless you need extra sleep. Or you might associate with kids who have good study habits for group studying on some nights.</p>
<p>;__; Everyone's so nice here! I feel super better, heh. I've given up on getting into Brown, lol. I'm nowhere near the top 10%. My school is pretty competitive, so... but I am taking the hardest classes possible, and doing five AP's in the next two years [school reccomends only 1-2 per year]</p>
<p>And bettina - I'm going to try to impose a self-study time everyday. Maybe for 1-2 hours first though, heh. And then maybe treat myself to something else afterwards =P [Old habits die hard]</p>
<p>FlaviusAetius: Yeah, I was referring to Boston Uni ^^; Thanks for the input, half tuition! @_@ That's awesome!</p>
<p>collegeboundjen: Whoa, your stats make me feel better; although the three 4.0's... I'm afraid I've gotten more than 7 B's, though x__x;</p>