<p>I may be moving my junior or senior year to a city school two hours away. I have some concerns about how this will affect the college admissions process. I have not taken any APs yet, because at my current school only juniors and seniors may enroll in them, but this may not be the case at my new school. I'm afraid that I will go from being in the top ten GPA wise to being much lower. Will a college look down on me for this, or will they excuse it if it noted in my application?
Has anyone else gone through a similar situation?</p>
<p>I moved across the country(Ohio to Utah) last summer between my sophomore and junior year. I was highly opposed to the move, but hey that’s life, so you’ve just got to make the best of it. I ended up really liking my new school and I’ve found the academics to be surprisingly easy compared to my old school. I totally expected my class rank to plummet, but it ended up rising 8 spots even though my new school was twice the size. </p>
<p>As far as APs go, don’t worry about not having taken any your freshman or sophomore years. Most people will be in the same boat and just starting to take APs their junior year. I took a single AP class my sophomore year and have no worries about it. Colleges will definitely not look down on you for moving. It’s a part of life and overcoming a drastic move and making the most of a new situation can actually reflect very well on your character and ability to handle adapting to a new college environment.</p>
<p>If you do end up moving, just make sure you go into it with an open mind. It’s actually kind of cool to have two sets of friends in different parts of the country and it’s really fun when your friends from one school get to meet your friends from the other! Good luck with your potential move! Oh and this is totally random, but your username wouldn’t have something to do with a certain John Green book would it? If it does mad respect to you for having good taste in literature, if not just ignore me lol.</p>
<p>I do happen to love John Green, it’s cool to see another fan on CC! Thanks for your advice!</p>
<p>The important things are to do your best in the new school and to try to make some new friends. Remember, colleges are used to dealing with people in all kinds of circumstances, so you situation will not be new to them. But they will be looking to see how you coped and whether you were able to pick up and get decent grades and get involved in the activities of your new school.</p>