<p>I have already posted something similar to this but, I haven't gotten many responses</p>
<p>I am coming towards the end of my freshman year and I hadn't done as well as I had hoped. I am estimating that my average for the entire year will be 89-90.
I had mostly Bs and a couple As the first two quarters and I am going to try my hardest to raise my grade towards the end of the year. Hopefully, I will do well on the finals and on the next year. I have anxeity and I tend to worry a lot about these kinds of things. I just need to know if I will be accepted into a good college (recognized college but not as competitive as harvard & friends)if my freshman year wasn't so great.</p>
<p>Other info:
-I play a sport and the art club
-I am taking as many honors classes as possible.
-I have As and Bs (nothing below 80)
-I am taking two math classes next year.</p>
<p>Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>Perhaps you can meet with your teachers for extra help on the topics you aren’t getting. Also, make sure you understand what their expectations are. Look at your exams and see why you are losing points. Did you not show your work? Are you correctly using units? Are you turning in every assignment on time, and taking advantage of any extra credit? </p>
<p>I think many bright kids don’t have good study habits because they’ve never had to develop them. When studying, it may help to do extra problems. The teachers will assign what they think is necessary for you to learn but maybe you just need extra practice. Are you studying regularly or just the night before exams? How are you studying; might it help to write out key information a few times to make sure you really know it? Also, I think it’s very important to turn off electronics when you are working. There is no multitasking. There is only distraction. </p>
<p>Lastly, try not to be so anxious about this. There are millions of successful, happy people who attended their stat flagship University. It may not be your personal top choice in your ideal world, but the prospect is not worth years of misery either. I would guess that there might be many other things in your life that aren’t quite your perfect ideal situation, yet I hope you realize that you can still be happy and successful.</p>
<p>I always do my assaigments on time and I do my homework. The problem is the first 2 quarters, I wasn’t trying at all. I think I did pretty well 3rd quarter but, my midterms were kinda low. </p>
<p>I am still feeling down and really stressed. Will my poor decisions in the beginning of the year affect me when applying to college?</p>
<p>You still have sophomore year and junior year to get good grades. Don’t stress it too much. A few B’s won’t hurt you too much.</p>
<p>Colleges look at your overall profile and if you’re a complete student, a few B’s freshman year won’t hurt so much.</p>
<p>Most colleges don’t consider your freshman grades for your overall GPA(check which colleges do this though), they just make sure you didn’t fail any classes that year. So you should be ok.</p>
<p>I have never failed any classes</p>
<p>So, if I get 85-89, its not that important?</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it too much, just make up for it with a huge improvement in your sophomore and junior grades. Also, continue to work on the ECs. Good luck!</p>
<p>We can’t tell anything about the rigor of your school. At my school, if someone I consider “smart” is getting even one B, I no longer consider them “smart” (in context of school academics). Seriously. That’s how bad our school is academically.
But, at some of my out-of-town-friends’ schools, B’s are so commonplace among smart people that straight A’s are a VERY rare sight.
If your school is like the latter, you’ll be fine. If your school is like the former, you REALLY need to step it up. Follow the advice about mentioned above and you’ll be fine…</p>
<p>Thank all of you for all the help! I am feeling much better :)</p>