<p>Guys, i really messed up freshmen year and i got a 2.0 gpa... i know colleges like to see an upward trend and this year (sophomore year) i got a 3.5, but is the 2.0 too drastic of a bad grade to compensate for this year and my next two years grades? What are the MINIMUM grades i will need to earn junior and senior year in order to get into a college thats not commuter, but residential (please don't name absurd colleges either,rather ones you would want you or your children to attend, not like hamburger university)? could you also give me an AVERAGE estimate of where my extracurricular activities and SAT scores should be by the time i graduate? and also what colleges should i be looking at assuming my 3.5's are constant for the next two years?</p>
<p>For reference:</p>
<p>Philosophy or English major</p>
<p>I'm Indian</p>
<p>My course load jr year is going to be
Ap chem
AP US history
Ap english lit
Honors precalc
Spanish 2
Ap computer science</p>
<p>My course load senior year will be something similar
Government/economics (AP if its offered)
AP English language
AP calculus
physics (AP if its offered)
Spanish 3
AP (either environmental science, European history, or art history)</p>
<p>Current Extra curricular activities
Student Focus Group (designed to help with school issues)
10th grade class president
Debate team
Peer leadership
Saxophone, Trumpet, Piano 4 years each
Computer science club
Volunteer at a local hospital - 250 hours
Volunteer tutoring at local elementary school- 250 hours
Volunteer at IGC (international gujrati charity) gold tournament every year- 40 hours
Mock trial- freshman year</p>
<p>I would also like to take my time to thank everyone who answers, i cannot put in words how greatly appreciated this is. My college counselors are terrible and hardly help the students, once again thanks!</p>