<p>My entire elementary/middle school/first two years of high school, I've been a horrible slacker. My Freshman year I pulled off a 2.7 GPA, then Sophomore I had something of a 2.4 unweighted. However that summer, I took an online course which I received a B- in (Geometry) and this year, I'm taking 2 AP courses and receiving Bs in one and As in the other, as well as an A/B average for the other classes. Freshman year I took all honors courses (Algebra 1, Biology, History, and English) while Sophomore Year I took Honors English and History only. Basically, with my success this year, I plan on increasing my grades to an A average (which should be very do-able) and next year taking 5 AP courses (AP Chemistry, AP psychology, AP government, AP Lang, and BC calculus) and plan on getting As in all of those (I won't settle for less) I got what translates into around a 2050 on the PSAT, and I'm taking SAT prep starting this week. Also I do a sport, and participate in my school's theatre program. I'm in multiple extracurricular activities. Basically, I'd really like to know what my chances are to get into Virginia Tech (my most realistic goal) and The University of Virginia. Please don't tell me to try 2 years of community college, cause I don't see that as an option :( </p>
<p>Thanks so much for your help, this has been bothering me a lot for a while now.</p>
<p>Virginia Tech’s average gpa now is like a 3.9. I don’t really think that’s a realistic goal for you, but it is possible if you try hard and you explain in one of the essays to them what happened those first two years (anything in your personal life that affected this…) Also, I got a 2100 on my psats, but only a 1900 on my sats after taking them three times. A friend of mine did better on her sats, but personally I think the sats are harder. I think you should consider GMU- a very good school and you have a good chance of getting in. or JMU, VCU, Radford, Mary Washington. All good VA schools and more in your range. I have a 3.7 and I’m not sure I’ll get into tech. I also applied to JMU, UMW, GMU, </p>
<p>Also, I am taking 4 ap’s this year, and it’s been impossible. Sometimes you have to settle for grades lower than all A’s. I had to deal with filling out college apps and a tough schedule, and I managed a 3.6 first semester. But I’m happy with that. Also, your senior grades aren’t included in your overall gpa sent to colleges. Colleges see your gpa for 9-11, and then also see your senior first semester grades. Include any extra curriculars, and hopefully you’ll get into any of the great schools I listed. I just got accepted to GMU and I am thrilled to know I’ll be going somewhere Good Luck!</p>
Good Luck!</p>