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<p>Im a month into my Junior year in a NJ High School. </p>

<p>Right now I have a 3.225 weighted. Im really freaking out and I don't even know if i can get into Rutgers New Brunswick. </p>

<p>Freshman Year: </p>

<p>Physics 1:
Academic Government and Economics:
Academic English I:
Geometry:
Concert Band:
Computer Science:
Gym;
Latin I: </p>

<p>Sophomore Year: </p>

<p>Honors Chemistry I:<br>
Biology I:
Gym:
Business Organization & Management (AP weighted):
Advanced Pre-Calculus:
Academic English II:
Latin II:
Academic U.S. History: </p>

<p>Junior Year Classes: </p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP European History
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics B
Honors Global Studies
Academic English III
Gym </p>

<p>(I am doing well in these classes now)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.225 weighted </p>

<p>In 10th grade, I self-studied AP Calculus AB, took the AP test , passed, and I am now taking AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>I am very good and interested in Mathematics. I plan to major in math in college. </p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: Tennis, Robotics, Interact (charity club), FLDC (financial leadership development club), and I have a lot of volunteer hours. </p>

<p>Will I be able to get in to UMD College Park? Do I have a chance?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>I’m not sure how you can only be “one month” into your junior year when it’s the second week in November…? Irrespective of that, there is no way to assess your “chance” for Maryland before you have standardized test scores. Maryland is one of those schools that places a lot of weight on stats such as SATs/ACTs. On the Maryland website, the freshman profile for 2013 is reported to be as follows:</p>

<p>"The admitted freshman students have a strong A-/B+ or better average in their high school coursework and enrolled in the most challenging courses available to them including honors, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses.</p>

<p>For students admitted to the University of Maryland for the Fall 2013 semester, the middle 50% of SAT scores ranged from 1260 to 1410, and 28-32 on the ACT. As a result 25% of the admitted students scored below a 1260 on the SAT and 25% scored above a 1410."</p>

<p>In the meantime, work on getting A’s this year (an upward trend would be very helpful) and do a lot of practice tests for the standardized tests so you can have a strong score. Fortunately, you are thinking about these things now so no need to “freak out” - just take the bull by the horns and focus on doing what you need to do. Since you are doing well in your classes now, it sounds like you have things under control, so just keep going in that direction. Best of luck.</p>

<p>Maryversity is right on the money. Your GPA is very important. An upward trend is critical, your Junior year the most important grade-wise. </p>

<p>Please modify your extracurriculars if needed to give adequate time to your studies. Emphasize extracurriculars you love and that will help substantiate your interest and ability with math. A ton of ECs is no substitute for a strong GPA.</p>

<p>Take the SAT at your first opportunity. Plan to take it a second time (after studying to improve the weakest areas) to improve your score if the first one is below the top 25%.</p>

<p>That’s your way to an A. ;-)</p>

<p>Im a month into my Junior year in a NJ High School. </p>

<p>Right now I have a 3.786 weighted.
Freshman Year: </p>

<p>Physics 1: A
Academic Government and Economics: B+
Academic English I: B
Geometry: A-
Concert Band: A-
Computer Science: B
Gym; A
Latin I: A </p>

<p>Sophomore Year: </p>

<p>Honors Chemistry I: B+
Biology I: A-
Gym: A
Business Organization & Management (AP weighted): A
Advanced Pre-Calculus: A
Academic English II: A
Latin II: A-
Academic U.S. History: A </p>

<p>Junior Year Classes: </p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Statistics
AP European History
AP Environmental Science
AP Physics B
Honors Global Studies
Academic English III
Gym </p>

<p>(I am doing well in these classes now)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.786 weighted </p>

<p>In 10th grade, I self-studied AP Calculus AB, took the AP test , passed, and I am now taking AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>I am very good and interested in Mathematics. I plan to major in math in college. </p>

<p>Extra Curriculars: Tennis, Robotics, Interact (charity club), FLDC (financial leadership development club), and I have a lot of volunteer hours. </p>

<p>Will I be able to get in to UMD College Park? Do I have a chance?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>You received sufficient responses already… there’s nothing left to be said.</p>

<p>Um, how did your freshman grades change in a week???</p>

<p>LOL… and yet still no test scores reported either.</p>

<p>haha, didn’t even notice that astrophysicsmom… good catch. </p>

<p>@coleman well this person is a junior (supposedly…), so it’s kinda early to have test scores.</p>

<p>The grades I posted initially were inaccurate. I tried to edit my post and it would not let me. These are my current grades:</p>

<p>AP Calculus BC: A
AP Statistics: B+
AP European History: B+
AP Physics B: A-
AP Environmental Science: A
Academic English III: B
Honors Global Studies: A-
Gym: A</p>

<p>GPA: 3.914</p>