So I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA and my counselor just said that we are going to have an unweighted GPA. Two other people also have 4.0s but they took one more AP class then me. She said that their in weighted GPA would be higher than mine. I have tried sooo hard to get 1st and become Valedectorian. Is there anyway that I could take an AP now even though it’s been 1 week of school already? Please help I’m so sad. What should I do?
This is really a question only you and your school can answer. Most AP courses would have had summer homework so you are really farther behind than just the one week of school so far. You would also want to be able to know you can do the work and if you aren’t already in an AP course, is it because APs would be more of a challenge than you could take on?
No I’ve already taken 5 ap courses. But I just need I take one more. I’m just praying that it’s not too late.
It would have been too late at my son’s school-he faced the question two weeks ago. Hopefully it is not too late for you. Your gpa is stellar whether or not you are the valedictorian.
Summer homework for AP? Never heard of it.
Thanks. I know but. It’s jut really been one of biggest dreams of my life. Like a huge goal that I worked so hard for and I can’t see it drifting away 
Summer homework for AP? That is exactly the explanation the chair of the science dept explained to a teacher when saying DD missed the AP Chem boat (it was being asked on her behalf by a teacher who thought she should have been placed in AP Chem. She is in AP Calc BC as a sophomore).
And DS had to read several books and do blog postings on them for his AP lit class-and he attends a different school in a different state than DD so yes, summer work for APs).
I would advise you to stop viewing being valedictorian as such a big deal for exactly the reason you are complaining about. It is meaningless. How could it be that meaningful if you are unsure if you or another student with one more AP will be awarded it. Colleges understand that it is meaningless. What is meaningful is doing extremely well in a difficult curriculum-which is something that can be true for more than one student.
I know but it’s just that I’ve envisioned myself as being a Valedectorian for such a long time that it is sad to see it my hard work just not get the optimal outlet
In the grand scheme of things being Val from HS means little. Vals are generally declared after college admissions are finished and you’ll have a college career to look forward to. Don’t get hung up on this.
I’m going to be such an old person and tell a story, hoping you will connect with the lesson.
Once upon a time in the dark ages, I was a social butterfly of a high school student. I worked hard in classes I enjoyed and slacked in classes I didn’t like. I was a fairly smart kid, but didn’t really try my best. At the end of 11th grade, my guidance counselor posted ranks. I looked and was shocked to see I was on #19 of less than 100 kids! Now, unlike you, I didn’t aspire to be Valedictorian. But our top 10 wore special tassels and sat in the front row and I wanted that. I carefully looked at the list and knew I could make it with hard work. So senior year I worked harder than I had worked throughout my entire previous 3 years of high school. I got fantastic grades, the grades I should have been getting all along. I checked my rank just before graduation and they said they had to wait until all grades were in because it was so close. In the end… I missed it by a thousandth of a point on my GPA. Someone else (#11 junior year) also worked hard and our grades were so close that they had to go to that thousandth of a point to determine who got #10. So I missed getting it, no tassel or front row seat. But I got to laugh about it and I was happy for my friends in the top 10. I was a little disappointed at first but by graduation day, it didn’t matter. And by the next day it didn’t sting at all. It had no effect on my going to a college I loved and the rest of my life. What did have an effect was that I proved I could work hard and get good grades and I used that new confidence in college.
Keep attaining valedictorian as a mini goal. The school year just started and anything could happen. But part of life is that you don’t always reach every goal. And it’s ok to come up short sometimes. It’s ok to be disappointed by that. But when it happens, try to reflect on what you learned from it and find the silver lining. You main goals this year are to get the best grades you can, learn as much as you can in high school, and get accepted into a college that is a good fit for you. Being valedictorian is a little goal along the way that maybe will or won’t happen, but keep your eyes on the main prizes.
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I had to write 27 essays over the summer for AP Lit. 
Talk to your guidance counselor ASAP. And don’t obsess about valedictorian – in the end it really won’t matter.
UPDATE: So I am happy to say that I still have the ability to become valedictorian because my school said that I can take an online AP class and it will be graded on a 5.0 scale. I am taking AP Environmental Science.
You’ll excuse us if no one celebrates with you. This naked desire to top others is a pretty frowned upon trait. If you didn’t catch the messages above which tried to tell you to not focus on val lest it show that you’re really shallow – here it is. I attended one of the most prestigious colleges in the country. No one in my four years knew my class rank, GPA or SATs. I never knew anyone else’s either. Because it didn’t matter.
I guess the other two students may try to do the same thing too.
@T26E4 Who the heck are you to call me shallow? By your attitude it seems that you are shallow. Everyone is different. I just really care about this and got a chance to fulfill my goal. Because it didn’t matter you say? Well it matters to me and and the thousands of people with 4.0s. So please excuse your negativity because it’s not gonna make me give up. Hater.
Sir, I’m glad you got your goal. Nothing wrong with that. But trust me that the shine and glory of that will fade very quickly. After you receive your HS diploma – besides some scholarships directed at vals, no one is going to care. Really. That’s all – I just don’t want you to hang so much on that title b/c most people you’ll interact with will say: “Oh really? That’s nice.”
Give up? I never said give up. It’s simply your attitude that’s “eiewwww”
I heard it once said: The problem with being in the rat race is that even if you win the rat race, you’re still a rat.
Don’t be so glad that you’re winning the rat race. Be a better son. Be a better sibling. Be a better friend. Be a great husband and father. Better others. Chase those titles.
When you’re as old as I am, you’ll see that those things mean much more than the Ivy League diploma on my office wall just over my right shoulder or my bank account or my place on my job’s organization chart.
The OP is not hurting anyone by giving himself the opportunity to be #1 in his school. I think it is great that a 17/18 year old can be that focused, that attitude will serve the OP well. @T26E4 is just reminding the OP that life is about the journey, not the goal.