plz..tell me sophomore's gpa does not matter.

Applying to College
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<p>i am currently a junior. actually i did well this year for all my courses. 2 AP, 1 honor plus 4 regular one. and i got all of them A(96%above) both semester.</p>

<p>but, i know that the class rank is calculated by the whole high school life.
my 10th grade really sucks.. it's like only 3.8+..(ap=honor=4.3, regular=4.0)</p>

<p>i'm really worried about my class rank tho. right now, my class rank is only 9 out of 80+
( junior year only was no.1 tho= =) </p>

<p>can anyone tell me if it's ok to have such a bad grade for 10th grade.. and how does college view that point??</p>

<p>any answer would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>In general the importance of grades:</p>

<p>jr>sr>soph>fr</p>

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<p>that’s not a bad gpa.</p>

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<p>^ I was under the impression that jr>soph>sr>fr, because colleges only get a semester’s worth of senior grades.</p>

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<p>Yes, the fact that it’s not the whole year is why they come after jr yr grades. However, colleges do look at trends, so IMO sr yr courseload and grades are weighted somewhat more than soph yr.</p>

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<p>What kind of a sick joke is this?</p>

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<p>Only a 3.8+?</p>

<p>You’re doomed.</p>

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<p>I would be more worried about course rigor if I were you. Are you really taking the hardest classes possible?</p>

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<p>honestly, there aren’t much ap i could take because there aren’t many offered. i did take the ap which shows my ability tho. </p>

<p>so, should i not worry about this…?</p>

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<p>Read some freshman profiles for colleges. 3.8 is usually above the 25-75% rates for GPA in a majority of colleges, excluding HYPS.</p>

<p>Oh, and </p>

<ol>
<li>Jr</li>
<li>Sophomore</li>
<li>Senior</li>
<li>Freshman (USC, UC’s, and Michigan don’t even look at this year)</li>
</ol>

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<p>^do your best, get your grades as high as you can, and never worry about things you can’t change</p>

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<p>didn’t you see the class rank. i’m only 8 out of 80%.
top universities only want students who are top 5% dont they?</p>

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<p>Yes, that’s why they all publish stats like “96% of our students were in the top 10% of their high school class!”</p>

<p>Where do you get these ideas?</p>

<p>(If you’re applying to HYP-type colleges, considering the level of your school, they will probably want to see you at #1 or #2. Go a notch or two below that, and what matters is top 10%. Top 5% is a minor pit stop in comparison.)</p>