Hello! I have a really big concern for myself, and I need some advice. I am currently a freshman and my grades are less than stellar. I have calculated my average and I think that I will end my freshman year with about a 91%. (I am in a public high school that is ranked #15 in the city) This may seem good but the grades in my school are really inflated. All honors classes have a multiplier of 1.05, and AP with a 1.08. But back to the main point, I am interested in going into a selective college for finance and business. I know my grades are not horrible, but they seem pretty mediocre to me. Any advice, questions, comments? Please be candid, I need to know what to improve on. Thank you!
My best advice is put college on the back burner for a while. Don’t think of high school as pre-college, think of it as high school. You will grow and develop enormously over the next three years. Your primary goal as a young, still developing human being is to figure out who you are, what you enjoy, what motivates you, what makes you want to be better, who makes you your best self. If you work hard, have fun, do some (safe) things just because you want to do them, take advantage of opportunities, make opportunities, and treat everyone with dignity and respect. Then grades and everything else will follow and, before you know it, you’ll be heading off to some wonderful college that is a great fit for you. Good luck!
Thank you for the advice, but I am pretty apprehensive about my grades. I feel like I would be viewed as less desirable in the college admission officers’ eyes with my disadvantaged GPA. Do you have any words of advice to help me improve my grade? Or at least some cool stories that would help me understand better, (or make me feel better about myself 
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I agree with poster #1. You are a freshman. Work hard, do your best. That is all you can ask of yourself. Have you “doomed yourself” with a 91%, no. Colleges like to see upward trajectory of grades. You have plenty of time to get your GPA up. Deep breath!
@bryancarden902 first, if this is your real name you should delete your account and make a new one with something that does not identify you.
While it’s great that you are thinking ahead, focus on an upward trajectory for your grades rather than worry about what is already done. Think about what you can do better next year and make a realistic plan. Grades only one factor among many that will be considered by an admissions committee. Curriculum rigor (honors/AP classes), grades, test scores, a combination of ECs/employment/volunteer work/leadership/achievements, and then essays are all looked at holistically. Each person will have different strengths, but your passions will set you apart.
I don’t know what schools you are already thinking about, but try to put all that out of your mind and focus on doing your best in things that really interest you. Many schools like to see depth if you are involved in something rather than spreading yourself among a lot of things but not really accomplishing much in any of them.
Thank you for the advice! I will certainly take it to heart.
I will echo previous posters’ comments. Work very hard and try to have some fun at the same time. Organize your time and know when to ask for help. Everything else will follow.