<p>I know that there are a bunch of posts like this one already, but I haven't seen one in which the OP has a SAT/GPA difference as large as I do.</p>
<p>I'm a junior, and from freshman year to first semester of my junior my GPA is a 3.3. But my combined SAT is 2370 and SAT II subject test Chemistry 800 (hopefully I do as well on math II!)</p>
<p>One thing that I have going for me is that my junior year is looking better than the last two years with my mid-year average coming out to a 3.6.</p>
<p>So should I try to explain this difference in my college essays or not? I want to explain that my work ethic wasn't great as I started high school and how I don't think it reflects my intelligence all that well, but I certainly don't want to come across as a lazy jerk who makes excuses. Especially considering that my junior year GPA still isn't exceptional. </p>
<p>What do y'all think?</p>