Should I Even Bother Trying as a Sophomore?

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<p>I'm a sophomore Asian at a mediocre prep school. I'm average... and here are my scores as of 1st semester and 9th grade...</p>

<p>I had a 4.0 in 9th grade, but here were my sucky classes:
Regular 9th grade English
Honors Geometry
Honors Biology
Regular French II
Regular Ancient and World History
Health Education (mandatory)
Art and Design (mandatory prep class for other arts)</p>

<p>And now, I'm a stupid sophomore and here are my classes:
[btw, a goal is 1/2 a semester and they count 20% of our year grade]
Regular Mandarin II [A as of 1st semester]
Honors Sophomore American Literature [B first goal, but A second goal]
Honors Algebra II [B first goal, but A second goal]
Honors Chemistry [A as of 1st semester]
AP European History [A as of 1st semester]
Speech (mandatory) [A first goal, but B second goal]
Honors French III [A as of 1st semester]</p>

<p>I suck at sports, and we have to do 2 mandatory sports a year (I'm doing JV golf and bowling) and I am not a big community service person. I've played piano for 10 years but I've quit beginning 9th grade because I board and it's a TINY boarding program (seriously - 3 people in total) and the sports and homework took over my life.</p>

<p>You see, I am an average kid and I seriously don't know why my parents are sending me to this mediocre school. Tell me if I should try harder or if I should just give up. If you need any extra info, tell me.</p>

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<p>try harder...you have two more years...make it happen..but have fun..i wish I'd started preparing for college that early lol...luckily my grades and stuff didn't slip</p>

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<p>i recomend looking into other options for college. harvard is near impossible to get into. that doesn't mean don't apply, just don't set you heart on it!</p>

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<p>try harder, don't look back 5 years from now and say that "I wish I had tried harder."</p>

<p>you have good classes trust me, and your not average. you are a smart kid not doubt yourself.</p>

<p>cheers</p>

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<p>Why do you have to go to Harvard. Why not chk out small, private LACs and end up getting a better education than you'd ever receive in Cambridge.</p>

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<p>I see that someone is new to the art of self-deprecation... 6 honors classes and an AP, and that's by sophomore year!
Anyways, brush up on your ECs if you wanna get in.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys
What are good EC's? >.>; My school believes in "time management" so they give us average of 4hours of homework a day not counting sports (which take up another 4 hours) which means I have no time to play piano (hah...) and no time to do anything else.
I really want to transfer for Junior year but it's too late to apply to anything (unless I force my teachers to write recommendations FAST)</p>