Freshman year I had a decent GPA (3.7).
Sophmore year I killed it, got around a 3.1. (3 = B, plusses and minuses are increments of .3)
Junior year (now) i’m getting a 4.0.
By the end of my junior year, my cummulative will be around a 3.5. Granted, my school is rigorous with its academics, but clearly I didn’t live up to my potential.
Next year my schedule is:
AP Calc BC
AP Language
Honors Physics
Latin IV
and some other stuff
On the SAT (i’m taking it in 2 weeks), i’m probably going to get around a 2150 (based on practice tests), but hopefully around a 2200 with a little last-minute practice/preparation…
This should probably be in the 99th percentile (anyone confirm?)
Extracurriculars involve marchind band for 3 years, successful policy debater for my soph-senior years, and some other less significant stuff…
I know collegse don’t like to see high test scores and low GPAs, as it proves you are a terrible student… but, with a B+/A- average (“pretty good”), how much do you think i’ve hurt myself?
I have no interest in going to any of the ivies (obviously!), and I will probably end up applying to places where I have a good chance of getting in… however, what about places like Notre dame or BC (assuming i wrote a stellar essay etc?)
Dont base your responses just on the schools I listed, please… any help is appreciated, though.