<p>I've got 3 back to back concerts for orchestra and at least 2 tests every day for the entire week. I keep on stressing myself out and thinking that if I mess up on one of the tests, it'll ruin my future. As of right now, my grades are</p>
<p>I'm a freshman, and the semester doesn't end until February. I really want to get my PreCalc grade to at least a 95 and get all the other grades up to a 97+ </p>
<p>Is this possible? (Only around 4 more weeks until the semester ends excluding winter break)</p>
<p>1) Well, I read that 93-100 is considered a 3.7 GPA so I want to have a solid A :
2) I want to go to a prestigious university
3)MY sister goes to Yale so I’m getting a ton of unneeded pressure -_-</p>
<p>1) I’m pretty sure any A is considered 4.0.
2) Same as above. And you need more than high As freshman year to get into a uni with prestige
3)that’s stupid af</p>
<p>Yeah I’m also doing volunteer work and am involved in extracurricular, as well.</p>
<p>Also, found this on my school website:</p>
<p>Semester grade point averages (GPA) are computed using the following numerical value: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. For Advanced Placement, and Honors courses, grade points are awarded according to the following values: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=1, F=0</p>
<p>I agree with Battle, this is “stupid af”. Calm down, and go do something else. I’m not saying you shouldn’t study or that grades don’t matter, but there are things in the college application process that matter more than a 3.7 gpa vs a 4.0 gpa. And to be honest, it really bothers me when I see FRESHMAN on here complaining about how hard they’ve got everything and how there is no chance for them if they don’t have the 4.0. Even harvard would not, does not, and will not care about a ‘B’ in freshman year. They would accept someone with a 3.7 and great skills and personality over a person with a 4.0 with a bad personality and no skills any day. And it really bothers me as well that you have some sort of ‘pressure’ on you to get into college, because you really don’t. You don’t have to go to Yale, or any college for that matter. I know what it’s like to be forced into a major, school, class, etc., because I was that kid. But then I realized that I live my life for myself, not for my sister or my parents. Do what you love, not what your parents want you to do. Sorry to be harsh, but stop whining and relax, you’re only a freshman.</p>
<p>And to be honest, it really bothers me when I see FRESHMAN on here complaining about how hard they’ve got everything and how there is no chance for them if they don’t have the 4.0. </p>
<p>I never said I have no chance nor was I whining. I was simply asking for advice if it was possible or not. In what universe is that whining?</p>
<p>I don’t even know why you made this post. No one here can tell you if it’s possible, because we don’t know what tests/assignments you still have to come and what percent of your grade they are. Go enjoy being in high school and stop worrying so much about colleges. Work hard, find activities you enjoy, and stop looking at college sites.</p>
<p>What’s your school’s grading scale? The only grade I see that needs to go up is pre-calculus (if a 92 is a B at your school…look it up!), and that probably only needs to go up to a 93 or a 94. </p>
<p>In all likelihood these percentages will not be recorded on your transcript. Colleges don’t know if you got a 94 or a 100…they just know you got an A. </p>
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<p>Yes, but don’t worrying about the weighting for AP and honors classes. This is only relevant for class rank purposes within your school. In your unweighted GPA, a B in an AP class is still a B = 3.0. </p>
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<p>False dichotomy. Besides, the OP isn’t going to have a 3.7 GPA this semester anyway.</p>
<p>Strium an a in an honors class or ap class would be worth 5.0 so your honors pre calc and ap world As could take you over 4.0. This would be a weighted gpa. Counting all As as 4.0 would be unweighted.</p>
<p>Your ‘advice’ was asking us to help you ace your finals… Do want like study tips? Or are you just bragging? We know nothing about your school nor classes so how could we help you study for them? If you have straight A’s already then you probably know how to study.
Also, Harvard would rather take a well rounded 3.7 before a 4.0 with no life outside of school. It was not a false comparison. GPA is not as important as it used to be and like I said, there are more important things in the college admission process.</p>
<p>False dichotomy = there are tons of people with very high GPAs and a life outside of school, and Harvard can take them if it wants without even looking at the people who don’t have both. 3.7 unweighted is probably high enough to be competitive anyway, but you’d probably have issues if it were any lower than that.
Well-roundedness is also valued a lot less than it used to be. They would prefer you be really good at a few things rather than just “participate” in twenty gazillion things.</p>
<p>Your ‘advice’ was asking us to help you ace your finals… Do want like study tips? Or are you just bragging? We know nothing about your school nor classes so how could we help you study for them? If you have straight A’s already then you probably know how to study.
Also, Harvard would rather take a well rounded 3.7 before a 4.0 with no life outside of school. It was not a false comparison. GPA is not as important as it used to be and like I said, there are more important things in the college admission process.</p>
<p>The vast majority of students with a 4.0 tend to also be very committed to extracurriculars since they tend to be motivated at the prospects of going to a good school. Most kids have enough sense to know that straight A’s isn’t enough anymore - and if they’re hard working enough to get straight A’s, then they’re definitely going to demonstrate that determination in other aspects of their life. So as heather said - Harvard could fill up every spot in their class with students who received nothing less than an A+ on their transcript and also happened to be varsity sports captains, student gov’t reps, etc.</p>
<p>I justwant to make it clear that I had no intentions of bragging. In fact the intentions were to ask foradviceon if it was possible to raise those grades to the specified range. And I also had a GPA question…</p>
<p>Presumably your teacher has told you how much your midterm exams are worth. If not, try looking at that syllabus you probably got on the first day of school. Most likely it lists how much everything counts for. You are in honors precalculus. Are you telling us that you cannot figure out what grade you need on the midterms to raise your current percentage to your desired percentage?</p>
<p>"The vast majority of students with a 4.0 tend to also be very committed to extracurriculars since they tend to be motivated at the prospects of going to a good school. Most kids have enough sense to know that straight A’s isn’t enough anymore - and if they’re hard working enough to get straight A’s, then they’re definitely going to demonstrate that determination in other aspects of their life. "</p>
<p>So students willingly sacrifice their life just to go to a college that doesn’t guarantee them anything. Nice</p>