<p>Thanks Calcruzer for the very personal and thorough response :)</p>
<p>I just thought of two things to mention:
When colleges look at my GPA, is it going to be the GPA i have on my transcript? Or is it actually going to be a little lower because the GPA on my transcript includes freshmen year too?</p>
<p>Secondly, how would the fact that i’m from a low-income family influence college’s decision? Or is it just something to be mentioned on my personal statement?</p>
<p>Actually, a third: Right now im facing borderline grades in 3 classes in addition the confirmed 2 B’s im getting already (MANNN!!! NOT COOL!). I almost feel like i have to pick and choose between focusing on finals for my classes, or to study for the SAT. Maybe this isnt that much of a real problem, because i could simply be taking the time i’m using to type this up to study for the SAT instead, haha.</p>