very very stressed out about getting in?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>so i'm a high school junior and all throughout high school i've been under a whole lot of pressure but still end up feeling inadequate or getting less-than-impressive grades. i know 99% of every high school student in the world has this kind of pressure but some nights i stay up until 3 am thinking about colleges and how i'll never get into the ones i want to...blah blah blah</p>

<p>my freshman year i had almost all pre-ap classes and my GPA was about a 3.8, mostly As but some Bs
my sophomore year wasn't so great, i had 1 AP class and 2 honors and the rest were regs, i had about a 3.7 GPA, As and Bs
this year i'm doing much better but still find myself struggling; i currently am taking 4 AP classes and the rest are regs (probably should've taken some honors) and my weighted GPA as of right now is like a 4.27, and i'm going to keep it up and bring it up this year and my senior year</p>

<p>i was in national honors society in my sophomore year and i'm doing it again this year, along with national art honors society as well. i'm really interested in art but also in politics, history, english, and science. i've gotten high scores on my art in scholastic art contests. this year i'm hoping to do so as well. in my sophomore year i was on the drill team if that has any significance lol</p>

<p>the problem is that last year when i met with my counselor and parents about schools it was very disappointing. my pre-PSAT (yeah lol) test scores were not great except for reading and writing/grammar. plus my class rank at the time was barely in the top half???? i'm sure it's higher now but that continues to freak me out lol</p>

<p>my parents REALLY don't want me going far away (i live in texas) but i don't care at all I REALLY want to go to the northeast...like new york. i would kill to go to NYU. it's probably too expensive. other than that honestly i don't know where i would go. i could apply to UT austin but i don't think i could make it in there. i was thinking about places in new jersey (i was born there) but i don't even know where to start.</p>

<p>i'm so sorry this is so long. i've been thinking about college every night and it's just the beginning of my junior year. i've had panic attacks about it. it is ridiculous. i'm sorry i just keep talking !!!!!!!!! help !!!!!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>My suggestion. I was given a 145 PSAT prediction in 10th grade but went on to get 1950 superscore and a 1300/1600 ( M + CR) on the SAT which are above 90th percentiles. Take the SAT as many times as you can in your Junior year. Sign up for the December SAT, sign up for the March SAT and the June SAT. 3 months of studying should be good enough. You should buy some prep books for the SAT and see how well you do. </p>

<p>I also don’t understand how you can have a 3.7 gpa and not be even in the top 25th percentile? Just do your best on the SAT and if things don’t work out after the March SAT, take the ACT instead. Also, try to add in a more ECC activities as well and perhaps a few leadership positions. </p>

<p>You can argue with your parents later in Senior year on where you want to go for college but focus on your SATs and academics and you will be on a good track. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>thank you so much for your reply! about the ranking thing; my high school was really competitive and my class was massive so idk</p>

<p>i’ll definitely take your advice about the SAT and outside activities! your response really helped me out and good job on getting that SAT score!</p>

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<p>My D’s school is also very competitive that they do not rank for many years now and GPA 4.0 may still be at top 25% due to a rather strange weighting system which makes all A or A+ for regular class, and A- or above for honor or AP classes all as 4.0. So the GPA 4.0 tier is very crowded and perhaps have more students than 3.9.</p>