Worries about schooling after high school..

Applying to College
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<p>Last year I did terribly, I slacked off completely, I was in Canada and the HS there is 10-12 not 9-12, so I thought grade 9 wouldnt count, but then my grandfather died and we had to move back to the states so now it DOES count and I cant fix it.</p>

<p>On top of the I am currently failing German 1 HORRIBLY, and because my Geometry teacher isnt helping us enough just about my whole class is failing Geometry, and I plan to go into Comp Sci so this is a BIG problem for me.</p>

<p>Also I have never been into Extra Carricular stuff, its just not for me. And from what I've heard I need these.</p>

<p>I would like to attend a very good IT school, such as Georgia Tech, but I am afraid that I wont be able to get into a school like that with my GPA, and I am just not the smartest person and dont grasp alot of things like other people do. So getting A's is not easy for me.</p>

<p>Can someone give me some advice on what you do?</p>

<p>Also, for whatever reason, I write REALLY well. So if anyone has any Essay Scholarship Contests I can enter that would be great. I am a Sophmore in HS, and I am buying "Anthem" by Ayn Rand soon, this is for an essay.</p>

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<p>Wait - you did bad Freshman year? That's really not that bad. In fact, if you make a big recorded improvement throughout high school, that arguably looks better (although, it depends on what schools you're applying).</p>

<p>Just do well your Sophomore and Junior years (and Senior, of course) and make sure you don't burn yourself out.</p>

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<p>well im having trouble at the moment, i am most likely going to fail german, and im not sure on my geometry grade, but i think the geometry is getting better, we finished angular bisectors a few days ago, now i know whats going on again :D</p>