Do I still have a chance?
It is my freshman year of high school. The school I go to runs by trimesters. For my first trimester GPA, I got a 3.6 (Three A's and two B's). When I grow up, I would like to become an archaeologist (as well as a college history professor). Because they have really good programs for that, I'd like to go to Brown, Colombia, or UPenn. However, those are really good schools. Do I still have a chance on getting into them if I got a 3.6 last trimester? I'll be able to do better this trimester (maybe a 3.8), but I will still probably get a B in math. I do sports year round and a lot of community service. I'm also involved in the Red Cross club and am planning on doing more clubs next year. I'm the best in my grade at biology (there are only three freshman biology classes, so my teacher teaches them all. She told me that I was her best biology student and have recieved the average test scores), and if I keep it up I should be able to get into AP Chemistry next year. I'm also in the freshman honors math class and if I wasn't, I would definitely be getting A's in math easily. I'll also be able to get into honors english and AP World history next year. I'm just really worried that my GPA for last trimester (and most likely this trimester) may have messed up my chances. Do I still have a chance on getting into those schools, or should I set my sights on less prestigious schools? Is there anything I can start doing now to help me get into those colleges, even with a bad GPA (like extra community service or something?)
Higher Education (University +) - 4 Answers
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1 :
It's not as hard as you think to get in a college...try your hardest and take challenging courses. and you're only a freshman
2 :
yeah relax. work hard, have fun, then in senior year apply and see what happens. don't sweat it.
3 :
just relax and chill out. start worrying about gpa's in you junior year. I got a 2.7 and i got into upenn, boston college, tulane, and syracuse
4 :
Since you're only a freshman, you really can't tell if you'd get in or not. Just keep up your grades/activities, and you'll do fine.
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