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I had problems my first two years of highschool between my family and my friends and it severly affected my grades. My problems have been solved and I am now a straight A student but i'm afraid that it's too late to get into a good college even if I keep my grades up the rest of this year and all year next year. Is this true or is there still hope?
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Don't worry too much. You'll be just fine. Depending on the type of school you want to go to, you have a few options:
a) You can explain this in your application. If it really was an extenuating situation colleges will see it as a positive that you overcame this situation and did so well after it was over. It shows a lot of character if you are able to come through a difficult time in your life with a grace.
b) Some colleges will weight your later years in high school more than your earlier, so this will benefit you. For example, back when I was applying to college, Stanford didn't even want your freshman grades included in your GPA. That way if you had a bad freshman year you didn't have to worry about it. Other colleges will automatically weight later years more heavily in the selection committee.
Focus on the complete package -- extracurriculars, letters of recommendation, your essays/personal statement, etc.. -- and you'll do just fine.
a) You can explain this in your application. If it really was an extenuating situation colleges will see it as a positive that you overcame this situation and did so well after it was over. It shows a lot of character if you are able to come through a difficult time in your life with a grace.
b) Some colleges will weight your later years in high school more than your earlier, so this will benefit you. For example, back when I was applying to college, Stanford didn't even want your freshman grades included in your GPA. That way if you had a bad freshman year you didn't have to worry about it. Other colleges will automatically weight later years more heavily in the selection committee.
Focus on the complete package -- extracurriculars, letters of recommendation, your essays/personal statement, etc.. -- and you'll do just fine.
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There is still hope that you will get into a good college. If you were trying you hardest to get good grades your first two years then it should not matter. If you took somewhat difficult classes anyway then they really don't care if you get somewhat bad grades.
i feel you what you talking about how you had problems in the begining of highschool.... i wouldn't say that you are totally doomed but 9th and 10th grade follow you, especially your first year, but you know you are doing the right thing and cleaning your own mess up because you cant go back in the past and change anyhting. keep up the good work and if you are just really in doubt because of your grades then try a community college, they are real beneficial no matter what others say.....
I think that if you were going through problems in your first two years of high school, but you improved, then this is an upward trend in your high school career, and that is what colleges like to see: they want to see people who can overcome adversity and persevere. Plus, when you're applying to college, this can be your essay topic: you can write about how you overcame adversity and kept up your dreams of going to a good school. I hope this helps :)
THAT IS NOT TRUE BECAUSE IF YOUR GRADES ARE IMPROVING COLLEGES LOOK AT THAT TOO. THEY ALSO LOOK AT YOUR ACT SCORES, JUST KEEP GETTING GOOD GRADESANE YOU CAN GET INTO A GOOD COLLEGE
its way to late just give up and drop out you will suceede in life if you do
r0lynn, there is always hope. Most colleges look at your Junior and Senior year grades the most. Plus, a good SAT score wouldn't hurt either. The same ahppened with me. I passed all my classes both years, but just barely. I'm still struggling a bit in my Junior year, but I'm not worried. That's another thing; don't worry about it. Worrying will make it worse. The stress can put you under a lot of pressure, so just try to be calm.