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juniorr year
hey,
i just started my juniorr year, this is my second week in. i feel like i failed myself in the past two years of highschool. i didn't do my best in school, and i lazed off alot and got too stressed over simple/boring work and i had one really bad teacher. i think my gpa is like a 2.6, yeah, its that bad and im a honors student. freshmen year i got a D and C and the rest Bs i think, that year was my worst, i never made grades that low before, and i was glad i made them because i barely passed the class, like in geometry my end of course test saved me [worst teacher ever], and in freshmen literature i never got papers signed in time so that brought my grade down even if i made all As on assignments. okay now in sophmore year, i got all As the first semester and all Bs the second. The Bs arent helping my bad freshmen grades. senior year im thinking about taking AP courses. right now im not the slacker i use to be, i actually learned alot on how to be successful in school sophmore year, [a little too late] now i do my homework, take notes and pay attention haha and i know that is what makes me pass. im planning on all As from here on out. and i havent done any clubs or sports at all. so what do you think are my chances of getting into a really good university, i know im really smart, and i dont want my future to turn out bad. what can i do now? to make up for my dumb choices in the past. im going to go to my counselor to try to get into some clubs, i know i probably cant do sports because the coach will most likely prefer freshmen over a never played before junior [ i use to play soccer in the past, but i tryed out last year and didnt make it] and i also considered the swim team because im a fast swimmer but i dont know the strokes or own a pool anymore. im going to try to do some community service this year. and im planning on spending my next summer studying for the SATs to get a really high score, i heard they look at that over grades. ill take my SATs at least 3 times. oh and maybe i can make cross country or track, im good at running, haha. help please. do you think i have a chance? i feel like i cant do it, also if you have any suggestions, i really would like them. im 16 turning 17 in two monthes. oh and, this semester im taking all acedemics, and i decided to only do honors in pre-calculus because im good in math. and im taking regular chemisty, world literature and french 4. also any advice on staying stress-free? haha, any advice on my situation, i feel like ive already failed.
if i dont do collage, i will go into the marines,then maybe community college, i think thats my back up plan.
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I'm in your exact situation. Didn't get the best of grades & I haven't done any clubs or sports.
But it's never too late to start doing so. It's your junior year, right? This is one of the things that colleges will look at, your junior year. I can only recommend to take soccer and swimming. I doubt the coach will be looking at who's been playing the longest. They should be looking at who's good. You should definately join clubs. Colleges and universities would look at what you do in school and if you participate in anything.
And as for stress. Just take on subject at a time. That's the best thing to do. If you have trouble in a subject, ASK FOR HELP imediately. Trust me, it will pay off. Study for your test no matter how much you think you don't have to.
Hoped I Helped & Good Luck
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It is never too late in highschool to fix your grades. Good for you in challenging yourself to do harder classes. Junior year is difficult, but if you set your goals high, it will really help you stay focused in school. And you have not failed, your overanylizing it, you just really need to relax. For instance, my goal is to move to California, I love it there, and I miss it, so everytime I had a huge test to study for I would think of california and it helped me make it. You know, I looked at the A's on my test as a free plane ticket, I know that sounds lame, but its so helpful, you really should try it.
And a back up plan is a very good idea, life doesn't always turn out the way we plan.
As for staying stress free, just do stuff that helps you relax, ya know listening to music, karate, swimming, running, anything to help you calm down, that will also keep your focus.
Best of luck, just take adeep breath, and just enjoy this year, it goes by faster than you can ever imagine :)
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