<p>You don’t really say why your grades were low as compared to your test scores, and it seems to me that addressing that would be helpful. If you’re too busy getting distracted by outside commitments to pay attention to your grades, that could concern Harvard (or other Ivies). If the issue is that you need to work the 20 hours a week to support yourself/your family, you get some latitude from the schools for that, but again, you need to show you can do the work. The good news is that you’re early in your Junior year, and you have time to buckle down and do the work. If you show improvement, it’s very unlikely that your 9th grade (or even 10th grade) grades will hold you back.</p>