<p>:(</p>
<p>School is over soon. I’m a sophomore btw</p>
<p>MODERATOR’S NOTE: I deleted the OP’s link to a .jpg file. That is not allowed on CC. ONLY authoritative website links are permitted.</p>
<p>Did you miss a lot of school? This is a very unusual drop…</p>
<p>Your first semester grades were great. What changed (life, work, social, etc) that could have impacted your school work?</p>
<p>It’s probably too late to fix your grade for this semester, but figuring out the problem could help you next year.</p>
<p>What happened? I would suggest talking to your guidance counselor.</p>
<p>I started procrastinating more and more, and stopped doing homework. It’s a bad habit I’ve had for 2 years now, ever since my video gaming addiction (which I’ve gotten over now), but the procrastinating remains. </p>
<p>So if I do well 11th grade and beginning of 12th, will I have ANY chance at HYPS? 9th grade I went to a top 5 private school and got C’s due to laziness; now I go to a public school. I’ll be taking IB next year so there’ll be a grade drop, and I don’t really have any strong EC’s. </p>
<p>sorry HYPS is out</p>
<p>I agree that HYPS isn’t probably going to happen- but guess what? There are A TON of other schools that will offer you a great education. There are probably schools that will be a better fit for you as well. Don’t give up just because you think HYPS is the only way to succeed in life; this statement is completely false.</p>
<p>I’d suggest choosing a potential major, or at least an interest group. Then, search for schools with a strong department in that area. Assemble a list of safeties, matches, and reaches. CC can help you with this. Browse the forums or create your own thread stating your stats, major, EC’s, outside interests (besides video games), and what kind of school environment you would like best (large/small, urban/rural, along with other offerings such as coop, specialized living communities, honors programs, etc.). Be sure to include schools on this list that you would attend (even especially the safeties- people just randomly choose those when they shouldn’t, then if they don’t get into the other schools on their list they are stuck with a school they don’t like when there probably was a better safety out there). Good luck! </p>
<p>Stop being lazy.</p>
<p>Well, you screwed up.</p>
<p>HYPSM is pretty much out of the picture (unless you go on to win a Nobel Prize or something). You should definitely limit video games and other distractions to the weekends or whenever you’ve finished homework, for example. As Kitten23 said, there are still many great colleges that might accept you, but if you finish trying now, that likely won’t happen.</p>
<p>You have the potential for greatness! Your first semester grades were amazing! HYPS is probably out of the question but there are still schools out there for you. Work hard your next year and stop procrastinating.</p>
<p>HYPSM is the least of your worries. If you’re failing most of your classes, you’re going to have trouble with a lot of schools, not just a few absurdly selective ones. </p>
<p>If you can turn things around, I think you’ve still got a shot at HYPSM. Start improving your grades, do well on the standardized tests, join some ECs, apply widely, and write a stellar essay about your victory over procrastination.</p>
<p>OP, get rid of the image; it lists your teachers, and thus, where you go to school.</p>
<p>@Apollo11 is totally right. It only took me ~45 seconds to figure out where you go to school. :/</p>
<p>I agree with apollo11 and disciplulus.</p>
<p>You live in the same state as me lol.</p>
<p>actually tbph I’ve seen people’s grades drop from low As to B/Cs, or mid/low Bs to C/Ds, but never from high-high As to Fs. I really have a hard time believing this is just a matter of “oops procrastination”. And lol HYPS. A couple Bs/Cs/etc., maybe, but your grades are a “touch” too low unless your ECs include curing cancer or some crap.</p>
<p>To the op, I’ve flagged the thread with the mods.</p>