hello! I’m a current high school sophomore and I was wondering if I had plenty of time to help build up a good app? what classes or ECs would help? during my freshman year, geometry killed my GPA (I got b’s the first semester so to me it’s “killing” it) and I was also wondering if I took extra classes, would it help my unweighted GPA? I don’t know if I would need to put classes, ethnicity, clubs, etc. for more info. my school requires 21 credits, so I don’t know if getting over that amount will help my GPA
Getting over that amount will help you get into more colleges.
Right now, choose the most rigorous program that you can excel at. You’re talking about taking more classes and haven’t even shown you can excel at the normal number of classes. Improve where you’re at before dreaming of what comes next. Choose ECs that interest you – don’t be afraid to sample but don’t chase fluff stuff. ECs pale greatly in comparison to GPA.
As far as your district’s minimum requirements, that’s nothing. If you truly see yourself as prepping for college, that’s a minor goal. Look at seniors who are readying themselves for college: are they simply looking to fulfill the minimums? Nope.