In my six honors classes, my first semester grades were A, A, A, A-, B, and B. I’m taking Spanish 2 and a precalc class and I was wondering if it’s still possible to be in the top of my class.
2 things:
- That’s not a rough start.
- It depends on your school.
I lied, a third thing:
3. Chill.
Would that mean that I would have to go to great lengths in order to be up there? It’s not like my entire life was set on this, but I just wanted to see if there was any hope before I try to embark upon a fruitless trail.
Dude, you’ll be fine. Just work harder second semester. If you think long term, there is still a lot that can be change d for the good.
I know sarcasm won’t help, but I can’t help but do it cuz I have worse grades: “Dude? Three A’'s, an A- and two B’s? You aren’t going to anywhere better than Yale, sorry.”
Anyway, check and see how your grades get averaged together. If it is by the percent received in each semester then get as close as you can to a 100% in the second semester. If it is by the letter, then see if your school makes A+ 4.33 and aim for an A+ in the B classes.
Being at the top of your class isn’t the most important thing.
Getting a solid education, growing academically, morally, emotionally-- these are the things that matter.
A+ don’t count for anything more than an A in any of the types of classes. One of the A’s I got was actually an A+.
Wow this is an emergency!!! Somebody call 911 because this kid will definitely NOT get into college! Wow a freshman taking precalc class! Totally different from the rest of the population starting with geometry or algebra 1!
Seriously you need to calm down because if you think this is a problem wait till you find out you get Cs in upperclass years!
…Not everyone “gets Cs in upper class years,” so don’t freak out about that, OP.
We can’t tell you if you’ll be top of your class because that doesn’t just depend on you. It also depends on your classmates and how they’re doing in relation to you. And we don’t know them or their accomplishments.
Somehow I’m now fourth in my class…and I’m not worried about being accepted into college. I’m more concerned with maximizing scholarship opportunity.
Seriously, don’t panic at all. Most colleges and scholarship programs pay more attention to your sophomore and junior year grades, so as long as you don’t blow those two years up, you’ll be fine. In addition, a steady improvement in grades from freshman to senior year is always good.
I’m panicked! Where are the students who are engaged in school for the purpose of mastering various topics, exploring things they are interested in, and yes, feeling good about doing well because you nailed the test-showed you could really think logically about the topic & you are well informed & you mastered the material and you understand the logic and you can think critically. Being the top of the class or beating out others isn’t a good value. I know colleges look for "top 10%. But that does not have to drive your entire high school career. Instead focus on your classes and nailing tests and going one step beyond what is expected so that you are as good as you can be in each topic. Then the outcome is the outcome. That’s is. Grades are not “goals”. Mastery is the goal. With excellent mastery, the grades will follow.
I work to try to understand things, obviously, but there has to be some kind of tangible goal if one wants to push himself. A’s are that tangible goal I have, and it’s especially dissatisfying that my english grade is not there.
Your grades are not bad. It is still possible to be at the top of your class, but I would do what you enjoy instead of trying to be #1.