Tips for a struggling student...

ahovahov8
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:45:45 +0000

Hey guys, I’m currently a junior in high school and I shamefully admit that I’ve sort of messed up in high school. I currently have a 3.2 GPA and am only in one honors class, which for my ethnicity (Chinese) is pretty sub-par, but I’ve always ended up with B+ averages at the end of the year for nearly all my academic classes. Currently I’m maintaining solid A-/A averages in my classes and plan to enter at least 3 honors/APs my senior year, as I really think once I get in I can maintain at least a B.

What I’m really worried about though is what college I can apply to. I am pretty decent at the SAT and am hoping for a 2100 or higher when I get it back, which I’ve been scoring around on practice tests. My counselors have all told me colleges recognize improvement and this can help me out a lot, but I’m not sure if senior year is too late for that. I have some clubs to put on my resume and more than enough volunteer hours, but my GPA/grades in general are a real problem.

I live in New Jersey and will be graduating in 2013. I know Rutgers is probably a viable option, but in my family (and most of the Asian community in general, haha) it’s sort of looked down upon. Are there any schools better than Rutgers that I can shoot for if I improve and get those APs and SAT scores in?

Really looking forward to your responses, and sorry for the long read haha. Thanks