What should I do for Junior year?

Applying to College
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<p>As I enter grade 11, college/university acceptance is becoming imperative so I have been doing research on admission requirements. I was reading that a majority of colleges want 2-3 years of the core subjects, when I choose my courses for grade 11 however I did not have any specific college in mind and now I am worried.
I choose:
Foundations of Math(now, Im thinking I should of choose Calculus or Trigonometry)
English
History
Digital Tech.
Culinary Tech.
Biology.
Environmental Geo.
Media Studies
Law </p>

<p>I did not take any foreign languages this year, but I did take French for Freshmen and Sophomore year. </p>

<p>My school however does not offer any AP courses, so I’m not sure how I stand out on my college application. I am also intend to apply for a scholarship but I was reading that your GPA is calculated from your four years of HS. Does this mean colleges look at all four years? All of my grades in Freshmen & Sophomore were rocky, ranging from Bs, to low C’s, with English being the only consistent A. Im hoping that with hard work in my last two years that can increase my GPA. I am just paranoid because I am realizing how badly I did in school. Part of the reason was, I simply did not understand the material, English which composed of (Literature & media studies, intensive writing, and critical thinking) was the only course I excelled in. Despite this, I am pretty sure I cannot get into a college based on one grade. So, my questions are should I re-consider my grade 11 course choices? Is there hope for college/university acceptance in my particular situation?</p>

<p>These are the universities I am interested in:
John Hopskin
Touro Unveristy
American Jewish Univeristy
University of New Brunswick <----Since my HS offers the New Brunswick High School Diploma</p>

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<p>Well since you’re a junior I just have to tell you good luck. Junior year was a struggle for me between AP,SAT, and college classes. I think you should have chosen a different math seeing that colleges like to see rigorous,challenging course work. Try and see if local colleges allow students to take classes(for free, in NYC we have something called College Now). You have a good list already, try looking at some state schools and work hard for the SAT/ACT and have decent EC’s since colleges look at things holistically, meaning everything is supposed to be weighted the same. Your GPA is calculated from all 4 years but colleges only see the first 3 by the time you actually apply. I also recommend a 3rd year of foreign language, many Colleges require( depending on ur major) or recommend it</p>