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i know colleges like to see improvement from freshman year to senior (increase in GPA). the thing is, unlike most people, i see my grades going down with the weight of AP classes. my freshman average will be around a 96-97 at the end of this year. that means i'll have to pull a 99 junior year to show improvement. and in new york, a 99 is practically impossible unless your a stuyvesant kid. my question is, should i bomb in one of my classes, like spanish or something, to bring down my average to a 93-94? if i do so, it seems more humanily possible to progress to a 96-97 junior year. any advice?

By Shilpa1125 (Shilpa1125) on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 02:14 am: Edit

I don't think bombing a class on purpose would ever be a good idea. I don't know too much about getting into college, but I'm sure if your grades are that good to begin with, they won't need to see improvement, but that your grades are consistently high.

By Serene (Serene) on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 02:53 am: Edit

agree. it sounds silly to me the idea that the college admission officers would go "freshman year, 96... junior year, *gasp* still only 96?! reject!"

By Fender1 (Fender1) on Monday, June 09, 2003 - 03:04 am: Edit

exactly. The need to show improvement is just another overblown myth taking the place of common sense.

The only advice I'll give: Do the best you can in every class.

Oh, and make sure to take time to focus on high school during high school and not always be looking toward college.