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controversies such as as as media reports on on on on how their brilliant athletes don’t do do do well in in in school Help yourself be recruited by working as as as hard on on on on your your your grades and leadership skills as as as you you you you do do do in in in your your your sport sport After all all a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a very very very very small percentage of college athletes (much less than 1%) end up making a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a living playing sports so it makes sense to develop yourself in in in in academics and leadership as as well as as sport I I I I I should never be be be in in in an an an an an Advanced Placement (AP) class class where where I I I I I think I I I I I can can earn earn a a a a a a a a a a a a a a B I’d be be be better off taking a a a a a a a a a a a regular class class where I I can earn an an an an A A A Both True and and and False Colleges will look at at at what challenging classes you you you you took in in high school and and and and how you you you you handled those challenges However your grades do matter Therefore if you you you you think that that an an an an an AP class class class may may be be too much of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a challenge challenge and and and an an an an an exceptionally hard class class class may may seriously jeopardize your GPA take the class class class class that that will be be be less challenging Yet if you you you you have no previous AP classes and and you’re you’re confident you you you you you you you can earn at at least a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a B and and maybe work extra hard for an an an an an an A A A take your your chances! If you’re you’re really struggling with this question you you you you you you may may consider asking an an an an an an admissions specialist at your your your top several schools or or consulting a a a a a a a a a a a a a a high school school counselor who can help you you you challenge yourself without risking a a a a a a good GPA 11
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There will be no shortage of people with opinions on on on what your college admissions process should look like The earlier you start building a a a a trusted community of mentors friends and allies in your your life the sooner you’ll have a a a a a a developed idea of what you you you you want your your future to look like Build these relationships early and start building a a a a a good BS detector for those who don’t have your best interest in in in mind