Will I be able to raise my GPA high enough?

It would depend on the courses you take. For example, if you take mostly CP classes, your GPA might go up a little bit. Honors classes will raise it more, and AP and Dual Enrollment will have the greatest effect. But you MUST be able to keep up with the rigorous course load that comes with higher level classes because your GPA will drop again if you can't manage it.

As of now, in your sophomore year, you could increase your GPA to a 2.6 or 2.7ish. This is mainly because it's currently second semester.

Also, considering that you will be a junior next year, raising your GPA will be harder because you already have a lot of courses that are averaged in. However, you could certainly raise it to a 3.something. Your junior year will be the most important because colleges look at the full year transcript for admissions.

A tip I have for you is to check your grades frequently. Keep up with every grade that your teachers enter and follow up if something's missing or there are 0s. Submit things on time as best you can, because these little things can and will add up after a while.

I hope this helps and wish you the best!

Hi! I'm also a sophomore so I totally understand how you feel. As you probably know, "academics count for 40% of your college application." And no academic component is more important than your GPA in high school. GPA determines your admission to college and qualification for various scholarships, among other things like class ranking and merit-based awards. Since your GPA is currently at a 2.5 GPA, which is a little lower than the average GPA, you may not be able to get in to competitive colleges/universities. But don't lose hope. Of course, it is 100% possible for you to raise your GPA. It is doable. People suggest you take as many AP's as you can. But that's absolutely not the right way to approach high school courses. The whole idea of taking AP's is to challenge yourself with higher-level coursework and to show colleges that you can handle a rigorous pace. But seriously, dumping yourself with like 16 AP's in the last two years of high school isn't a good idea especially when your GPA could be at a HUGE risk. Please take classes you like, enjoy, or have a passion for so your GPA will raise by taking more challenging AP classes but also so you aren't burned out. I get it. College admissions are scary. There's a lot of peer pressure on top of everything too. But, I've met many people who were able to get into the colleges they love even if they had a really low GPA. They worked really hard, self-studied using free websites, and got really high SAT and ACT scores. Though their parents didn't have enough money to enroll them in expensive extracurriculars, they were still able to help their community through volunteering and free community service. They advocated for good causes they believed in, and did their best to help others and benefit the world. Even though they didn't have great GPA, they received a lot of scholarship and got accepted to the college they love for their service leadership, and positive impacts. Maybe you weren't that serious about your life, your future, and career as a freshman. I'm pretty guilty about that too. But you're not late and you can always change your destiny. Stop worrying too much about your GPA and just make sure to be the best version of yourself. If that means, taking more AP classes, then do that. You got this. Like this comment if you did :) Thank you!

Yes, if you try to get straight A's for the rest of high school, it will raise your GPA. If you join an AP or Honors class it raises it even higher.