<p>I would try switching class. Seriously, get your parents involved, complain to the Principal…whatever. Math doesn’t work just one way and if your teacher things that…well, she’s wrong.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input, everyone.</p>
<p>And yeah, 2150 DOES suck. I’ll probably take the ACT - got a 32 overall when I was in 8th grade. 30 in English, 33 in Math, 29 in Reading and 31 in Science. Got a 10 on the essay.
Versus the SAT, which I also took in 8th grade, on which I got 580 for Critical Reading, 670 for Math, and 610 for writing, with a 6 on the essay. I hope I’ve improved for the ACT though. for SAT I barely improved. T_T</p>
<p>Your GPA may be a detriment to your application, but colleges do take a more holistic approach than that, so go ahead and apply to your top schools anyway–you never know! Though do of course have more realistic schools on your list as well.</p>
<p>As for the math, I’ve had that situation before and I know it can be frustrating, but honestly you are not failing because your teacher as a “freaking vendetta” against you. Especially in math, which cannot be graded subjectively (either the number/method is right or it is wrong…) I get that her method of grading may be annoying, but after the first test why did you keep trying to do it your own way? I mean I see how it’s unfair that she marks you down for doing a different method but once you found out that she did this, why didn’t you just stick to her methods?!</p>