Bad sophomore year?

<p>Alright so I'm a new Junior, graduating in 2015, 16 years old, and I'm starting fresh this year with the mentality that I will get straight A's this crucial year in high school.
So what's my dilemma? Last year, when I was a Sophomore, I had a bit of trouble in two particular classes:
Algebra 2 Honors (ending up with a C) and Chemistry Honors(ending up with a D+)</p>

<p>So as you can see, the second year of high school came with several unexpected events that hit me harder than anything else I had ever dreamed of....High School has its ups as well as its downs!!It was during that dreaded second semester of Sophomore year where my grades plummeted and wrecked up my entire life plan.</p>

<p>I'm flinching as I type due to the fact that my GPA is annoyingly low compared to my high standards. As of now my cumulative GPA is 3.29.</p>

<p>Ugh.</p>

<p>Anyways, let me give you all my transcript, just so you can see where I am.</p>

<p>Freshman year:</p>

<p>Algebra 1 Honors-A
Critical thinking Honors-A
English 1 Honors-B+
French 3 Honors- B+
Biology 1 Honors- A
Introduction to Engineering- A
World History Honors- A
Hope(P.E.)- A</p>

<p>Sophomore year(oh no):</p>

<p>Algebra 2 Honors-C
English 2 Honors- A
Geometry Honors- B
Chemistry Honors- D+ **taking this one again
AP Studio Art Drawing Portfolio- B+
AP French- A
AP Psychology- B+</p>

<p>Junior Year<em>currently taking</em>:</p>

<p>AP English Language
Debate 1 Honors
AP Biology
AICE Biology (same thing as an AP)
AP US History
Trigonometry Honors
Latin IV honors</p>

<p>Right now I'm doing well and trying my hardest.</p>

<p>TOTAL AP's TAKEN: 7</p>

<p>Scores on sophomore year's AP tests were good though!</p>

<p>AP Studio Art Drawing Portfolio- 5
AP French- 4
AP Psychology- 4</p>

<p>Extracurriculars/Acheivements/Personality:
-French Honors Society, Art Club, Fashion Club, H.E.L.P. Club, Latin Honors Society.
-I got an officer position as marketing director of the H.E.L.P club.
-I volunteer at an art museum and got into the leadership committee.
-Won first place in the YAA Recylced Fashion Show as a designer.
-Modeled for school fashion shows and YAA shows.
-I won Honorable Mention at Scholastics Art and Writing awards.
-Got into Superintendent's Art Show
-I have shown work in galleries, virtually and physically, including YAA art museum.
-Got awarded best scholar award in the subject of Visual Arts in the whole school.
-Got awarded AP scholar.
-I play tennis and run.
- I love to read books, and write anything.
-My passion is art.
-I'm interested in botany and biology.
-I'm beginning to volunteer at my local clinic.
-I'm beginning to volunteer at the zoo.</p>

<p>-I speak 3 tongues fluently: Spanish, English, and French.</p>

<p>Ok so I know I'll take Chemistry Honors again and I'm rooting for an A.
This will bump up my GPA!</p>

<p>So I'm guessing my GPA will be around 3.3-3.5.</p>

<p>So if I keep working my eyeballs off this semester and manage to get A's, it'll go up even more, probably to the 3.5-3.8.</p>

<p>Hopefully 3.8...</p>

<p>That being said, I got a 1750 on my PSAT last year and taking my first SAT on November.</p>

<p>With the prep books I'm going to boost that score up to probably 1800-1900</p>

<p>My goal is anything above a 2000.</p>

<p>I expect my essays to be top notch, and overflowing with personality, as my teachers have told me they know its me without even looking at the name.
"Your quirky self is all over these pages!" they say with a chuckle.</p>

<p>TOP COLLEGES:</p>

<p>Boston University
University of Chicago
Emory University
New York University
Miami University
Rice University
Penn State
UC Berkley</p>

<p>Tell me anything! It's all useful to me:) thanks</p>