<p>Every since I started high school it's been my goal to go to a good school. I've aggressively tried to get good grades. I've loved the idea of working hard and it paying off in the longrun even if my school wasn't the best situation for me.</p>
<p>Freshman year I did pretty well, finished with a 3.6 overall and joined a couple of clubs. While doing this however I got fed up with my school and decided that I should transfer out. I worked for a long time on the application, kept my grades up in the meantime, and decided to make the best of my situation as it was then. About at the end of the school year I got in, and I thought that was that. I'd have my ideal school situation and my good grades.</p>
<p>Over that summer a lot of things came together at the wrong time that just made it impossible for me to get to this new school. It was a really hard time for me. I had thought I would have the situation was ideal. </p>
<p>I was upset and that upset carried into my sophmore year. I finished with an abysmal 2.8 overall that year. Although I continued to be active in clubs and extracurriculars. I got all my hours done (and more) as well that year. I was in a bad place because of this botched transfer and it carried into my schoolwork. I was very angry at myself that year for ruining my chances at a good college, my dream. I finished the schoolyear depressed.</p>
<p>That summer I decided to stop sulking and pick myself back up. I decided my dream was worth a shot and that I should go for it. I got into 2 AP classes (and the rest of my classes continued to be honors). I decided I was going to go in excited and work the hardest I ever have my junior year. The year has started and I'm in good shape right now. It's looking like I can get a 4.5 (my school weighs AP classes very heavily) and even in a situation that I'm not that happy with I can turn things around at least a bit. Next year, it looks like I'll even get an internship</p>
<p>My question though is. Am I ruined? Don't get me wrong, I'm going to continue to work hard and get good grades; but has my sophmore year destroyed my chances at what I want? I'd hope not, but I also want honest answers so I can assess where I am and what I have to do if I want to achieve my aspiration.</p>