<p>Hello, I attempted to get a chance a little bit ago, but there were absolutely no responses at all. So, I decided to go get some more information and try this again.</p>
<p>Well, in a nutshell. My grades are not so good. In high school I had trouble during my freshman year. I hung out with the wrong crowd of people and didn't pay enough attention to school. Thanks to some timely intervention by my parents and teachers, I was able to turn it around during my sophomore and junior year. But, I still had quite a bit of trouble. I definitely tried hard, but a lot of the time, things simply did not click for me. My GPA was never awesome and I am absolutely sure that it will be the reason for many of school rejections. I have come to terms with that fact. But, I also believe that some places will accept me. I am a hard worker and my test scores are pretty decent. I was even on the list of commended students for National Achievement Scholarship (Basically the National Merit Scholarship for African-American Students). Please help me out.</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA - 2.8 </p>
<p>My Grades Report Grades 9-11
Grade 9: Ledyard High School, CT
-Semester 1
Men's Chorus (.5 credit) - A
Symphonic Band (.5 credit) - B-
Voice Class (.5 credit) - A
Spanish II (1 credit) - B-
Adv Biology 1 (1 credit) - D
Adv Environmental Science (.5 credit) - C
-Semester 2
Adv Geometry (1 credit) - C
Health (.5 credit) - C
Basic P.E (.5 credit) - B-
Concert Choir (.5 credit) - A
Symphonic Band (.5 credit) - B+
English 9 (1 credit) - D</p>
<p>Grade 10: Ledyard High School, CT
-Semester 1
Basic P.E. (.5 credit) - B-
Chamber Choir (.5 credit) - A-
Symphonic Band (.5 credit) - B
Voice Class (.5 credit) - A
Spanish III (1 credit) - B-
Chemistry (1 credit) - B-
-Semester 2
Algebra II (1 credit) - B+
Chamber Choir (.5 credit) - A
Voice (.5 credit) - A
English 10 (1 credit) - D+
US History (1 credit) - B+</p>
<p>Grade 11: Central Kitsap High School, WA
-Semester 1
AP English Language (.5 credit) - B-
Spanish III (.5 credit) - C
Functions Statistics and Trigonometry (.5 credit) - B-
Advanced Choir (.5 credit) - A
AP World History (.5 credit) - B
Intro to Business (.5 credit) - A
-Semester 2
AP English Language (.5 credit) - B-
Spanish III (.5 credit) - C
Functions Statistics and Trigonometry (.5 credit) - B-
Advanced Choir (.5 credit) - A
AP World History (.5 credit) - B
Pottery (.5 credit) - A</p>
<p>SAT: 1980/2400, 1290/1600
Reading - 680
Math - 610
Writing - 690</p>
<p>EC:
Sports -
Soccer (2 years)
Swim (1 year)
Track (2 years)</p>
<p>Music-
CMEA Eastern Region Connecticut Choir (2 years)
CMEA All-State Connecticut Choir (2 years)
MENC All-Eastern Choir (2 years)
ACDA All-NW Honor Choir (1 year)
WMEA Regional Solo and Ensemble (1st place, 1 year)
WMEA State Solo and Ensemble (didn't place, 1 year)</p>
<p>DECA-
Chapter President (1 year)
Chapter Treasurer (1 year)
DECA Regional Competition (3rd place, 1 year)
DECA State Competition (12th place, 1 year)</p>
<p>Others-
Executive ASB Treasurer (1 year)
Key Club Member (2 years)
Commended National Achievement Scholarship Participant (197 on PSAT)
Over 200 hours of volunteer service </p>
<p>Schools that I am applying to:
Arizona State University
University of Colorado - Boulder
Hawaii Pacific University
Central Washington University
Washington State University
Anywhere else I have a shot at getting into</p>
<p>Please help, I would greatly appreciate any and all input. I would rather not go to a community college though, if at all possible. Thank you for your time.</p>