<p>I'm a white male senior from Des Moines, IA. I go to a private high school that is considered one of the (if not the) the best in the state. I have a 3.71 UW 3.9 W, top 15% of class, I am captain of 2 events on the debate team and I am the leader in NFL points on the state/school level, I have gone to the national tournament for this twice and was runner-up in three events at state level last year and have been to the Tournament of Champions. I am president of a philosophy club at school, and I am a member of the most "intense" community service organization (i.e. touring homeless camps, huge amounts of service, etc.). I have a 28 on the ACT (superscored it's a 30 and IIRC grinnell does) with a perfect 36 in Reading. I am senior class treasurer, and I am involved in World Food Prize/GYI and the homecoming committee. I'm going to get good recs and have taken 3 AP exams (euro, US, APLAC) and scored a 4 and two 5s respectively. I am in 4 others right now (bio, gov, spanish and lit). My grades are almost all A's and high B's and I have a good courselist with all advanced classes except the mandatory religion ones and math. I have a good essay as well and plan to do a personal interview. I will be applying early decision. Grinnell is a great fit for me.</p>
<p>HOWEVER, I have a serious concern with one part of my application. I have two C-'s on my transcript, both from junior year. They are in an Algebra II course and an advanced chemistry class. They are partially my fault, but I've always had trouble with math. My fear is that these two grades will tank my chances of getting into the college or will screw me over if I'm on the fence. Does anyone have any advice/stories/thoughts/etc. on my chances of getting in? Grinnell is an absolute dream school for me and I really don't want to be declined.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>