<p>I pretty much dived in my sophomore year
i went from a straight A student to a guy who failed a class and got a C in 2 classes (failed the extra class i took and got a C in 2 AP classes)</p>
<p>and OMG, my AP exam scores SUCK (2 , 1 , 3, 2 ,3)
...i was going through some stuff 0.o</p>
<p>so please please please tell me what i can do to make up for this epic fail of a year and get back to competitive standings!...(one thing i planned to do was take an incredible tough course load junior year)</p>
<p>I also want to go to MIT so i posted this there too, but i realized I pretty much killed my chances there...unless some saintly person on this forum can give me some beacon of hope?</p>
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<li><p>Write an excuse for it in your essay. It’s going to be a stretch because of the topics ([which</a> can be found here](<a href=“Blow the Whistle! (404 error: page not found) | Undergraduate Admission”>Apply to Georgia Tech | Undergraduate Admission)) but i think you might be able to work it into the second essay prompt. That’s the only thing I can think of… you said you were going through some stuff; the application gives you a space for explanations at the end (I looked at the sample.), but you can also work it into your essay.</p></li>
<li><p>Make sure you apply to safety schools that you would be happy going to.</p></li>
<li><p>You are going to be a junior, right? Get your act together next year. Then the admissions officers will be more willing to accept the aforementioned excuse that you wrote about.</p></li>
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