Due to the apologetic nature of your post + the ridiculous amount of text you’re willing to put down, I will give this advice. Take a chill pill. You’re not gonna go far banging your head thinking about these things. Focus on your classes instead. If you just take a moment to consider, use your time and energy to get A’s in school, not to go on Collegeboard drafting up whole essays.
@proudterrier Thank you! It really means a lot to have someone take this kind of interest in me. I personally never thought about a dual major in a science and a field that I have a genuine passion in. I’ve always had a pretty open mind, yet I’ve been under the impression that there are only two kinds of field of science: medicine and engineering. You just gave me so many different ideas! I am going to talk to my friend to see if we can start making science videos on youtube and ask my editor if the paper can cover some environment issues going on in the town. There are now so many possibilities and opportunities that have now become available. Thank you again!
Ok, thanks @collegeguy97 appreciate your input!
Those are great ideas! There are actually some amazing environmental science and environmental policy programs at various schools. I’ve been helping a girl who wants to focus on those areas so I’m familiar with some of the options 
You should look at Wash U in St Louis specifically: they have a full ride scholarship that is specifically for students who want to major in the sciences, including environmental science (highly competitive, but still!). Wash U also has some great writing courses in their English department, and I think it would be easy to grab a minor, or even double major, there.
And life is weird–you never know where you’ll end up! I majored in journalism, dead set on being a journalist, and now I work in international TV marketing. In hindsight, it makes perfect sense–I love TV, I’m a strong persuasive writer, and I’ve lived abroad/always loved language & culture… and here I am. With love to journalism, what I’m doing now is more stable and pays better than journalism would. But 18-year-old me was dead set on it… and j-school was actually amazing and I don’t regret it at all. So you could end up any number of places!
@proudterrier With all of my various passions and interests, it’s hard to predict anything or make a plan. I love your story, though. It sounds like you have had an interesting, exciting life. I’ve never been much of a traveler, but I’m open to the idea. For the most part, it sounds like you’ve been pretty safe and you have no regrets. For me, I feel like I must scrutinize every option available, so that I’m not regretting my decisions twenty years from now. That’s why I’m putting so much effort into managing my future, so I have no regrets later in life and that I am happy, like you.
@stantonstudent I used Barron’s for bio. It took me a while to get through (especially since I don’t really like bio), but it was a good resource. There were a few really obscure questions on the actual test, however.
Thx for the info topaz
Hey, I’m only 31–got a long way to go I definitely played it safe, but that’s partly my personality and also entering the workforce at the start of a recession. Some of my peers have done rather poorly because we graduated into such an appalling job market. I count myself among the lucky. Just keep yourself open to things and find balance between what you love and what is practical. Good luck!
Why are your 8th grade classes on your high school transcript? Even so, I really don’t think colleges are going to count those in your official GPA…most schools readjust/calculate the GPA themselves, so I woudn’t count yourself out from classes taken almost 5 years ago (when applying)