Hi,
I am going into Junior year in about a week and am very concerned with my chances of getting into the colleges I’d ideally like to go to.
My cumulative GPA from Freshman and Sophomore year is a 2.7. I did not perform well in Freshmen year and the first semester of Sophomore year mostly due to pretty difficult circumstances (stolen horses, a court case to obtain a restraining order against my stepmother for harassment, among other things), I know this isn’t an excuse but it did take a major toll on my ability to perform well in school. In the second semester of my Sophomore year, I received all A’s and one B and ended the year with a 3.7 GPA. I was not in any clubs and I didn’t do any extracurricular activities during Freshmen and Sophomore year.
I am going into Junior year without the same personal problems I had my previous two years of high school and I am hoping I do as well, if not better, as I did in my 2nd semester of Sophomore year. I plan to take an extra class this year and I am going to be talking to my guidance counselor about taking an AP classes. I’m also planning on doing volunteer work this year as well as shadowing/interning with an attorney as I would like to go into a career involving law or politics and I’m planning on studying for the ACT/SAT this year also.
A school that I would love to attend is University of Southern California, I know my chances are probably pretty much non-existent but I wanted other opinions.
I am not 100% sure about what other colleges I would like to attend but I would like to go to the best one I can go to, ideally a college that is in the top 50 rankings but I’m not sure if this is even possible.