Getting a D...

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<p>I'm a junior. </p>

<p>Over the course of my high school career, I've taken the vast majority of the most rigorous classes offered to me, and I've gotten all As and 2 Bs. I have a C on my transcript from an AP class I dropped because that was my grade at the time I dropped it, so it's not ACTUALLY a C. I'm most likely going to get a D in a math class this year, 1st semester, because I suck at math (bad excuse, I know). However I'm dropping down to the regular-level math class next semester so hopefully I can make a C or maybe a B 2nd semester. I'll have a total of 3 AP classes by the end of junior year (er.. I technically could have taken 4 this year but I decided to take 3, and I dropped one, so I'm only taking 2 at the moment and the other AP is from sophomore year), and I'm going to be at a different school next year where AP classes aren't offered so it's a total of 3 for my entire high school career. My SAT score the first time around was a 2100, but I'm retaking it. I have pretty good extracurriculars that are pretty unique. Not a ton of leadership and no deepdeep involvement, but they're still above-average and eye-catching, I'd say.</p>

<p>What kind of colleges do you reckon I should be looking at? Preferably liberal arts colleges, but any suggestions are welcome. I'm assuming Middlebury, my dream college, is out of the question..<br>
I want to go somewhere intellectually stimulating and challenging, I'm hoping there is some college that fits this criteria that will accept someone with grades as horrible as mine.</p>

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<p>I think you’ll be fine! My grade pattern and courses taken are almost the same as yours (A/Bs), ~2100 SAT, I took 2 APs junior year and I’m taking 3 senior year, and I got a C+ as a final math grade last year, and a C- as a 1st quarter grade for math this year, and still got into my dream LAC Vassar.
If your new school doesn’t offer APs, just take the highest courses they do offer.
Of course it still depends on who you are outside of the numbers, and from what you say it’s not as if you’re doing nothing outside of school. You’ve got a shot at Middlebury just keep working hard :)</p>