<p>The only college I truly am interested in attending is Notre Dame. It is the only place I can see myself, I know it is early in my high school career (I am only a sophomore) but I have suffered from depression this summer and into this part of the school year. I will be getting anti-depressants soon and hopefully then I will be motivated. All I have felt like doing this whole school year is sleeping, and as a result my grades have really suffered. Freshmen year I had a GPA of 3.6 uw which I was happy with.. But after my first quarter of sophomore year I got all B's except for an F in Latin II, which I attribute to the class being poorly prepared (we did not finish Latin I and a lot of people in the class failed it this quarter), as well as my depression. I know I can write a supplement explaining my issue, but my GPA dropped from a 3.6 to like, a 2.6 and I'm worried! Notre Dame always has the most talented kids applying there, they have no reason to accept me when there are 1,000 other kids who have worked hard and maintained a high GPA their entire career. I think my one saving grace could be the fact that I am highly involved in my school community. This year I have founded seven clubs and served as co-president of them. I also figure to start a non-profit business which sends money to the Philippines so that nuns can help disadvantaged children. My PSAT scores have been good and I have taken the most rigorous course load offered at my school. I make good use of my summers and have a good amount of community service. Notre Dame is all I really care about, and it is my inspiration for waking up every morning. I start every morning with a routine of tapping my Notre Dame apparel before I leave for school. All I want is to know I still have a chance at being admitted... I know I will have to work harder to come back than ever before. But basically....... I am asking, do you think if I can recover my GPA I will still have a shot at admission, or will the low Latin grade really stick it to me? Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>Why the double post? You’ve already posted this in the Notre Dame thread, and doesn’t make sense that you’re posting this in the International Student’s and Nepal thread.</p>
<p>In any case, Your grades are recoverable. Your academics is not the only thing that the application is based on. It is you who is being judged, not your scores. If other parts of your application is strong, and you have something different than those 1000 students, you’ll have a good shot.</p>
<p>yeah… and for your depressing part, try to show what you gained from it not just the sympathetic part. That will also help…</p>
<p>eehlauna so you think I have ruined any shot? 
is that what you mean by yeah or do you mean yeah like you are agreeing with sixstringsrocker</p>
<p>Agreeing with sixstringxrocker on the fact that it is not just grades that shows who you are. There are SATs and essays. Give your best on both of these. Don’t compromise even a bit. And don’t fail to show your strengths. You will be fine.</p>