<p>Excuse the size of this post, but it shouldn't take TOO long to read and I would really like some more insight from other people (I have already seen a guidance councilor) . So I have never been a straight-A or No-Cs or below student (with the exception of last year) and I'm a senior in HS. I never have taken any honors classes, I have never taken any AP classes. I have ADD and I still have to deal with depression every now and then (it's on and off, but I am not bipolar). I got straight-As last year and raised my overall GPA to 3.1 and I got a 24 on the ACT along with a 10 on the writing. The acceptance for the local university I want to go to is a minimum 3.0 GPA and a 20 (or 22) ACT, and I have a decent amount of extra-curriculars on my resume.</p>
<p>My work ethic is terrible, last year I managed to get all A's mostly because half to most of the teachers were easy and some of them babied us; and after getting all good grades I had the drive to push through the year and all of the work. I've never built a good work ethic/habits.</p>
<p>I was thinking about theoretical physics last year (I dropped sports and didn't do EC activities so I could self-study some Calculus to get ahead the game) and I decided to do online PE over the summer so I can free up an extra credits so I could take Comp Sci I and II along with AP Statistics (only "advanced" class I am taking and have ever taken). My schedule is as follows: Calc, Phys, AP Stat, Eng, World Religions (I'm in a catholic private), lunch, Comp Sci, W Civ. Whenever this year's school started I hit a depression rut and I became stagnant in my work (barely getting some assignments done) along with a huge case of senioritis (I really want to go to college and focus on classes I am interested in). Because of this, my grades started to suffer and I fell behind in a couple of classes and it's becoming harder to catch up. This is especially true with the AP Statistics. </p>
<p>Calculus is easy for me, the phys class isn't interesting, English is moderately easy, Comp Sci is tricky because the teacher isn't particularly good (she's not bad tho) and I have negligible programming experience, and the W Civ teacher is really challenging. As of right now, I am not doing as well as I would like or should be academically and I have an F in AP Stat and right now I'm just worried about getting/not getting into the local university (because it's the only good college with fields of my interest that I can afford). The work I need catch up with only to understand the material is a decent chunk, and we also use a program (Fathom) regularly which I have no idea to operate. The teacher in the class is extremely hard to follow, and when I get distracted or when I focus on what I am doing (like classwork) and I miss one thing she says, it's almost like the rest of the stuff we do in class is thrown out the window because I'll have to spend more time catching up than actually learning. I have most likely below a 50 in the class right now, and that along with my other grades is causing more stress and I am worried that it will cause a snowball effect.</p>
<p>I am trying to drop the class so I can focus my other subjects and work on my study habits before I get to college because all I see is that this class is only going to cause further stress. I have seen my guidance councilor about this, and I went to the see the guy who deals with the student schedules twice. First time he told me "Your schedule is not very hard, we have students taking four AP classes along with honors" (which annoys me that he compares me to other students and indicates to me he won't think much about my request) and that he is "not saying no yet" (and he apparently has a history of saying "no" to similar requests). I saw him a second time because I got the Stat's teacher's approval to drop the class and the first time I expressed my situation poorly (I think I came across as a lazy teenager, which I am but I would not like to be and is only a fraction of my problem). The second time I got a better response and said he will email my guidance councilor and I should see him Monday, although I am still doubtful that I have convinced him and I am worried he will make me stick to the class. I have all the credits needed to graduate if I drop out of Stats, and all I want to do is graduate so I can go to college and start anew chapter in my life and so I can work towards a degree in physics (or astronautical engineering).</p>
<p>I have little to no social life which doesn't help/worsens with depression, MOST of the HS classes I am taking comes across as a waste of time for several reasons (which is another factor in my lack of motivation and depression),and the stress to do well in school is pouring into the free time I have which only exacerbates the stress further. I just feel like a full schedule is too much stress for me because I am not that great of a student and if this guy doesn't let me drop the class I'm really worried that my depression will make me handle the stress terribly, making me do poor this year, which influences whether or not I get into the local university. </p>
<p>I just would like some more insight from other people and get this off my chest. I will probably be seeing a therapist soon, but really any tips, other insights, and personal experiences would be very much appreciated.</p>