<p>so i’m going into junior year and i completely messed up my sophomore year. Freshman year wasn’t too hot either. I just wanted some opinions on whether or not i can make up for screwing up this badly or if all my chances are shot.
Freshman-
Honors geometry C
Honors English A
Honors physical science B
Honors Euro History A
Latin II A
intro to business A
gym A
health A
comp. apps B
Sophomore-
Algebra 2 - B
Honors english - B+
Honors Latin III- C+
AP World History - B+
Personal finance - A
law - A
Honors Biology- B
swimming-B
health-B
Acting - A </p>
<p>I’m really involed in theater and am next year’s activties coordinator. I’m also in class government, play soccer, volunteer at a nursing home. I plan on getting involved in more next year. ohh and i took the SAT’s earlier this year and got a 680 CR, 690 Writing, 600 math. i want to end up with a 2200 cumulative. I’m taking three AP’s next year and more senior and am in other honors classes (next year will DEFINITELY have better grades).</p>
<p>Sure. Your stats are good enough to get into American. Kids with numbers and course strength below what you have here were accepted.</p>
<p>If American is high on your list, make sure you visit at least once (with the Admissions Office’s knowledge) and contact them with questions on occasion. As stated on various AU threads, the “expressed interest” quotient is increasingly important to schools like American, which are trying to compete with the top tier schools for A-1 students, but can’t afford to throw out too large of a percentage of their acceptance offers to those who they feel are merely using AU as a safety net school.</p>
<p>Keep in mind as well that AU, like all quality schools, is not that interested in the “well-rounded student,” who screams, “Hey, I’ve done a LITTLE of everything (mostly to build up my resume).” Most adept admissions reps can sniff this out in a few scans of an application. What they want (beyond students who they believe can thrive at their school, of course) is… 1. students who bring a real passion about something (whatever that may be), and 2. individual students who, combined, give THEM a “well-rounded student body.”</p>
<p>You sound like you are doing well. (Too many people on here feel like they have to apologize for any less than stellar grades or test scores.) And you sound like you are motivated and goal-oriented. Keep that up and good luck!</p>