Really bad sophmore year grades

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So here's my story, I'm almost on the verge of tears as I'm writing this but...</p>

<p>I used to be a very descent high school student and would typically try very hard in school and I used to get mostly As and Bs. Basically I managed to pull of a 3.6 gpa at the end of the year as a freshman. This year is almost over for me and my grades have never been worse and I have never been more scared in my entire life (I'm a sophomore by the way). I went through really severe depression and anxiety all through this year which caused my focus to jump out the window, and as a result my grades have plummeted almost to the point of no return. I'm on the verge of ending this year off with possibly a 2.8-3.0 gpa with a D AVERAGE IN CHEMISTRY AND a couple of C averages in a few other classes to be shown on my transcript. Sadly my depression has began to calm down but it calmed down at the end of this year. I'm incredibly scared about my future right now and I have absolutely no idea what to do. I want to do a few ecs starting junior year such as debate team and water polo and I plan to take 2 or 3 APs as well and hope to pull off above a 4.0. These were my dream universities before all of this happened....
-pitt
-penn state
-Fordham university
-Boston university </p>

<p>I desperately want to become a doctor and these schools have outstanding premed programs but I'm afraid my d in Chen will hurt my chances and I'm also afraid that I won't be able to get into any of these schools and I need advice as to how I can still have a shot to get into these schools or if I can even can get into any of these schools</p>

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<p>Right now your GPA is extremely low for all of those schools. You should see if you can retake chemistry and have the D replaced with whatever your new grade. Work to increase your GPA, you should be aiming for a 3.5+ unweighted.</p>

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<p>I know someone who got into BU with a 3.2, so don’t give up hope! And I also had a rough sophomore year, ended with a 2.57 and I made it to college and have been on the dean’s list every semester. You’re not out of the game, just work hard and you’ll be fine.</p>

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<p>BU: Reach (raise your GPA to a 3.2+ and get a 2000+/29+ in that case)
UPitt: Reach (raise your GPA to a 3.2+ and get a 1900+/28+)
PSU: Aim for 1900+/28+
Fordham: Aim for 1950+/28+</p>

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<p>I’m in a very similar situation, so similar it’s almost scary ~ I’m also a sophomore whose grades have plummeted due to personal problems while still dreaming of going to BU. But I’ve been told that we still have two more years of opportunity and as long as we bring up our grades in junior and senior year, we should be fine. Just a word of advice - if you really feel you can’t handle a class, for the love of God, drop it! I suffered through honors algebra II and honors chemistry this year and I’m barely pulling off a C- in both. I don’t think it’s worth it taking an honors if you’re going to struggle like that. I think you should focus on trying to get some A’s in your transcript. I mean, if you take some regular classes but still have some honors and one or two AP, then I think you should still qualify for those schools as long as you get a good GPA out of it. That’s my belief, anyway.</p>