<p>Heres the situation:(sorry if this is too long)
im ma junior in high school. Im in asb(leadership) secretary, play basketball for school, and am a full diploma ib/ap student. Freshmen and soph year my grades were about 3.7 gpa wise unweightedm like mostly a's and a few b's. NOw came to this year, i finshed semester with three C's and i feel hopeless. I know that this isnt me becasue i did so well before. Its just things have been piling up with family issues at home (divorce), more pressure from sports, and the new added responsibility of leadership at school. I feel sometimes like there arent enough hours in a day. Ive really been feeling the pressure and this first junior year semester was horrible, 3 c's 2 b's and 2 a's. I just got my first sat score and its a 2090, which im disappointed about. Between family issues and all teh work i have, i feel like im falling behind. I went from an a student to a b/c student in one semester. I feel as if colleges are just saying "oh boy look at this stupid slacker" but i really have issues going on. junior year is supposed to be your best year, and for meits been my worst. I had hopes of going to usc, ucla, berkeley, stanford, or maybe even ivy league. I just wanna know, can i redeem myself or is the "dream" college thing already over for me. If i bounce back and explain can those grades be overlooked? Can i get in to a great school. I really need advice. Thanks for listening :)</p>
<p>colleges dont look at each quarter they look at averages for courses over a year so just work really hard next quarter and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Retake SAT if you're serious about those schools.</p>
<p>try to get back to your "normal" gpa this new semester, you still got hope. as long as you pull your gpa up again, you can always explain your sudden grade drop in the additional part of your college apps.</p>