<p>I mean, I'm already in second quarter for junior year, my overall high school gap is 81. something, something and my first quarter GPA was 80. I'm thinking I may as well just give up on happiness and accept I'm meant to be miserable, with an 81 GPA I'm more or less screwed for college, won't make it into Syracuse like I wanted, would be lucky to make it into University of Buffalo (which has neither art nor acting like I would've wished) and basically have to choose between the sciences and the arts. By now I'm considering just plain mediocre universities (I'm a New Yorker and am thinking about the University of Los Angeles), Canada, or joining the military (life isn't worth living if I have to go to Community College). So, what should I do, at this point, can I even do anything? Half the people at my school are super geniuses that freak out if they get a GPA below an 85 or even a 90 (I go to a tough private school) and it's basically brought me to the point of hating myself and giving up on myself. I've basically given up on myself, I don't even know what I should do anymore...</p>
<p>Yes, life is over. Time to give up. </p>
<p>(Sarcasm). Come ON. Dramatic much? You should “give up on happiness”? </p>
<p>There is a place for everyone. Bust your rear and get fantastic grades this year, all year. Besides academics, figure out what your passion is (drama, maybe? ha ha- just teasing). It will improve your future options, but whatever options you have, it is up to YOU to do your best and make the most of it and DECIDE to be happy. Some of the most successful people did not go to the top schools. </p>
<p>You will barely remember high school or your grades 10 years from now. </p>
<p>Thing is, it’s not so much about high school, it’s about college. I was so caught up in my depression for a lot of high school (I had/have actual diagnosed depression) that my grades suffered a bit, especially in freshman year. The only thing I sort of have going for me is that I’m black, that’s about it.</p>
<p>You seem to have ruled out every school on the planet based solely on GPA. What about your ECs, test scores, essays, etc? There are so many schools out there; I really think it’s melodramatic to think you have 0 shot at anything. How much can your family expect to pay?</p>
<p>“Life isn’t worth living” if you go to Community College? Really?</p>
<p>Also, community college isn’t the terrible place you seem to think it is. Coming from a competitive private, maybe a lot of your peers don’t go to CC, which clouds your judgment. But CC is a great financial option, and often times the education you receive is of equal caliber of the schools you’d pay thousands to attend. Lots of my friends go to CC and transfer after 2 years to the state school (a great school, where they get their bachelors). </p>
<p>So keep your head up OP. Your GPA isn’t failing or terrible. Show colleges that you can finish out strong, instead of falling to pieces right at the end. Good luck :)</p>
<p>Part of it is what my family would think of me, I’d rather die than see my father’s face if I enrolled in BMCC, for instance. I hate my school so much, I should’ve never gone here, I could’ve had it easy, instead I chose is school where I’m a failure, just to be with a friend who couldn’t even last freshman year here!</p>
<p>SUNY Fredonia has art, and I’m pretty sure drama. </p>
<p>I also need to study a science field for practical purposes, I’m good at science and jobs aren’t too hard to find, granted you’re willing to work at/for a college.</p>
<p>So, get over feeling sorry for yourself. So you’ve “had depression”. I’m pretty sure that virtually every one of us- especially teens - could be diagnosed as “depressed” on the right day. It’s called life. It’s time to forget what lies behind, and look forward to what lies ahead. What option do you have, besides more of the same? It sounds like you are in a great private school, an option many would be thrilled to have. </p>
<p>Create what you want and decide to be happy with who you are, and with all the wonderful possibilites that lie ahead of you. </p>
<p>Can you switch to another high school in your district, if you are that miserable? </p>
<p>It’s too late, I could’ve gotten a very good scholarship to another school, but chose this one because it was ultimately the “better” school. Since I’m a junior, it’s too little too late to get into another really good school, and my GPA is already trash by now anyway. I can’t even get into ASU, and they accept 85-90% of their applicants, haha, I truly am pathetic.</p>
<p>So FIX it. You messed it up; you clean it up. Stop wallowing in self-pity and start studying to push up that GPA! You can DO this. </p>
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Don’t count on getting a “good” job in the sciences, unless u are prepared to go on to grad school or professional school. </p>
<p>FYI
<a href=“Colleges for my son with a GPA of 3.00 - Parents Forum - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1601389-colleges-for-my-son-with-a-gpa-of-3-00.html</a></p>
<p>Well, I pretty much am prepared to go to grad school anyway.</p>