<p>Alright, so I'm a junior in High School, and things haven't exactly panned out the way I initially intended. Coming out of sophomore year, I was extremely motivated, had done extremely well(though I had a fairly lax schedule), and was prepared to try to go to a potential ivy or an extremely selective state or private school. I've really screwed up this year in general, and while I think things will improve, I'm not sure exactly what to do, as my plans aren't really going to work out.</p>
<p>My current weighted GPA is a 4.0(not including any classes I'm in currently), with five As and two Bs my freshman year, all As sophomore year with one AP, and one AP completed online with an A as well. Our semester grades came in, however, and I've got 2 As, 2 Bs, and a C+. While I'm confident I can raise those to all As and Bs by the end of the year, I'm worried about how low my overall GPA UW is going to drop. I'm taking four APs currently, and finished one last semester(the online one mentioned earlier). I took my SAT at the start of the year without any preparation to gauge where I was at, and got a 700 R, 630 W, and 630 M.</p>
<p>What I'm asking, I guess, is, come senior year, where should I apply? In a best case scenario, I'll have a 4.1 at the end of this year. I should also note that I dropped out of a class I was failing(Chemistry, teacher from Hell) at the start of the year, so that's a WF. I can't afford college, really, and was aiming to go to an Ivy/very prestigious school that would pay for anyone under a 60K income, but that's out of reach. I live in VA, and both W/M and UVA are options, but I don't know about affording them or about getting in. Any advice?</p>
<p>Your GPA may not be what you had hoped it would be, but you are carrying a lot of AP courses. Things may not be as bad as it looks to you right now. Make an appointment with your guidance counselor so that you can discuss your options. Your counselor knows which colleges and universities students with grades and courses like yours have been admitted by in the past few years. He/she really is the expert on your individual situation.</p>
<p>If you can’t afford even a public university in Virginia, take a long hard look at your local community college. Virginia has excellent community colleges (some even have residences so you could live on campus), and they all have articulation agreements with one or more of the 4-year public universities. Have confidence that you can find a way to make your education affordable.</p>
<p>The best news here is that you live in VA. Lucky you! You should still be competitive at UVA and W&M, and you should be in at Tech or JMU. Those schools are all dream schools for many students. And in-state rates should be affordable, even if you take on a limited amount of loan indebtedness. Check out the AccessUVA program at UVA:</p>