<p>I am currently a senior in high school with a not so bad but not so good transcript. My grading scale is difficult however, with a 94+ being an A, a 90-93 being a B+, an 80-83 being a C+, etc. My gpa for freshman sophomore and junior year is 2.86. My SAT was ok however, scoring a 1760 out of 2400. I am currently enrolled in 2 AP courses this year (AP Government and AP Statistics) and am struggling in both now. I have a C in both courses right now during second quarter. My other classes are fairly decent at the moment, but I am having a tough time budgeting my study time spent between all my classes with the courseload that these 2 APs present. I had a D and a C+ in them in my first quarter, and I'm not exactly improving in either one as mentioned before. I want to switch out of them both after the first semester, but I think colleges look down upon that a LOT. But at the same time, I would just be staying in the class with terrible grades, rather than taking a regular course and probably getting a B or B+. My parents have told me that they have "thrown in the towel" and do not think I will be accepted by any of the colleges I applied to (Christopher Newport University, George Mason University, Radford University, Ohio University(not OSU), Virginia Commonwealth University, and Frostburg). I am worried that with a 2.8 GPA and a 1760 SAT, they might be right. I am a very average student, and among the other students in my class, they are all ridiculously smart getting 3.8s and 2100+ SATs. Is my chance at getting into any of the above colleges lost? Or are my parents being overly dramatic and all of this extra stress that I have is unnecessary? </p>
<p>To whoever takes the time to hear me out, I really appreciate it. I am having a really tough time right now and could really use some support. Thanks again. </p>
<p>-Matt</p>