<p>I am currently a Junior in a north Carolina public high school. My GPA is a weighted 3.58 and have an ACT of a 25. I ended my freshman year with a 2.6. In my essay I am planning to write why I had a horrible freshman year which was due to parents getting divorced and mother with breast cancer. I am junior class secretary and am running for senior class president. I have always taken all honors classes and a few AP's. I am a member of DECA(business club) for three years, which I have traveled to states. I have been on 4 mission trips with my youth group. French club. I am also a competitive dancer outside of school so I do that and homework every night. After I apply to USC I intend to graduate with around a 3.9/4.0 weighted GPA. Let me know what you think about my chances are for getting into this out of state college. thanks!</p>
<p>OP, congratulations on your ambition and success at home and in school.</p>
<p>This question would be better answered if you took it over to the chances forum, and if that fails you try the University of South Carolina forum.</p>