<p>I never should have taken this course to begin with.</p>
<p>Sophomore year I entered a science-obsession phase, got an A in a regular college prep chemistry course. For junior year I enrolled in AP Chemistry and the experience has been absolute hell for me. I repeatedly received C's and D's the first half of the year but kept through it because I thought if I worked harder, it wouldn't be so bad. I've encountered some stressful situations since (parents splitting up, moving, crap like that ect.) and I find it harder and harder to put in the work. I now have an F in the class and the date for withdrawal has looooong since past. I can still withdraw but have a "W/F" (withdraw/fail) show up on my transcript....</p>
<p>My other classes are going decently...
C+ in U.S. History
A in Precalc
B in French IV
B+ in Honors English</p>
<p>My weighted cumulative GPA for freshman/sophomore year was 3.6 (out of 5.0) and I was 54th in my class rank out of about 240. I've never been a "bad" student. But I have suffered tremendously from AP Chem and if I don't drop it, I am going to lose my mind and probably start getting even more declining grades in history (which have started to suffer).</p>
<p>Next year (senior year) I plan to take-
Economics
History & Hollywood
AP Statistics
Honors Physics
Calculus
AP English Lit</p>
<p>I'm also traveling to Africa this summer for three weeks on a service trip for impovershed kids that will bring me 60+ hours of community service.</p>
<p>I have not yet taken the SATs but am projected to get around 1800-2000 due to my previous PSAT scores.</p>
<p>I'm also involved heavily in the arts at my school and will have participated in 7 drama productions throughout high school by the time I graduate.</p>
<p>Last summer I held an internship with a concert venue and record label in New York City, which made me realize what I really think I would be successful at. I NO LONGER want to go to college for ANYTHING science-related. I am looking to go to a liberal arts school to embark on a study course that I currently hope will culminate in a career in sound production and/or music management.</p>
<p>A few schools I've been considering are NYU, Hofstra, Colgate, Quinnipiac</p>
<p>Given my records, experiences, and activities, will a W/F in AP Chem seriously affect any of these plans? If I know what I want to be doing in college, is it still going to be a huge problem with my admissions process? Am I going to end up in community college? Please offer any advice you can.....I'm starting to scare myself a little....</p>