What to do after a bad junior year?

Applying to College
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<p>I screwed up this year (junior year) pretty badly due to some emotional issues. I failed US history AP, and failed one quarter of English H (I had B's every other quarter). In the rest of my classes, my grades were pretty mediocre, ranging from mid B's to low C's. I'm considering transferring to a boarding school and repeating my junior year. Should I do it, or should I just continue on as a senior?</p>

<p>If I go on to my senior year and I apply to very mediocre colleges (avg GPA there is a 2.7) and get in, would I have a shot at transferring from that college to one of the colleges that I really want to go to (at one the avg GPA is a 3.5 and the other is a 3.9) if I do incredibly well as a freshman?</p>

<p>Lastly, is there any use in going to a boarding school just for my senior year of high school? I'm afraid that if I stay home, I won't get better psychologically and have another bad year. How much difference does it make?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>By the way, here is some background info: I ended last year with a 3.1 GPA, and my SAT score is a 2210. I also have lot of extracurriculars and volunteer hours. I'm hoping that everything else cancels out my GPA. Also, I don't want to go to a regular boarding school- these are the ones that I'm choosing between: Oliverian, Colorado Rocky Mountain School, and Besant Hill.</p>

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<p>Look into broadening your college search. There are lots of quality state schools that us a sort of “balance” method on admissions: if you get this SAT score, you’ll need this GPA to get in.</p>

<p>If going to a boarding school will make you focus and make you develop as a person, then it’s worht it to go, even if it doesn’t affect your college admissions at all. Growth is typically a good value in and of itself (it’s finding your criterion that makes growth tricky to determine).</p>

<p>Transferring is tough: don’t go to a school that you can’t stand. Consider larger schools with honors colleges or extra things that will keep you challenged. Even ASU has its fair share of stellar students (and yes, you could DEFINITELY get into ASU, and within a year could definitely be in their honors college), you just have to be your own advocate and seek out opportunities.</p>

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<p>i agree with the above post. There are lots and i mean LOTS of quality state and even private schools to choose from. We all mess up and make mistakes here and there. I failed Pre-Calculus my junior year and i retook it again senior year. your SAT score is really good and considering you were involved in EC’s, it would look good on your application. a</p>