<p>I am a sophomore at an extremely rigorous high school that usually sends 10/100 students per graduating class to the top Ivies--Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, etc. + Stanford.</p>
<p>As a freshman I got straight As, 800 Bio SAT, played in the All State Band and another EC orchestra, volunteered about 70 hours at the hospital to see if I would be interested in a career in medicine. I also play competitive table tennis, which i've been playing for many years and am probably the highest ranked junior girl in my state. I ran varsity cross country and track, was PR for our robotics team, etc.</p>
<p>This year so far I've gotten a big supporting role in the fall play (my first play ever!), qualified for All State and a higher level EC orchestra, started playing music at a nursing home once a month, am an editor on the school newspaper, qualified for our Science Olympiad. </p>
<p>HOWEVER--I went through a rough period first semester. I might've been slightly depressed, but I never talked to anyone about it. I just felt terrible all the time and never wanted to do work, partied a lot more than I did last year, and I dropped the ball. I have an A in Spanish, History, and English, but might have an A- in chemistry and precalculus Honors at the end of the semester. I'm actually taking math a year up--I should be taking Algebra II as a sophomore. The GPA for the Honors will be high, of course, but dropping my math and science classes sophomore year looks horrid, doesn't it?</p>
<p>Additionally--I got a 2240 on the SAT reasoning when I took it in 7th grade, so I assume I can get a 2300+ when I retake it.</p>
<p>But--I'm so so worried the two A-'s will kill me. I've always wanted to go to Yale, but now I'm kind of giving up hope.</p>