<p>You are a rising junior in hs.</p>
<p>Do NOT obsess about that D in Freshman Spanish. Do your best in the remaining terms. Get great grades. Follow your interests and passions in your EC’s.</p>
<p>Apply to a range of schools in terms of selectivity. Include some of those uber reaches you mention. Add some similar ones which are matches. And at least two similar ones which are safeties. </p>
<p>Plan to love the school where you matriculate as a freshman.</p>
<p>Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT, start thinking about transferring from one college to another before you even get to ANY college.</p>