Chance Me - 3.92UW, 4.62W + decent ECs junior for reaches / targets!

I agree with the other posters. Please make this a year of self-improvement and self-assessment.

Work on the behavioral issues. Work on relationships with your teachers and GC.

Be realistic about your academic strengths and weaknesses. Your test scores and ECs do not point to a STEM field being a good fit for college or career. I suggest meeting with your GC this year for a high level conversation about YOUR college application process. Ask for examples of the type of school that is a good fit for you academically and socially (and strong in support/medical services since you mentioned learning disorders and medical challenges). Start researching safety and likely schools… your current list is all reaches IMO (maybe UW for humanities is a match).

Ideally by the end of junior year you will have identified two academic teachers who will write positive LORs and submitted requests to them (some teachers work on LORs over the summer). Also your statement about having plenty of time for essays senior year is not accurate for most kids. I suggest working on those over the summer so you have drafts ready for review by a trusted teacher when school starts. That will take a lot of pressure off.

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