@eatsleepmath Curious as to what type of high school you go to. Is it considered rigorous or competitive? Because the way you describe it by saying a big portion of your grade is determined by busy work that a 10 yr old could complete, makes it seems like you attend a not so rigorous school where grade inflation is rampant. That means your application will be viewed with a different lens. Colleges can’t hold the high school against the applicant, but they are also very aware that not all ‘A’s’ are the same.