So, Where do I go from here?

AppleBeam
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:38:30 +0000

Junior has been by far the worst year of my life (so far). Everything seems to have just fallen apart. My grades have slipped dramatically. I’ve gone from As and Bs in AP/Honors Classes (freshman-sophomore) to Bs, Cs, and Ds this year (they are quarter grades now so they are subject to change). I know its not a great record, especially in regards to CC standards :(. I took on too much this year. Way too much. I had huge ambitions up till now. I wanted to be a screenwriter, journalist, or a lawyer. My dream schools were Columbia, Northwestern, and University of Chicago. But right now I’m just not sure if these colleges are in my reach at all. A few weeks ago I went to my guidance counselor to ask her what I should do now and begged her to put me in a lower class. She couldn’t though. She really wasn’t any help. All she did was hand me a brochure of UCF and told me how great Community College was. I understand there are many many benefits to Community College: cheaper, local, close to friends and family. But I just can’t accept the fact that all the hard work and suffering I went through in my classes all amounted to Community College. Even though I’m not fond of Community College I still am considering it. I would just like to know what my options are (for college), what should I be focusing on now, and how can I improve my grades. Any other advice would be appreciated

Thanks