<p>It’s a competition to get into college. You are realizing that a little late in the game.</p>
<p>The plan - get your grades up. You need to show an upward trend in your grades even if it doesn’t move the GPA overall that much. If you get an interview, you can show what you could do once you got serious.</p>
<p>Second, get a good score on the SAT. For most flagships, beating the national average of 1500 should do it. Ideally, scoring above 1600 is better for your situation.</p>
<p>Third, think about what your teachers will say about you. You need strong recommendations. Are there any upper level classes you got an A in? Those are teachers that will probably give you the strongest recommendation. If not, that’s why you need to crack the books. You need to win over a couple of teachers and the best way to do that is to be a rock star in their classes.</p>
<p>Fourth, always have a plan B. If your plan doesn’t work, then what?</p>