u/Efficient_Cod_4168

Imma keep it a buck, gng I had the biggest downfall this year. I had a 3.88 UW GPA Freshman and Sophomore years, but Junior year ended at 2.8. I'm taking 6 APs and have no A's. This mainly happened due to my grandpa dying and my grandma moving in with us for a couple of months during sem 1. I had to help her most of the time because she was new to the US, and my parents already had their own busy schedule. Cuz of this, I had a low C/F in all my classes sem 1. She left before sem 2, and I was able to focus on school again. I have 95+ in all my classes, which averages to a B+/C.

Honestly, I don't want to say goodbye to my chances of getting into an Ivy League, but I'm starting to just give up. I don't know if they'll believe me or how to prove that I am academically capable. For now, the only thing I can do is get a 4.0 sem 1 of Senior year

Uh, hello, I'll be brief. Due to some extenuating circumstances in the summer of Sophomore year, I got depressed for a few months. Couple that in with 6 AP's and that's me ngl. I got all C's last semester, but now all my grades are A+'s, but my school averages them out to be a B or B+.

I don't want colleges to think that I'm just a lazy bum so I'm wondering if I can prove my academic strength in other ways (other than the additional info section ofc). Would It be good if I got all 5's on my AP Exams and all A's in senior sem 1? (The classes are harder compared to Junior year)