My apologies for a mediocre performance during my senior year, and I hope it doesn’t represent my academic prowess. At the end of my junior year I felt I needed to increase the rigor of my classes in preparation for college. I decided to take the hardest classes my high school had to offer. I doubled-up with AP Calculus AB and BC to get exposure to the material before college. This is also the reason I chose to take AP Physics. Despite having enrolled in these difficult classes, I believed I would continue my trend of getting good grades. However, I was not prepared for it and faced a rude awakening. I had difficulty balancing the more complex material as well as my hobbies in programming and extracurricular activities. For the first time