Mostly a's and b's. I attended notre dame college in ohio.
Highschool mainly D's and C's only classes I have gotten A's and B's in were science and Art of course this is because I skipped out on a year of highschool never went to class and got mainly F's. College- mostly B's and A's Never gotten a single C yet or failed. I go to a community college though because it is the only school that is "good" for my major in my state the other schools including the university don't teach my major or they are not good.
If you get A's and B's in highschool im sure you can get in simply apply early and see if they accept you. Otherwise you can probably always go to a community college or another college get your grades up and xfer to that college.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.