Am I cooked for the future?

I’m a senior high school student who doesn’t have stellar stats, and probably won’t be attending a target school. I’m unsure what career I want to pursue (started looking towards either ib, consulting, or s&t) and I feel like I should know, especially if I want to have a chance at a non target or a chance at transferring to a target. As well, I’m scared that if I do get into a target, I’ll have trouble with getting accepted to clubs because of my high school stats. I’m a capable student who had personal reasons for not doing well in school, and had a 4.0 my first semester to attest to this. Am I cooked? Or is there a slim chance I’m not and what can I do to help bring myself up. Thanks!

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