28 July 2010, 1:19 pm
I really want to get into a great college. My preferred colleges are Columbia, Princeton, or University of Pennsylvania. I'm also looking at Yale, Harvard (I know....) and Cambridge (I really have this thing with England....) Anyway...what do you think my chances are with theses attributes? (I'm a high school sophomore btw) Freshman Year: Honors English I (Final Grade: 94-96 (I can't remember at the moment)) Humanities (Final Grade: 96) Algebra I (Final Grade: 91) Honors World Cultures (Final Grade: 92) Biology (Final Grade: 85) CP French I (Final Grade: 91) Software Applications (Final Grade: 97) General Phys Ed (Final Grade: 92)/Health (Final Grade: 94-96 (can't remember that one either!)) Extra Curriculars: Field Hockey (JV) Environmental Club (Vice President) SGA (Student Government Association) Committee Planner Community Service/Out-of-School Activities: Park/Town Clean-Up HFSC (my local rink's figure skating club...I skate obviously) Sophomore Year (Classes I will be taking, Consider if I get an "A" in each class) Honors English II Honors Algebra II AP American History I Conceptual Physics French II General Phys Ed Creative Writing (or Publications...this is pending) Honors Geometry Extra Curriculars (I will be doing these for sure) Field Hockey (V hopefully) Environmental Club (Planning on running for President, if not, just VP) Swimming & Diving Team French Club Interact Club (community service club) SGA (senator....I lost the election lol, so no more committee planner) Community Service/Out-of-school activities: Various volunteer work, including tutoring younger kids, volunteering at an elderly home, and participating in the March of Dimes Walk for Premature Babies, and Race for the Cure for the American Cancer Society HFSC (skating club) Junior Year: Honors English III Honors Pre-Calculus AP American History II General Phys Ed Honors Chemistry Honors French III Honors Physics Publications (writing and publication course), OR Marketing Education I Extra Curriculars: Same As "Sophomore Year" ECs Community Service: Same as above including participating with the SCA (student conservation association--clean up and restoration crew in Philadelphia) Senior Year: AP Composition (English Course) AP Calculus AP Biology General Phys Ed AP European History Honors French IV AP Statistics Marketing Education II Extra Curriculars: Same as Above Community Service/Out-of-School Activities: Various projects including joining Habitat for Humanity's Global Village Program (helping to build homes around the world), Interning with the SCA, and volunteering at a local hospital Jobs: Babysitting Retail Job (Probably working in the mall or a local business) Along with all of these things I will be doing, I also plan on learning a second language (Mandarin, German, Spanish...one of those) starting this year. what do you think??? What else should I do? ( :... Read More »