<p>I am a junior with a 3.6-3.7 GPA unweighted attending a very rigorous high school. My GPA will most likely be a 3.7 or 3.8 at the end of this year. I am taking 3 AP courses (AP Language and Composition, AP United States History, and AP Chemistry) and the rest are honors, and sophomore year I took AP Biology and AP US Government scoring a 5 on Biology and 4 on US. I took the Biology subject test on which I got a 660, which I realize is quite low. I am a 2 season athlete and will most likely be captain of at least one of the sports, and I will be president of the school senior year. I am in 5 clubs and I am planning on doing more community service/volunteer work. I would need financial aid and I am a half white, half Vietnamese female who lived in Vietnam for 8 years, attending an international private school while there. My father went to MIT, although I am not sure that that is at all relevant. I realize that Princeton, Stanford, and Columbia would be reach schools to say the least, but those are where I would love to go. On the more reasonable side, I am looking at Johns Hopkins, Tufts, or Emory. But do you think I would even stand a chance applying to Princeton/Stanford/Columbia?</p>
<p>Eh, it’s too early to think about whether you will get in…
Just keep your grade with your best effort, and concentrate on what you are passionate about. </p>
<p>Ignore the above; it’s never too early to start preparing for college admissions. Honestly, all those top colleges review applications holistically so they never concentrate SOLELY on GPA or exam scores. I’m honestly not a top applicant and there are most definitely other students who have much better stats than me, but I’m still applying to some top schools. I say go for it. Everyone has a chance (unless they happen to have spent the better half of their lives as potatoes.)</p>
<p>^^^
How do you decide whether this person has the chance or not when he has only 2 years of high school grades now?
His first junior semester isn’t even over. </p>