<p>Hi! I am a junior, and I am so nervous about applying to college!!! I have always been a really ambitious, competitive student, but I always have this nagging feeling that what I am doing is never enough. If anyone could please tell me what schools they think I will be eligible for, or what I need to do to get into my dream schools (NYU, Duke or Oxford. Like I said, I'm overly ambitious.), it would be much appreciated. I have never posted before, so if this is the wrong forum, please move this post!
Idk... I feel like I need to have written a novel, or discovered a new atomic particle or something. I just don't even know if I should be considering these schools, especially the latter...If anyone could PLEASE take the time to look through this, and give HONEST feedback I will be soooo happy. Thanks!</p>
<p>-Female</p>
<p>-Black</p>
<p>-Pretty fluent in French; will have 4 years of French by graduation.</p>
<p>-Taking AP Statistics, AP Biology, AP World History, AP US History, AP English Language exams. Expected to make a 5 on all (may get 4/3 on AP Stat), and get an A in all, except for AP Stat (B), and AP Government (C)<<<not taking Government AP exam. </p>
<p>-I have had one C, sophomore year, Algebra II Honors. As you can tell, math is not my specialty. As you read above, AP Government may also end with a C.</p>
<p>-I DO NOT plan to take AP Calc, or any other math course beyond AP Stat no math senior year, in other words.) I have not taken Pre Calculus.</p>
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<li>Senior year, plans to take AP Human Geography, AP Environmental, AP English 4, AP Psychology, and MAYBE if by some miracle my math skills improve over the summer, AP Physics</li>
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<p>-Have taken 2 SAT subject tests (Literature:750, Biology:640), with plans to retake Biology, and to take at least 3 others. </p>
<p>-Got a dismal 28 on the ACT, but I don't plan to use that on my application.</p>
<p>-Took my first SAT earlier this year with a score of 1970, but I am SO retaking that (math:470!!!!)...</p>
<p>-Have always scored pretty high on the PSAT(most recent: 200), and I qualified as a Semifinalist in the National Acheivement Scholarship thingy. Then they found out I wasn't a senior and kicked me out (I accidentally miscalucated grad year on the exam), but since 200 is higher than what I got last time, I'm pretty sure I actually qualified again...this time as a senior next year.</p>
<p>-Won 1st place in school science fair this year.</p>
<p>-Extremely good at writing/words in general.</p>
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<li>HOSA (club for medicine nerds) club officer. Won first place in the state for a HOSA event, and went to nationals, where I got honorable mention for something. Have earned second place at district level.</li>
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<p>-Not into sports (you really, really don't want me on any teams...you WILL lose every time). Have tried out for everything under the sun, and I did color guard last semester, until my parents pulled me out, because the 6 AP courses+ practices till 9 just wasn't working.</p>
<p>-Don't have many volunteer hours, and, consequently, haven't joined NHS. </p>
<p>-Interested in majoring in Biology (for Oxford: Biological Sciences).</p>
<p>-Current GPA: 4.2 May go up by end of year, though</p>
<p>-Top 10% class ranking</p>