Advice for a HS Freshman?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm just a freshman and high school, but my parents really want me to go to a prestigious college so I decided to start planning.
Here are my stats:
GPA-3.85(UW) No APs yet...by Junior year my weighted GPA should be around a 4.3
Schedule</p>

<p>Freshman:
Honors English 9, Advanced Chemistry (Pre-AP), Honors Algebra II/Trig, Orchestra, P.E/Health
Spanish III, Global History I (Required)</p>

<p>Sophomore:
Honors English 10, AP Chemistry, AP European History, Honors Pre-Calculus, Molecular Biology, Spanish IV,
Chamber Orchestra, Statistics (Required...Not AP), P.E/Health, Independent Research(Required)
Self Study- AP Human </p>

<p>Junior:
AP English Language, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Physics 1, AP U.S History, Information Technology I (Sem) (Required), Information Technology II (Sem) (Required), Chamber Orchestra, AP Spanish Language, Financial Management, Economics</p>

<p>Senior:
AP English Literature, AP U.S Government, Human Anatomy (Weighted), Meteorology (Weighted), Chamber Orchestra, AP Psychology, AP Statistics, AP Environmental Science</p>

<p>ECs:
Class of 2017, Badminton Club , Asian Culture Club, Spanish Culture Club, Orchestra Club, National History Society,
Spanish Honor Society, SCA, Young Politicians Club, National Honor Society (NHS), Cinematic Analysis and Appreciation Club, French Club, Chemistry Club, Extreme Couponing Club, and Student Government.
Might also start a Black Student Union (yeah!)</p>

<p>I'm going to volunteer at a Food Bank, a library, a local hospital, and do some internships too. I was thinking about attending some summer college courses as well...Suggestions?</p>

<p>SAT: Should be 2050+ (based on practice tests)</p>

<p>ACT: About a 31 (based on practice tests)</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests-Biology(Molecular), Chemistry, Spanish, Literature, Math II, and U.S History</p>

<p>Hooks- Fist Generation College Student, URM</p>

<p>I live in the Mid Atlantic if that helps any. Suggestions of good colleges to look at or improvements of weaknesses?</p>

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<p>You have absolutly no way of knowing this.
Come back in two years when you have real numbers. This is not a productive exercise otherwise.</p>

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<p>Besides picking the hardest courses in high school and getting A grades in them, the other factor that has a big effect on college choice is what you and your parents can afford. Before your senior year, you need to have a discussion with your parents about what they are willing to contribute (if anything), and run the net price calculator on each college’s web site to get a financial aid estimate. That will tell you whether need-based aid will be enough, or whether you need to target large merit scholarship schools.</p>

<p>Large merit scholarships are typically best found with >3.5 unweighted GPA and >=1400 SAT CR+M or >=32 ACT (obviously, higher GPA and test scores are better), or National Merit Finalist status (so do your best on the junior year PSAT). Take a look at the sticky threads at the top of the financial aid and scholarships forum.</p>

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<p>Work to get great grades and develop good study habits along the way to set yourself up for the standardized tests, do extracurricular activities that you enjoy and will improve your school and your community, spend time building friendships, adjust your class schedule as your interests develop further, and begin thinking about what YOU want to learn in college, so that you can, in another year, make a great list of schools to visit and apply to, and have an interesting collection of life experiences to draw from as you write your essays.</p>