<p>I was planning on applying to NYU as a safety, but I really really want to get into Stern, and everyone on this board acts like someone with a 4.0+ and a kajillion awards is not going to get in to even the Ivies, let alone a specialized school within a state school! So here are my stats, keeping in mind I will be a Junior next year, so it's a little early. </p>
<p>I'm going to be a Junior, white suburban male at a very competitive private school in the Minneapolis area.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.722 (W)
I don't know what it is unweighted, but, an upward trend and I am taking the most advanced classes possible for a freshmen/sophomore (3).</p>
<p>CLASS RANK:
Here's where it gets sketchy...my school only gives rank in the form of quadrants, a.k.a. top 25%, 25-50%, etc. As of right now, I am ranked in the 26%. I have to raise it by 1%, but just being in a top quadrant isn't going to help me that much...especially with Academic Index</p>
<p>APs/ADVANCED:
Freshman Year (Max Taken/Highest Poss.)- ADV Geom., ADV Phys. Sci,
ADV English 9
Sophomore Year (Max Taken/Highest Poss.)- ADV Alg. II, ADV-Pre-AP
Chem, ADV English 10
Junior Year (For next year, I'm pretty sure I'm taking the hardest
courseload of anyone in our grade)- AP English 11, AP Bio,
AP Stat, AP U.S. History, ADV Pre-Calc
Senior Year (Planned)- AP English 12, AP Physics, AP Chem, AP U.S.
Gov. and Politics, AP Calc, ADV (?) French IV</p>
<p>SAT/ACT/AP Tests:
This is an area I'm banking to do very well in, because I am good at standardized testing. I took the PSATs as a sophomore, and I know I did really good but I can't remember what I got on them. For the State Writing Test I got in the top 6%, and the 99th percentile on my high school placement exam. I got 98-99% on the PLAN (Pre-ACT) test. I'm planning on taking 4-5 SAT IIs also.</p>
<p>ECs (9th and 10th grades are ones I participated in, and 11th and 12th grades are assumed)
Tennis (JV Captain 9, 10, 11, <em>hopefully</em> V for 12th)
Admissions Team (9-12)
SADD (Freshman and Sophomore Leader, President in 11th and 12th)
Literary Merit Club (9-10, Gold Award in 11-12)
Book of the Month Club (Founder and President 11-12)
Key Club (Founder and President 11-12)
<em>Both BotMC and KC have already been established over the
summer, I'm not just planning it</em>
Knowledge Bowl (JV 9-10, V 11-12)
National Honor Society (11-12)
Student Government (President 9th grade, All-School Director of
Community Service 11th grade, most likely on
again in 12th)</p>
<p>EVENTS
Northern Stars Leadership Conference (10th--Only for Sophs)
National Student Leadership Conference (Summer between 10th and
11th grade, doing the Business one)
<em>Next Summer (11th-12th)</em> I am planning on taking a pre-college
course at Duke, Stanford, Harvard, or NYU
Senate Page Program- Work as a page in St. Paul Capital during
school next year, and sit in on discussions.</p>
<p>AWARDS
Kodak Young Leaders Award (10th) - Scholarship for $2400 to U of Richmond
Northern Stars Leadership Conference Award (10th)
Star Student (In French, twice during 10th)
Letter of Academics (10th)
High Honors (2 tris in 9th, 3 in 10th)
<em>Planning</em> on being a National Merit Scholar, because I'm doing a lot of PSAT prep.</p>
<p>VOLUNTEER WORK
As things are going, around 150+ hours of community service, from the library, the humane society, planning events with the ONE campaign, and other areas. In August, me and some other people from my school are starting a service group of just students outside of school that focuses on taking care of pets for disabled people.</p>
<p>IN THE FUTURE
During 11th and 12th grade, I'm planning on:
-keeping up my grades
-finding as many scholarship/awards as possible and applying for them
-doing as many "leadership conferences" and events like that I can find
-applying for the U.S. Senate Youth and Harvard Model UN events
-trying to go for SADD Student Advisory Board (only 15th selected in U.S.)</p>
<p>COLLEGES
I'm applying to:
Columbia, Cornell, possibly Yale and Duke (Huge Reaches)
Georgetown, NYU Stern (Reaches)
Boston College, Northwestern, Notre Dame (Matches or Slight Reaches?)</p>