<p>I'm a rising junior. I don't know my GPA, and my school goes on a 4.5 scale so it is odd anyway. I'll just list my classes.
Am I doing enough for these schools? Do I show enough dedication? What are my weak areas, and what can I do to improve them for senior year?</p>
<p>I am interested in (in order): NYU, Brown, Colgate, Emory, TCNJ (the college of NJ)...what other schools would be okay for me? </p>
<p>I would like to apply ED to NYU, but my mom refuses to pay 45 thousand if we live an hour away, don't they follow that program that you only pay based on your income? How can I convinve my mother?</p>
<p>I'd like to pursue history and art/design, do I show enough passion for them? I do not know how I can show officers my interests.</p>
<p>How can I pursue an academic career and still pursue art? (preferably in a city area)</p>
<p>School: sends 3 to ivies out of 300
Suburb near NYC in NJ
Hardest courseload</p>
<p>I'm good at these predictions, I am very consistent.</p>
<p>Freshmen year classes:
Global sts II honors: B+ (weird class haha)
Algebra II Honors: A (i'm two years ahead, with honors)
Biology Honors: B+ (89 all four semesters..sucks..)
English 1 Honors: A+</p>
<p>Soph year classes:
AP us history I: A
Math Analysis (trig/precalc): B
Chem Honors: B+
English 2 Honors: A
Elective: intro to journalism..I got a B+, I got a B+ one semester and an A on the other and the final, but still my average is a B+, does that really hurt any chances?</p>
<p>Junior Year:
APUSH II
AP english 3
Physics Honors
Calculus (still two years ahead, we don't have a calc honors, how will colleges see that I don't have an option?)</p>
<p>Senior Year Predictions:
Ap Euro or something
AP english 4
AP spanish (take every year)
AP Statistics
AP Bio or Physics</p>
<p>I take art and music every year, and one other subject, however this year I didn't get an art class, which will make me ineligible for the art class I really want senior year. I'm working on changing my schedule.</p>
<p>Summer Programs:
2007 RISE- a week long in upstate NY with my church, we formed teams of four and fixed/painted houses, like residing and installing floors</p>
<p>2008 Summer@brown- took at writing course at brown, does that help at all getting into there?</p>
<p>2009- I will be a girl scout camp counselor for six weeks</p>
<p>EC's</p>
<p>Played violin with private teacher for 9 years
Play in orchestra all four years- concert mistress
Play in the school musical orchestra pit three years
NJIO orchestra</p>
<p>Track team three years</p>
<p>Horseback riding four years</p>
<p>Executive Board Member (no president, etc, only executive board) of INTERACT, a community service club for two years</p>
<p>YMCA leadership club (didn't start yet but there are weekend trips, service activites, etc)</p>
<p>Candy bar design business- I have a small business where I can customize and design party favors for customers. I design, print and wrap the bars and send them to the customer.</p>
<p>Magazine- A girl in my school is starting a magazine (with the help of a grad school friend) she is looking to send it in the community, I am the main layout designer, will this help? I am not sure how big it will get.</p>
<p>Clubs:</p>
<p>Will be in
National Honor Society
Mu Alpha Theta (math honor society)
National Art Honor Society (if I change my class)
National Spanish Honor Society</p>
<p>Work:
Lifeguard at YMCA
Will be camp counselor in the fall</p>
<p>What are my chances in the above schools? What schools would be good for me? What is my maximum hope? I still have part of senior year to do things also. I know a lot is in the future, but it should happen. What can I work on? Thanks</p>