Am I headed in the right direction for Northwestern, UM, and georgetown?

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<p>I'm currently a junior so it's a bit early, but I was just wondering if I'm ok so far, and if you have any tips/suggestions on how to make the most of the rest of my junior/senior year :) thanks!</p>

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<li><p>I haven't yet taken the SAT or ACT, but I did get 212 on the PSAT. I'm planning to take the SAT in January, so I know there isn't much you can say about that :)</p></li>
<li><p>GPA/Class Rank: 4.0 (unweighted) 4.146 (weighted) and rank is 1
*Course load:
Sophomore year: AP Calc AB, AP US Govt, AP Chem, AP Physics
Junior and Senior year: I am an IB Diploma candidate so I have IB courses</p></li>
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<p>*Extra Curriculars:
-Cultural Club (treasurer sophomore year and I am currently vice president)
-OSS - a club for charity/ volunteer work (Treasurer)
-MUN - (tresurer)
-Debate - our team was first place in our league
-Forensics - state semi finalist
-NHS (just a member)</p>

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<li>Volunteer:</li>
<li>at the Children's Museum</li>
<li>over 50 hours as a student leader for the Obama Campaign</li>
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<p>*Other Awards:
- Debate scholarship from the Mackinac Center</p>

<p>basically, I want to know if I'm heading in the right direction and what else I should specifically focus on... I know SAT and ACT scores will be a huge deal, but I'm not sure if there is anything else... (summer programs, volunteer work etc) </p>

<p>Thanks!!</p>

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<p>Everything seems fine as far as academics. What'd you score on your AP exams? Your EC's are kind of weak if you are planning on aiming high. It doesn't matter whether your debate team was first place in your league. Did you contribute to that? Are you a captain? Are you on varsity? Otherwise the EC is meaningless. Try to focus more on one or two interest vs. a variety of activities. Otherwise pretty good.</p>

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<p>Yeah, your awesome rank will help you a lot. You are headed into the right direction.
Suggestions:</p>

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<li>Find time to study for and take the SAT II's, Math II, Chem seem good ones for you to take</li>
<li>Spend your summer very productively. By this I mean get a job or find a good summer program you can attend. Volunteering at a hospital or any program found in the Summer Programs section of this forum will boost your resume. Do not go to programs such as NSLC, NYLF, Lead America, I have had bad experiences with those and they are expensive, not worth the money.</li>
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