Am I headed in the right direction?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>So, this isn't per se a "chance" thread, since I'm still a sophomore, but I wanted to see how much of a chance I might have at colleges I'm interested in.</p>

<p>Colleges I'm interested in: UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, UPENN, Harvard, Yale, Cornell, American, GWU (this list will probably change over the next two years, but for now)</p>

<p>Female
Indian
North Carolina</p>

<p>-->GPA<--
UW: 3.98
W: 4.93
(It will probably be 5.5-6.0 when I graduate)</p>

<p>-->Courses<--</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
(H) Precalculus
(H) World History (took AP test)
(H) English I
(H) Biology
(H) Chemistry
(S) Spanish II
(S) Health</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
(AP) Calculus AB
(AP) Biology
(AP) Physics B
(AP) Government and Politics
(H) Spanish III
(H) English II</p>

<p>Junior Year
(AP) Calculus BC
(AP) Chemistry
(AP) Physics C
(AP) US History
(AP) English Language and Composition
(H) Spanish IV</p>

<p>Senior Year
(AP) Statistics
(AP) Environmental Science
(AP) Psychology
(AP) English Literature
(AP) Spanish Language and Composition
(AP) European History</p>

<p>-->Exams<--</p>

<p>SAT: 2360 (CR 800, M 760, W/E 800/10)
ACT: (projected) 33-36
SAT Subject Tests: none as of yet
AP (score): World History (5), all the rest of my courses but haven't taken the tests yet </p>

<p>-->Extracurricular Activities<--</p>

<p>Volunteering:
100+ hours as Junior Volunteer at local hospital
100+ hours as Youth Attorney with the Teen Court
200 Key Club hours</p>

<p>Work Experience:
Jul 2011-Jul 2012 Paid tutor at local tutoring company
Jul 2012-present Paid tutor at Kumon</p>

<p>Positions:
9, 10: Class of 2015 Vice President
9, 10: Key Club Secretary
9, 10: Class of 2015 Honor Council Representative
10: Student Legislative Assembly Co-chair</p>

<p>Clubs:
Science Olympiad Varsity Team Member (Top 3 team in the State, Nationally ranked team)
Key Club
Honor Council
Student Legislative Assembly
Student Government
Model UN
Film Club</p>

<p>Honors:
Gulen Institute Global Essay Competition Winner-2013
Science Olympiad-2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 lots of medals at regional, state, and national levels
Appointed by the Town Council as the only teen member of a civilian group intended to create the town's community plan over the next two years</p>

<p>So, what do you guys think? What should I do/not do to stay on track/get on track over the next two years so I can make it to the schools I want to go to?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Looks good so far. =) I’d suggest looking up some “safety” schools just because the schools you listed are known to reject people even with stats as good as yours are, but don’t let that discourage you. It’s just a precaution. Just continue doing what you’re doing and make sure to establish a nice hook that would help you stand out from all of the other very qualified applicants to those schools. (I’d say to really get involved in film club since that’s a pretty different thing on your resume so far. Make student films and send them to festivals or something.)</p>

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<p>NCSU should be a safety; try Tulane as well… you’d probably get a half-ride in merit aid there.</p>

<p>UNC: Low match/Match (just because you’re in-state)
Duke: Reach
UPenn: Reach
Yale: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Cornell: High match
American: Safety
GWU: Match (did you demonstrate interest?)</p>