Am I on the right track for Columbia?

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<p>Hi, currently a sophmore at a competative high school in Florida(public, but has send numerous kids to Ivy League over the past 10 years)</p>

<p>Nationality: White Jewish male
English is my 3rd language (Hebrew, Russian)-didn't move to the US till age 8
PSAT(Sophmore year) 211 (68 Reading, 76 Math, 67 Writing)
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighed GPA: 5.1(during sophmore year- expected to be around 6.5 by senior year)
All As freshman year (4 honors classes)
This year's schedule:
Spanish II
Hon. English 2
AP Biology
AP Statistics
AP European History
Ap Calculus AB (skipped precalculus)
All As for above courses</p>

<p>Math Honor Society (9,10)
Varsity Swim Team (9,10), have been swimming on a club since the age of 6
Key Club (10)
Science Honor Society (10)
Optimist international zone competition runner up(debate)
Currently working in a lab at the University of Miami (excellent recommendation expected by senior year)
Superior Score on the David Essner Test (Mathematics Competition for a scholarship at UM)
Top 1% on the AMC 10 (9th grade)
Over 200 hours community service from tutoring and teaching underpriveleged children how to swim</p>

<p>Any help on what else I should to would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!</p>

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<p>bump......</p>

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<p>maybe some leadership?</p>

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<p>How exactly does your GPA system work? I saw 4.0 unweighted and thought "oh cool" and then saw that you can get over 6.0 and now I'm having my doubts.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure. From what I've heard, our school does it with this formula:</p>

<p>Weighted GPA = Unweighted GPA + (Total Bonus points, with bonus points during senior year counting as half divided by 15)</p>

<p>Basically, I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA, and so far 17 Bonus points, so:</p>

<p>Weighted GPA= 4.0 +17/15=~5.1</p>

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<p>How odd. My school (and most schools, I believe) just count an A in an AP (or some honors) course as a 5.0 and B as 4.0.</p>

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<p>youre a sophmore...too early.</p>