Am I on the right track?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm a Sophomore right now. I'm thinking of applying to Pitzer (#1), UCLA, Occidental, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and Whittier college. I'm still in the middle of my college search so this is my basic list. I'm looking to major in Psychology, with either a minor in visual arts or Gender studies. I'm just wondering if I'm on the right track to getting into these colleges.</p>

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<li>GPA: 3.8 this year.</li>
<li>PSAT: 220</li>
<li>Going to take: SAT II US History, Spanish with Listening, and maybe Chemistry.</li>
<li>My school doesn't have any AP courses.</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Hispanic</li>
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<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

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<li><p>I work at a Helpline - I answer calls, write emails, and go to other schools to do motivational speaking. Commitment is minimum five hours a week, though I usually put in more than 25 hours a month. I've been nominated for KABC's Cool Kids, and am getting an interview next week.</p></li>
<li><p>Art - I do drawing and water colors, and am applying for an intensive art program over the summer. I'm going to enter the Scholastic art award next year. </p></li>
<li><p>Writing - I've submitted poems on a few sites (the sites don't give out awards or anything), though I've recently started submitting works to TeenInk. I'm also about to join LA Youth and submit writings there as well. LA Youth is going to publish my work, and I'm trying to get published by TeenInk.</p></li>
<li><p>Etc.: In the process of joining my local Youth council. Also applying to the Summer@Brown program (Leadership Institute).</p></li>
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<p>Any comments? Am I on the right track to having a chance? Thanks!</p>

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<p>Bump. :D</p>

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<p>Bump? :)</p>

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<p>Ilyana,</p>

<p>Your profile is very nice, so stop worrying so much about this!</p>

<p>What you do need to be concerned about however, is how much money your family will have available for your education. Talk with them about it. Ask them to run one of the EFC calculators so they know what the colleges will expect them to pay. Find out what they think about you working while you are in college, and how they feel about you taking out loans for your education. You need to know now whether or not money is going to be an issue for you.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>