<p>I am only a freshman, but am I on the right track for schools like Dartmouth, Princeton, Georgetown, Columbia, NYU, and schools of that caliber?</p>
<p>I attend a small, private preparatory school in Indiana, arguably the top in the state. As a freshman, I am maintaining about a 3.7 GPA which makes high honors. At my school, it is a straight 4.0 scale. It is not weighted. (Do colleges go in and weight what your GPA would be with your AP's if your school doesn't?) As far as my five main subject classes, I am in Western Civilization, Algebra 2, English 1 Honors, (also not weighted in GPA and English 1 Honros and English 2 Honros are only "honors" courses in high school.) Latin 3, and Biology. My next years in high school, as far as AP classes, not including my other classes or required classes to get my credits, I will have taken English 3 AP, English 4 AP, Latin 4 AP, Latin 5 AP, Calculus 1 AP, Calculus 2 AP, AP Stats, AP Biology, AP US History, AP World, and Economics--Microeconomics being an AP. Of course, I will take other classes throughout my long high school career ahead, but these I know I will take. So basically over 10 APs. Probably maintaining throughout high school a 3.6 GPA. (without the APs being weighted) That is academically. I am more than just my academics though. I am in a few extra-curricular activities where I am kind of just in it, but I have a big leadership role in student government in my class council and also I am big in debate. This year, I was a round from making it to NFL nationals in policy debate and so am an alternate. I know I will make it the years to come though. I hope to go to Dartmouth for debate camp. Debate is the one thing that if I had to say that my niche was as far as extra curricular activities, it is debate. Does it help that I am at a very high, competitive level for it. Besides those big extra curricular activities, I competed in the National Spelling Bee in the 7th and 8th grade. Sure, it was middle school, but it still must count for something. Also, I am in a movie coming out April 28th, Akeelah and the Bee. Under the branch of service, I am an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Peer Trainer and attend my school's service Saturday projects. I have over 100 hours of community service so far. Does community service count for much? As far as athletics, I am part of my high school's tennis team which is one of the top in state and has won the title numerous times. I am also part of the baseball team which for its division is one of the best in the state. As far as a hook, I am hispanic and I grew up on a border town near Mexico in which the education was poor. In the third grade, my parents packed up all of our clothes and moved my brother and I to San Antonio for education where with scholarship and financial aid, I attended and succeeded amongst the top students in the state at the top school in the state. I came from living in an environment where people don't ahve standards or succeed and expectations are low to moving to an environment and going to school with "a bunch of rich white kids" while I am just this hispanic kid who noone expects to succeed. Basically, I hope to maintain a 3.6 or 3.7 GPA (which isn't that great, but considering my school doesn't weight APs and I will be taking many). SAT scores obviously can't be predicted. I am a hard worker and am ambitious. I am involved in student government and am big into debate and it can take me to nationals multiple times. I have the community service. I have the athletics. I am well-rounded. I have the extra curriculars. Though it is early, am I on my way to where it is realistic to be accepted to the schools as mentioned earlier. Sorry for the lengthiness of this post. I am new to collegeconfidential and have been thinking about this for a long time so want to see what people think. Look forward to your input!</p>