Am I on the right track?

Applying to College
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<p>I'm sorry if I'm not supposed to start a new thread or something...</p>

<p>I am currently a junior in a rural school in Williamstown (where Williams College is). I would just like to know if I'm on the right track to having a shot at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, MIT, Columbia, Swarthmore (those are some I've visited).</p>

<p>9th Grade:
Summer CTY (does this count at all?)
GPA: 4.35 weighted
Top 10 award
Cross country running
Cross country skiing
Junior classical league webmaster (school chapter webpage 1st in nation)
Local writing competition 2nd place
State JCL convention 2nd place overall
National Latin Exam Gold Medal (2 years perfect score in 7th and 8th), Nat'l Mythology Exam Gold
Class vice-president
School newspaper staff</p>

<p>10th Grade:
summer cty
GPA: 4.36 weighted
Nat'l Lat Exam Gold, Medusa Myth Silver
School JCL treasurer
Class VP
JCL state convention 2nd place overall (I'm always 2nd best :-( )
Cross country running varsity
Cross country skiing varsity
Local Library Webmaster
AP Bio: 5
SAT II BIO: 750 (Am I allowed to drop this score if I do better on other science SAT IIs?)
School newspaper staff</p>

<p>Junior:
1st semester GPA: 4.64 weighted
Taking: AP US HIstory, AP English Language and Composition, AP Latin Catullus/Ovid, AP Chemistry
Red Cross Youth Organization (Working with inner city kids 5hrs/week)
Heading a "Learning Group" at local elementary school (5 week program, ~3hrs each week)
Student Advisor to school committee
Local library webmaster
School newspaper co-editor
Cross country running varsity co-captain
Cross-country skiing varsity
PSAT 212, a lot below what i was shooting for (MA cutoff is around 222)</p>

<p>I've submitted/done also:
a Peace Essay
IEEE Science Writing Contest
Another regional writing contest
Application for research with Howard Hughes Scholarship
Taken the National Latin Exam (hoping for a Gold)</p>

<p>Will be taking the SAT 4/01/06, shooting for >2300
And plan to take SAT IIs: US History, Chemistry, Math IIC, Latin
(is it worth taking literature)</p>

<p>I'm worried that it seems I'm piling everything on my junior year and colleges will think that I'm doing everything only for college.</p>

<p>Also I'm worried that everything I do is only related to Latin, ie I'm not well-rounded at all.</p>

<p>And finally, I'm an Asian at an all white school and about 5 other people in my grade who are also in some of the same extracurriculars as I am want to apply to most of the same schools.</p>

<p>Sorry, that was sort of long and boring.</p>

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<p>I hate it when people like you post stupid crap like that. All that you're trying to do is boast and brag to the public. You worry normal students like me - not saying you are, but 90% of the people like you on this site are lying - I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE. You know you're going to get accepted to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Brown, Columbia, MIT, etc., etc., all on the same damn day. Don't even go there. Being Asian at a white school only helps your cause. Phht.</p>

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<p>Of course you don't "suck." Shame on your parents.</p>

<p>You need to start thinking like Admissions people do. For example, you have a long list of ECs. Perhaps you could group them to make your strengths/passions stand out. I would certainly group all the latin stuff. If Latin is the thing that stands out the most about you, you could also write an essay about it.</p>

<p>I think a part of college admissions is how you present yourself on the application... you want to highlight your strengths.</p>

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<p>Keep working toward these schools, especially focus on getting a great SAT score. Try to get recruited for running, especially at Swat which shouldn't be thst hard. Then add some schools that are good and not lottery schools: lower ivies, Trinity Wes, Colby, etc.</p>