<p>Hello everyone! Before, you read, I'm currently a rising junior in a public highschool and I would like to go to an east-coast college, like Princeton or Dartmouth. I want to major in chemical engineering. Should I be doing anything different?</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Concert Band (highest concert band at my school)
Accelerated Chemistry
Accelerated Geometry
Debate 1
AP Human Geography-received a 5
Spanish 2
Accelerated English 2
Jazz One (highest jazz band at my school)
Concert Orchestra (highest orchestra at my school)</p>
<p>Sophomore year:
Concert Band
AP Chemistry
Accelerated Algebra II
Jazz One
AP Psychology
Accelerated English II
Spanish III
AP World History
Concert Orchestra
AP Microeconomics</p>
<p>Precalculus and gym over the summer</p>
<p>My approved schedule for junior year is:
Symphonic Band
AP Physics B
AP Calculus AB
AP Java
AP English
AP Spanish
AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>Some ECs:
During my freshman and sophomore years I played 1st in my instrument in marching band. When my instrument's section leaders where all absent from rehearsal I took their place and taught the music/drill to new members for two weeks.
I am taking 8 classes this year (I take AP Micro online after school).
AllState Concert Band-2 years
AllState Jazz Band-1 year
DECA-1 year; I got 1st place in the individual and double categories I competed in this year
Volunteering Group-1 year; I've volunteered for around 75 hours
Quiz Bowl-1 year; my team won all 3 of the competitions we entered into
Spanish Club-1 year
I will be in Spanish National Honor and National Honor Society next year.
I will be a section leader in my marching band next year, and I will be 1st chair in my bands.
I will be attending at least 1 science camp this summer, possibly two.
I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA and my SAT scores are just breaking 2000. I know I can bump it up to a minimum of 2200 through studying over the summer. </p>
<p>Am I doing ok? Should I be doing something different? Would it be better for me to join and comepete in another group, like Debate or Speech, or should I focus on trying to get into a professional community/state band and/or volunteer more?</p>