Am I on track to get into a good college?

Applying to College
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<p>Hey guys,</p>

<p>Nearing the end of sophomore year, I really want to know what my chance of getting into an Ivy-League University is. Here's the classes I have taken so far and what I am taking next year</p>

<p>Freshman
Biology Honors - B
Chemistry - A
Geometry Honors - A
LA I Honors - B
World History - A
Spanish 3 Honors - A</p>

<p>Freshman Summer
Advanced Algebra II Honors - A</p>

<p>Sophomore
Physics Honors - B (A high B I might be able to bring it up to an A)
AP Biology - A
Pre-Calculus Honors - A
Spanish 4 Honors - B
American Studies I Honors - A
LA II - A</p>

<p>Junior
AP Physics
AP Chemistry
AP Spanish Language
AP Caluculus AB/BC
AS II Honors
LA III </p>

<p>GPA - 3.7/~4.2
PSAT - 211 (Sophomore Year - think I can bring it up to ~225 by next year)
SAT - Not taken yet (But, I get a consistent 2000-2200 in all practice tests)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
A2Z - a mentoring program, 1 year (so far; think I will do it for rest of High School)
Baseball - JV team (Likely on varsity as a Junior)
Volunteering at a Museum this summer
Voluntering at a Clinical Center next year</p>

<p>THANKS A LOT FOR THE HELP GUYS</p>

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<p>You need to raise your unweighted GPA first.
Don’t forget about SAT subject tests.</p>

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<p>Take the SAT II exams as soon as you can after completing the class so that the material is fresh in your mind. This year you could try the Physics and Spanish exams.</p>

<p>Sit down with your parents and talk with them about the money. If they don’t have upwards of $250,000 stashed away in a college fund for you, ask them to run the financial aid calculators at [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) and at [College</a> Admissions - SAT - University & College Search Tool](<a href=“http://www.collegeboard.org%5DCollege”>http://www.collegeboard.org) If their finances are complicated, they might want to print out the FAFSA formula and do all the math by hand <a href=“http://www.ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/101310EFCFormulaGuide1112.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ifap.ed.gov/efcformulaguide/attachments/101310EFCFormulaGuide1112.pdf&lt;/a&gt; For more ideas on this subject, pay a visit to the Financial Aid Forum here are CC.</p>

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<p>Your UW GPA and predicted SATs will make admission to a top school very difficult. I would start researching less selective options–CC is a great place to learn about terrific colleges without the name brand of the Ivy League.</p>