Am I slacking with my AP's?

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<p>I plan on applying to UC Berkeley, USC, NYU, UCLA, and northwestern.</p>

<p>I am going into my junior year in high school and I was wondering is my schedule "rigorous" enough? These are the classes I've taken so far, btw my GPA's aren't accurate but they are either that or higher.</p>

<p>Freshman year: Algebra 1 honors, Biology honors,World History honors,English 1 honors, Band, and gym.
GPA: 3.8 weighted and 4.1 unweighted </p>

<p>Sophomore year:US history honors, AP environmental science, English 2 honors,French 2,and Law studies.
GPA: 3.8 weighted and 4.1 unweighted
AP score for environmental: 4</p>

<p>This is what my Junior year schedule will look like: AP psychology,AP Government, AP Chemistry, AP English Language, French 3 honors,Pre-calc honors,and i'll be working at my schools bank as an elective.</p>

<p>EC's: BETA club,Ebony club,Drama club, Law club, JV track and field,JV basketball, Varsity flag football,and I'm a weekly volunteer at an elementary school. Oh and I'm Junior Class secretary of my school.</p>

<p>Other stuff: I write scripts, I'm writing a script for a thespian festival that is held in the state I live in(this script will be judged competitively), I play 7 different instruments, French is my first language, I'm a first generation American in my family, and I study for the SAT in my free time lol.</p>

<p>How can I better myself for these schools? And is what I'm doing right so far on regards of the classes I'm taking?</p>

<p>I plan on majoring in media and communications. I'm an African American female if that helps as well.</p>

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<p>You probably mean 3.8 unweighted and 4.1 weighted GPAs.</p>

<p>Have you talked to your parents about what they are willing to contribute to your college education and to get numbers to put into each school’s net price calculator?</p>

<p>Your state of residency is also relevant – Berkeley and UCLA tend to have good financial aid for California residents, but will not cover the non-resident additional tuition with financial aid (except for a few rare merit scholarships).</p>

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<p>Yes, sorry I confuse the two a lot. And I come from a single parent household so my mother refuses to tell me our annual income and etc.</p>

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<p>Your credentials are excellent. Don’t try to add anything more (I wonder if 4 APs is overkill?). Take time to smell the roses and be a well-rounded person. </p>

<p>Better to go deep into a few ECs than to try to add a long list to your resume.</p>

<p>You will definitely go far.</p>

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<p>I took 2 APs my Junior year, had a mediocre ACT, wasn’t a URM, and didn’t speak french or play 7 instruments.</p>

<p>I was accepted to most of the schools on your list. </p>

<p>You’re fine.</p>

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<p>Really?? This is great to hear thank you for all of the responses.</p>

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<p>When did you take geometry and algebra 2?</p>

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<p>Taking difficult classes is what colleges care about, not AP specifically. Many top colleges don’t hold the AP program in very high regard these days. You’ll be fine. </p>

<p>Good luck! :)</p>

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<p>@classof2015 I took geometry during the school year and Algebra 2 online.</p>

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<p>During my sophomore year.</p>