Hello, I just recently joined this website and I wanted opinions/advice from people on how I am doing in high school and how I could improve on what I have done so far.
I am a junior from high school in California and here are my stats:
4.2 weighted GPA (3.8 UW)
Class Rank: Top 9% (66/769)
ACT 30
Taking SAT in August
Finishing High School with 12 AP Classes
(Have Finished)
-Human Geo (3)
-Calculus AB/BC (waiting)
-Biology (didn’t take the exam)
-Span Lang (5)
-US History (waiting)
-Chemistry (waiting)
(For 12th Grade):
-Art History
-Economics (micro/macro)
-Government
-Span Literature
-English Literature
Subject Tests:
Taken Chemistry and US History
Will Take:
Spanish
Literature
Math II
Italian
Extracurriculars/Clubs
MECHA (Latino): 3 years and Counting
Chess Club: 2 years
Politics Club: 2 years
Special Olympics Volunteer 25+ hours
Docent for 11th Grade LA Field Trip
Organized Campaign of Awareness for Mentally/Physically Disabled Individuals at School
Other:
I plan on applying to an internship for the summer in an economics related field
I am currently learning Italian and plan on learning Quechua (native language in Peru)
My father is an accountant and will teach me QuickBooks as well as other financial/accounting programs
Personal Information:
I am 16 year Latino male
My Parents are both immigrants and are from Peru
My parents divorced in 2015 and I only live with my father now
Household Income is below $50,000
I plan on majoring in Economics/Business
I will apply to:
UCLA
USC
UC-Berkeley
UCI
UC-Davis
Dartmouth
Cornell
Stanford, Princeton, Colombia (yes I know they are a reach and basically impossible for me but I still want to try)
Chicago Univ.
Questions I have for those who answer:
-Am I doing okay so far?
-Any advice to improve on what I have?
-Chances to get into the colleges I have listed?
-Advice on going farther into economics at an earlier age?
Disclaimer: I understand that this list of accomplishments are relatively short, I haven’t found much I have been interested in in terms of clubs and sports. I am just a naïve 16 year old seeking advice from others. Any help or information you could give to me would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.