<p>I am a sophomore in high school, and I'm on the track team. This is my only real extra curricular mostly because it takes up all my time! I have practice everyday after school, and I have races on the weekends. I'm scared that when I apply to college, they won't realize the amount of work I put into this sport, since I only have one activity outside of school. I have over a 4.0 GPA, which has been consistent throughout freshmen year until now. I'm also scared about the SAT, since I haven't done any classes in preparation yet, and I haven't studied at all. A lot of other sophomores I've spoken to have already begun taking SAT classes, so am I to late? Can I still get over a 2000? I'm hoping to get into Carnege Mellon University in Pittsburgh, but I don't know if I have what it takes with what I'm doing right now. Please give me some suggestions or opinions, especially about the part with my track running!</p>
<p>Bump. Please help.</p>
<p>lol you don’t have to take SAT classes to get above a 2000/30 on the ACT. I did not prep for the ACT and got a 32, which is the equivalent of a 2130-50.</p>
<p>If you can speak english well and know basic grammar rules…you’ll do well. It’s just a reasoning test. Just read a lot, look up words you don’t know, and try to write for fun. That’s basically how I “prepped”</p>
<p>Also sports are good but you should be doing other things. Minimum do like 2 clubs or something </p>
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<li>Definitely try to be a team captain by Junior Year/Senior Year. </li>
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<p>Colleges do like seeing dedication. </p>
<p>However, you can add a bit more activities(Key Club, Science Olympiad, Math Team…etc.)</p>
<p>These look great.</p>
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<li><p>Try to do some volunteering hours or Internships(It can be just an office job) related to your major early.</p></li>
<li><p>You’re only a sophomore! You have a lot of time to start studying for the SATs. I’d advise you to start reading a lot for the CR section. This includes novels with universal themes because they can help with essays later. Once you reach the summer, you can really study hard for half of the summer. (Other half can be used for jobs or internships)</p></li>
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<p>For CMU, a 2100-2200 would be ideal for you. </p>
<p>A 4.0 is perfect! Keep up the good work!</p>
<p>Even student athletes have time for meaningful extracurriculars, just fewer. Think quality, not quantity. I’m sure your school requires community service hours. Try to find an internship in an area loosely aligned with the subjects you are most interested in school–perhaps at a lab or hospital if you are a math/science kid, or at a non-profit service organization if you are a communications kid. Even if it’s just one afternoon a week, you’ll learn a lot, show depth to colleges, and perhaps be able to hang on to this volunteer job in the summers and all through high school.</p>
<p>I didn’t start SAT classes until February of my junior year and got a 2170, so I’d say you’re fine. However, it can’t hurt to get an SAT book and take a practice test or two.<br>
Alternatively, if you don’t want to pay for a book you can always print out a generic answer sheet and go take a test with a book while sitting in a Barnes and Noble, without actually purchasing the book.</p>