<p>Hi! So basically, I was wondering if I could get into a good college or not. Everyone says different things (ie. low gpa=bad college, essay is everything, teacher recc is everything, etc) and it gets super confusing. So I wanted to post here to see how people who had similar academic characteristics did with college admissions. I am a sophomore. My school program is very rigorous, and so the classes are very hard.
On to my question:
If I have the following, would I get into a good college (Yale, Harvard, etc) in either medicine or engineering:
1) "Tremendous" art skills (exhibitions, magazine covers, etc)
2) Almost all As (if I have one C, should I transfer out before it becomes pernament) but at a highly gifted rigorous recognized school. Also, 16 AP classes. One in freshman year, 3 this year. This year, the classes are quite hard (3 APs I belive Physics, Euro His, Pre-Calc) and it's already 15 weeks (/20) and I have basically straight Bs and 1 C/D idek. WHile I'm not too worried about getting most of my Bs into As (reallllyyy close) I'm very worried about my C/D class. Everyone does bad in it, I'm doing really bad. Overall, in my grade class, I'm sort of in the middle, not too bad, not too good.<br>
3) Community College classes (and should I get a certificate in some things or even an AA degree before hs graduation) Anthopology, chem, eng 101-102, philosophy, arts (all as excpect one anthropolohy)
4) A good recc letter from a science teacher pretty well known within college admission people
5) Lots of sports activities (sb diving...unique huh?!)
6) An okay essay (bad at writing :P)
7) Teams (Acadec, Cyberpatriots, robotics team)
8) Some random awards crap like National Academic Acheiver or sm like that
9) (planning to) National Merit Achievement PSAT
10) SAT score: 2100-2300 idk, how high do i need it to be
Yeah... I don't have lots of science achievents, should I get some more? WOuld art show my dedication enough? Thanks, have abeautiful day! </p>
<p>ALSO, AM I COMPLETELY OVERACHIEVING COLLEGE WISE? WHAT IS THE BEST COLLEGE I CAN GET INTO. </p>
<p>SORRY FORGOT, I ALSO DID SOME GOVERNMENTAL COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR ELECTIONS AND STUFF LIKE CALLING, DOOR TO DOOR, ETC </p>
<p>No one can tell you if you can get into an Ivy, and it’s a little too soon to worry much about it. Do the best you can one course at a time. Prepare for the SAT or ACT, and do the best you can there. Take one step at a time, OP, and you’ll be fine. Your artwork might be the hinge on which your chances swing, so keep up the good work there. And don’t forget to breathe.</p>
<p>If you can get as close to perfect score as possible AND win some National/International award in your specialty, that will give you a better chance to succeed.</p>
<p>You don’t study medicine at a four-year college, it’s a graduate program. </p>
<p>I’m not sure what you are posting - what you plan to do or what you did?</p>
<p>As for art skills, great if you are applying to an art program, no one cares otherwise except the same as another EC.</p>
<p>Don’t worry now if you can get into an Ivy (or even a “good” ivy). Do your best in the most challenging classes you can take. For whatever ECs you are interested in, try to explore them fully and work toward leadership positions.
Read as much as you can now…that helps with PSAT/SAT scores. Study before you take the PSAT and SATs.</p>
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This is the wrong question. You need to find the school that is best for you. I’d suggest looking into the USNWR methodology to get a better understanding of those rankings, so you can get beyond this idea that there are objectively “best” schools. Then think about the kind of school where you will do the best work, and learn & grow. There are many variables such as region, size, LAC vs. Research U, departmental strengths, campus culture, cost, etc.</p>
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If I have the following, would I get into a good college (Yale, Harvard, etc) in either medicine or engineering:</p>
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<p>There are over a 100 “good colleges” for engineering. Y & H aren’t even known for engineering. And, you don’t study medicine in college. People go to med school to study medicine. </p>
<p>Seriously. Do your own research on colleges and which ones offer the programs you want. Your post is full of hypotheticals that may or may not come to pass, anyway.</p>