<p>Hi CC, my junior year is halfway over and I'm looking for a confidence boost (or reality check) before i start visiting schools. I'm a white male and I live in Port Chester, NY and attend a moderately easy school. I'm about in the top 10% of my grade. My stats are:
Grades-
Freshman-90 GPA w/ the highest level courses possible
Sophomore-85 GPA w/ the highest level courses possible except one
Junior (so far)-91 GPA w/ almost all highest level courses possible</p>
<p>Test Scores
PSAT
Sophomore Year-189
Junior Year-200
Practice SAT for prep course (first try) 1900
My projected score is around a 2200+ so chance on that if possible</p>
<p>ECs
Job since summer of 2010
Many hours of volunteer work at basketball programs, local churches and other little programs
Freshmen Year-
Marching Band (ours is a very well known, nationally renowned band. we were in spider man 3)
JV basketball team
Italian club
Track+Field
Sophomore Year-
Marching band
Captain of JV basketball team
Student Senate
Italian club
Track+Field
Junior Year- (so far)
Student Senate
Anthony Faust (A volunteer group which I am very much involved in even thought it is my first year)
Marching Band
Varsity Basketball Team
Captain of Track+Field</p>
<p>As far as the the rest of junior year and senior year, I'm willing to do anything to achieve my goals so I am open to suggestions. </p>
<p>Now the list of schools I want to get into:
Safeties-U of Georgia, U of Florida, UCSB, U of Maryland and U of Hawaii at Manoa
Everything else-U of Miami, USC, Tulane, UNC-CH, Vandy, Rice, Boston University and NYU
Yes, I know some of these are definitely reaches.
Thanks, and any response will get a long and detailed chance back. (provided i get a link)</p>