chance and advice?

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<p>As a junior who hasn't finished first semester, I don't have a ton of information, so I just included everything I do have. My dream schools is Columbia, though my safety schools are University of Chicago and Northwestern (parents are professors) Still, I'd like to get away from home.</p>

<p>I go to an enormous and extremely competitive public school. I'm a white female.</p>

<p>Weighted GPA: 4.9
Unweighted GPA: 3.8</p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Honors English: A-, A
Honors World History: A-, A
Honors Bio: A-, A-
Honors Spanish: A-, A-
Algebra 1: A, A</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Honors English: A, A
Chemistry: A-, A-
Geometry: A-, A
Honors Spanish: A, A
(summer school) Honors US History: A-, A-</p>

<p>Junior Year: (projected)
AP Political Science: A-
AP English: A
Algebra 2: B+
Honors Geoscience: A-</p>

<p>ECs:
Member of Military History Club: 9, 10, 11
President of Military History Club: 11
Member of Local 4-H Club: 9, 10, 11
President of Local 4-H Club: 11
Student at Oxbridge Academic Program at Oxford, UK, got As both semesters: 10
National Spanish Exam Silver Medal: 9
Intern at local public access television studio: 9, 10, 11
Interact Club: 11
SCOPE Club: 11</p>

<p>I haven't taken the ACT/SAT yet, but I'm wondering if anybody has any advice as to what I can do to increase my admission chances, as well as chance me?</p>

<p>Thanks so much!</p>

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<p>Whoah! Whoah! The University of Chicago and Northwestern are never, NEVER, safeties, especially for someone who hasn't even taken the SAT or ACT yet. I don't care if your of divine birth and your daddy is the president of the school, they are not safeties. Also, you have way to many A-'s and B+'s to consider any top 20 school a safety. As for your chances at Columbia, it's really too early to tell, but i guess you have as good a shot as most applicants.</p>

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<p>Needsalife: Your grades are fine, they won't work against you, but they're pretty average for the Columbia applicant pool. They won't rule you out. </p>

<p>Your EC's look like they're solid, and you look committed--I'm not sure how deeply involved you are in any of them, but the best way to bring that out is to write about something meaningful you've done in your application essay--which is a year away. </p>

<p>Take the SAT. And SAT 2, try and get high scores in those and you should have a good chance.</p>