<p>Hey everyone, I'm a junior who goes to a pretty big high school in NJ. I know I'm only a junior, but based on what Ii already have, i want to know what to improve upon so I can make the best of the year i have left. My Reach schools are Cornell, Dartmouth, and Vanderbilt. Some of what i think are my matches are, RPI, Stevens institute of technology, and University of Rochester. Please share any concerns you have with me, I'd rather hear them now then a year from now, thanks.</p>
<p>Male
Latino (technically)
First generation college student, i think, this only applies to your immediate relatives right, as in mom, dad, grandparents, if so then i am. If it counts aunts and uncles and cousins, then i am not :(
UW GPA: 3.9-4 (All A's and A+'s)
Weighted GPA 4.8125 ish (sophomore year)
5/440 I would be higher, but our weighted system penalized my rank when i took comp sci II, a non honors class, so i can take AP comp sci next year, where the other's took an honors course, but im going to be about 1 of 5 people in my school who take AP comp sci, is that good?</p>
<p>I took all honors courses available.
Junior AP: AB Calc, AP Language(english), APUSH
Senior AP: BC Calc, AP Lit, AP Physics, AP Comp Sci, one or two more, i haven't decided because our school has block scheduling, and some classes, like AP Chem, are year round, and it is hard to plan ahead before knowing the next year's class periods. I am expecting 4's and 5's on everything. Depending on what my parents and my guidance counselor say, I might take a chem course at my community college so i can take an extra AP class next year, is that a good idea?</p>
<p>ACT: To be determined, I'm taking them for the first time December 10th
SAT: 1920 720 Math, 660 CR, 540 writing</p>
<p>I know, I know, pretty atrocious SAT scores, but that was my first time taking them, and it was with 0 prep. I am taking an SAT prep course and have gotten myself an SAT prep book, so I am confident that i can raise my score, hopefully 200 points at least. I plan on taking SAT II tests in Math II, American History, and Physics. Math comes easy to me, so that should be a good score, and my APUSH class is very rigorous, and my teacher assured my that if everyone took the history SAT, we would all get 700's at least, several kids in her class over the years scored 800's too, she is a very good teacher. </p>
<p>EC's
Tae Kwon Do since kindergarten. I was also the first minor to get a his third degree black belt in our organization's history</p>
<p>NHS 11-12 (hopefully an officer next year)</p>
<p>National Science Honor Society 11-12 (possibly an adviser next year)</p>
<p>Interact Club 10-12, was on the executive board 11-12</p>
<p>Math league 9-12 (again, hopefully an officer next year)</p>
<p>Eco-Action club 9-12, president 10-12</p>
<p>Student Ocean Advocates, a county-wide program that gathers students from schools across the county to coordinate environmental campaigns across the county. It is also a leadership development program and we learn about government policy and advocacy. (hopefully a Co-Chair this or next year)</p>
<p>Student liaison to the township's environmental committee. 11-12</p>
<p>Summer tutoring program at the county library 10-12</p>
<p>Summer camp counselor job 10</p>
<p>All of these activities ad up to hundreds of hours of community service.</p>
<p>I want to major in engineering physics, physics, applied physics, or something along those lines. I know most of what i posted is speculation, but, if you could, just chance me on getting in, that would be great.</p>