<p>So I'm just wondering for those of you out there who have gotten into superb colleges, if I'm on the right track with ECs and grades to getting into a top 20 school. (Asian female who's a junior in high school in NJ public high school)
GPA: 3.94 UW 4.41 W and prospective 3.96 UW 4.55 W (after junior year)
SAT: 2290 (retaking for a second time)
SAT Math II: 800
US History: 750
PSAT: 232
Courseload: 12 APs by graduation
Extracurriculars:
Community Service Club Leader of UNICEF club
Member of school's highest orchestra for 3 years
~70 hours of community service
school tutor for one year
volunteering at children's hospital
varsity volleyball setter (2 years)
Summer Activities (2015):
Lab internship in cancer center
volunteering program at same cancer center
Awards:
(not many)
Silver category in violin competition
publication in local college's arts magazine
National Merit Semifinalist/ Finalist</p>
<p>Good GPA/test scores for a top 20, but your ECs/Awards are lacking. Therefore, you don’t really stand out from the multitude of high achieving students (especially asian ones). Not much you can do in one year, but you still have a good chance of getting a top 20 school. </p>
<p>Thanks for your honest input! Would it help if I got some leadership positions? I’m still waiting on some since I’m a junior but idk if I can really do anything about them 
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<p>Nothing stands out, sorry, but you should be able to get into some schools.</p>