Chance me for Georgetown? I chance back!

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Hello everyone! I am only a sophomore, but hopefully one of you can assess my situation and offer advice. Thanks in advance . Please note- I moved states between freshman and sophomore years! This took a toll on my weighted GPA/number of APs/number of honors because I have to take some required courses that most kids took freshman year and my new school doesn’t offer honors classes, unfortunately. Middlebury, William & Mary, Georgetown, NYU, Furman, UNC, and Wake Forest are my top schools as of late. I am also looking into many SLACs in CA and the Northeast.

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Haven’t taken, got 1820 on PSAT with no prep but I am enrolling in prep classes and working out of Princeton Review books, expecting around 2100, 2200 (realistic?). On my PSAT I scored mid-600s in CR and 700 in W, but M screwed me up
ACT (breakdown): Taking in June; I have no idea what to expect
SAT II (place score in parentheses): None yet, might take lit, WH, and a language
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): I don’t have access to my transcript/freshman grades, but…
Freshman year UW/W: 4.0/4.19
Sophomore year UW/W: 4.0/4.33 (so far, but I trust I will maintain this GPA)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Don’t know, most likely top 5% or 10%
AP (place score in parentheses): Haven’t taken tests yet
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: N/A
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): No major awards yet but I received a scholar-athlete award for swim last year, my school only has one Honor Society and only accepts 11th and 12th graders

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): FCA (FR and SO years), Varsity swim team (FR and SO; hopefully will be a captain?),Young Life (FR), Interact Club(SO, Vice President), Beta Club (SO), Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Club (SO), Debate Team (SO), Linguistics Club (SO, Founder), will be joining Academic Decathlon (would have joined this year but I moved too late in the summer)
Job/Work Experience: Working at a seasonal festival last year, had an Etsy shop last year, currently looking for a job
Volunteer/Community Service: So far I have done around 30-40 hours but will complete many more; I am organizing a mission trip (June 2016); most hours have been done through a local animal shelter, my church, and Interact Club
Summer Activities: My only summer during high school so far has been spent moving/adjusting, but this summer I will be continuing learning languages and taking classes online; I plan to participate in the Middlebury summer language program this summer or summer 2016.
Essays: Will talk about moving from VA-MS and how big of a change it was/how I became a stronger learner by pushing myself in a school system that was not as advanced as that of VA or my OCD. I am a fairly good writer but my essays are sometimes unorganized
Teacher Recommendations: N/A
Counselor Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Maybe
Projected Concentration: Deciding between international business/marketing, psychology, any language
State (if domestic applicant): VA one year, MS three
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public, large (class of ~400)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: N/A; middle class.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

I am very passionate about languages. As of now I am learning 1 every 3 months. I just started this and so far I am proficient in spanish (level III in school), English is my first language, and I am self-studying German (I’d say I’m proficient). Next on the list is Swedish, then Mandarin, then Arabic, etc. I plan to learn around 12 by the time I’ll be submitting my apps.

My classes :

8th:
Spanish I: B+

FR:
Alg I: A (honors not offered)
Eng I HN: A+
Biology HN: A
Health/PE: A+
Spanish II: A+
World History HN: A+
Leadership training: A+

SO:
Eng II Acc (My school doesn’t offer honors, but it offers accelerated for English ONLY): A+
Spanish III: A+
(REQ) Mississippi Studies (1 sem)/Photography I(1 sem): A+
(REQ) STEM: A+
AP World: A+
Human Anatomy and Physiology: A+
Geometry: A+
Swim team (counts as a class for some reason)/PSAT prep: A+

Over the summer I will be taking Chemistry and Alg II online (honors if offered)

JR year I plan to take:
AP Eng III
Pre-calc and Trig
AP Stats
AP Chem
APUSH
AP Psych
Spanish IV
Swim team/Photography II

I plan to take classes at MIT online for college credit in between JR and SR years

SR year I plan to take:
AP Eng IV
AP Calc A.B.
AP Physics
AP US Gov & Pol/Comparative Gov
AP Macro/Microeconomics
AP Spanish self-study or a class @‌ a local college
Swim team/AP Human geography (maybe)
Not sure what else yet… I’ll probably take a few classes @ a local college

I can’t think of anything else at the moment. I’ll appreciate any guidance you can give me! Seriously, I’ll take anything, esp. exciting ECs that reflect my interests (for reference, I have been swimming for a while but my times aren’t good enough to be a recruited athlete, I have a passion for animals, I am a vegetarian, I’m really into languages and traveling, etc.)
Please leave suggestions for other colleges! Thanks a million.

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Hi. After reading through this, I am very impressed with your determination and ambition. But I have one thing to communicate. Please take a deep breath and relax about all this. As someone who was just accepted to Georgetown, I had no idea which schools I was interested in sophomore year. I wasn’t thinking much about college, I was just trying to do well in my classes and pursue my interests. Focus on maintaining your grades (they are stellar right now) and preparing for standardized tests (but again, you have so much time!). Your passion for languages sounds truly unique, I could see it being a hook for Georgetown’s SFS. But don’t shape your high school life around getting into college–don’t focus so much on the future that you fail to enjoy the present. You’re going to be fine.

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@kathoderberg thank you! That was really good advice :slight_smile: I’ll try to enjoy high school.

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Hey,

I’m also a sophomore and am considering Georgetown. Although it’s definitely early for both of us, the planning certainly can’t hurt. I wouldn’t worry too much about PSAT scores, unless you plan on taking the current SAT. I scored a 212, and math was also my lowest section. The new SAT will be more algebra-centric and will contain fewer unclear questions.

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@kzkzoh It’s important to start early! That’s a really good psat score, have you done any prep? I just joined a class that’s supposed to really help. About the new SAT, that’s good news! Thanks for sharing.