<p>Oook....disclaimer: I switched schools in between freshman and soph. yr, and I went from a really easy school, to a really hard one.</p>
<p>GPA: W: 4.3-ish UW: 3.8-ish
But this may go down after this year. I got straight B's (ok....B+'s) for my AP classes....which I have a feeling is going to hurt me....a lot.
School is ranked pretty well in NJ.</p>
<p>ACT: 30 (33 E, 32 M, 31R, 25 S (gah))
Retaking in Sept....hoping for 32+</p>
<p>APs:
(junior)
USH - 3 (fml)
Bio - 5
Econ - 4
Eng -4
Calc AB - 3 (fml)</p>
<p>SAT II:
720 - bio M
730 - math II
should I retake....I'm still not sure......?</p>
<p>ECs:
Academic League - co-captain
Science Olympiad - secretary (11), pres (12)
Mu Alpha Theta- i'm really involved. I give people their tutors and keep track of the tutoring service we offer.
Volunteer at local medical center 120+ hours
Math League - no officer positions (not offered)....just go and take tests.
In a sports <em>club</em> I founded with a friend
Orchestra - I've been in various orchestras for all 4 yrs in HS (well....3 thus far, will be 4 once senior yr is done)</p>
<p>Summers:
Researched/Observed in labs in both UPenn (9, 10) and state school (11)</p>
<p>Jobs:
worked in lab over the summer - like 2 weeks, I had to go out of country for an emergency
Kumon- 4 months</p>
<p>Awards:
1st Rgnl for Cell Bio science Olympiad (11)
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award (11)</p>
<p>Schools:
JHU (ED-ing)
UPenn
UMich
UChicago
Cornell
Tufts
BU
RU</p>
<p>haha well
im gonna be 16 my entire senior year, im applying to basically all the schools you listed
i got a 30 on the act (29 math, 29 science, 33 english, 30 reading)
ive taken the following ap tests: bio2AP, english11AP, ushistoryAP
and i plan on taking the calcAB, psychAP, governmentAP, and euro historyAP tests senior year.</p>
<p>extra curricular, well orchestra for 2 years when i graduate and ballet.</p>
<p>i guess i could use my age to my advantage? its not everyday a college student is 17 their entire freshman year.</p>
<p>and just like you, i switched schools between freshman and sophomore year. </p>
<p>major: poli sci or philosophy</p>
<p>im probably going to university of pittsburgh! they have an awesome philosophy program.</p>
<p>i would love to go ivy league… hopefully for law school?
but at this point im not sure its worth applying if im not good enough</p>
<p>^^didnt even chance OP at all lol, dont just reply with your own stats</p>
<p>You’ve actually done some interesting EC’s to show/support your interest in science, your standardized tests are a little low though, try to retake, especially bio if its your area of interest. however alot of your schools are really top notch so inevitably they’re reaches for anybody</p>
<p>JHU (ED-ing) - still a low reach
UPenn- low/mid reach
UMich - low match, probably in (instate?)
UChicago - high match/reach, difficult, most depends on essays and recs
Cornell - high match/low reach
Tufts - match
BU - match
RU?</p>
<p>JHU (ED-ing) - Mid Reach
UPenn- High Reach
UMich - Match (instate) Low Reach (Out of state)
UChicago - reach, depends on essays and recs
Cornell - Mid Reach
Tufts - High Match
BU - ?
RU - ?</p>
<p>In my high school, a B+ is a 3.4, so your overall GPA would go down couple of decimals. As for your SATII dilemma, I would retake it. Click on the link below to see the percentiles, as provided by Collegeboard. I know that 700+ is considered above average, but…</p>
<p>720 in Bio M is 78th percentile, meaning 21 percent of test takers did better
730 in Math II is 72nd percentile, meaning 27 percent of test takers did better.</p>
<p>And considering that you will be applying to some top-tier insitutions, I would strongly advise a retake. </p>
<p>But of course, please remember that despite what I have said, numbers are NOT everything.</p>