<p>Hi -
I'm a white male junior at a very prestigious PUBLIC high school in Connecticut. I take hard classes (3 APs this year and planning on 4 next year, plus plenty of honors classes in all four years), and I consider myself to have fairly strong ECs. Could anyone chance me for the following schools? I will chance back!!!</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt University</p>
<p>I woke up kind of late, and as a result did not do as well as I would have liked freshman and sophomore year. I didn't do poorly, but just not well for the schools I'm looking. These are my WEIGHTED GPAs for each year:
Freshman GPA: 3.6
Sophmore: 3.67
Junior year I'm really starting to try, and for the first semester I have a 4.1. I can maintain this for the whole year. My AP classes are:
AP Calculus AB
AP Biology
AP Economics (Macro and Micro)
Senior year I will probably have about the same as junior year. My planned APs are:
AP Multi AB
AP Chem
AP Physics C
AP Stat or AP World History</p>
<p>ACT Score:
Science 35
Reading 36
English 33
Math 34
Composite 35</p>
<p>I will have very strong teacher recs; I have great relationships with two teachers I intend on asking. My essay will be strong, as there is a huge college counseling business in my town that can help a ton with essay writing. I will most likely do well on AP exams and SATIIs, because I consider myself a strong test taker. My ECs are:
-President of Kindness Club, essentially visiting 2nd grade classrooms and trying to instill a sense of kindness and awareness of all people
-Town Youth Commission, group of about 12 high school students making executive decisions for the town on a variety of topics
-Town Kindness Project, similar to Kindness Club, but on more of a town wide scale. Hoping to be president by senior year. All three of the previous listings tie in very closely so I am hoping this is my strong involvement in the community
-Work 6 hours a week in the fall (10th, 11th, and assuming 12th grade) at a Tennis Club
-3 Years varsity lacrosse
-Lacrosse volunteer at Coach's youth clinics (40 hours total, 10th, 11th, 12th grade)
-Offseason Lacrosse Conditioning (4 hours/week 9th and 10th grade, 2 hours/week 11th/12th grade)
-Scholar Athlete of the Week for lacrosse
-Elite summer lacrosse travel team (10th, 11th, 12th)
-Service League (60 hours by the time I graduate)
-Tutoring in inner city (10th grade fall, sophomore summer, 11th grade fall, assuming junior summer and 12th grade fall) (3 hours/week)
-Service Trip to Ecuador (I know colleges see that kids do this to look good on resume, but I got selected as an ambassador to the program so that's good I think)
-Intern at a lab at Harvard Medical School Junior Summer (cousin is a prominent researcher there, managed to get me a spot for this upcoming summer)
-National Spanish Exam 9th grade honorable mention (will take again in spring this year)
-Second Honors 9th grade
-First Honors (10th) (assuming 11th, and 12th) </p>
<p>Do you think my freshman and soph years will screw me in the college process? Or will a strong Junior and Senior year + great scores compensate for that? Thanks to everyone who answers, I will FOR SURE chance back!!!!</p>