Hello, I am a sophomore in FriscoISD and I am planning to apply regular/late decision for TAMS, but I’m not sure if I have the things I need to get in.
My grades in middle school were all A’s, most classes being about a 95+ with an exception of Spanish 1 being a 92.
My grades in 9th grade were, both semesters 1 and 2 were:
Pre-AP geometry - 98, 99
Pre-AP Algebra 2 - 100, 99
Pre-AP Biology - 96, 99
Pre-AP Spanish 2 - 97, 97
Orchestra - 98, 98
Medical Terminology - 97, 98
AP human geography - 95, 95
GT Humanities - 91, 97
Summer-schooled chemistry to open up space in sophomore year, averaged about a 95.
My grades in the first semester of 10th grade took a slight dip, took 4 more AP’s
AP Biology - 96
AP Physics 1 - 92
Pre-AP English 2 - 91
Pre-AP Pre-calculus - 93
AP Seminar - 99
Pre-AP Computer Science - 100
GT Humanities 2 - 96
Orchestra - 98
Total courseload so far is:
On-Level Health
On-Level Spanish 1
On-Level Orchestra, 2 years
On-Level Medical terminology
Pre-AP Algebra 1
Pre-AP Geometry
Pre-AP Algebra 2
Pre-AP Pre-calculus
Pre-AP English 2
Pre-AP Biology
Pre-AP Chemistry
Pre-AP Computer Science
Pre-AP Spanish 2
Chemistry(Taken over Summer)
Pre-AP GT Humanities year 1(English 1 Credit)
AP Human Geography
AP Seminar
AP Biology
AP Physics 1
AP GT Humanities year 2(AP World credit)
My Weighted GPA by the end of freshman year was a 5.04, on a scale in which AP = 6, Pre-AP = 5.5, and On-level = 5.0, not sure about what my gpa will be with the first semester of 10th grade.
Extracurriculars:
NJHS(8th)
Math and Science Team(8th)
HOSA(present)
BPA(present)
Science Olympiad(present)
TSA(present)
Red Cross Volunteer(present)
Frisco Public Library volunteer(present)
The biggest issue I’m facing is SAT/ACT. Due to covid, I haven’t been able to take any sort of act/sat and don’t have a score to submit, and I’m not particularly confident I can take and get a good score before about late admission. If it’s possible for TAMS to take into account my Psat score from sophomore year then It might work out, with no sat/act and the discontinuation of subject tests I don’t have any standardized test scores to submit.
PSAT-1460/1520
SAT practices - range from 1400-1500, average closer to the low 1400 range
ACT - I average about a 33-34
I think this might cause me not getting into TAMS, i heard tams prioritizes regional diversity and Frisco is definitely one of the more competitive districts, and I lack standardized test scores except the PSAT. If TAMS takes into class rank I am not at a great standing either, I would like to say my school is rather competitive and my grades put me in about the top 40 out of 600, excluding my recent grade slips at the start of sophomore year, which may as well put me out of the top 10%. On top of that if I do end up taking an SAT/ACT to submit, I will have to apply during late decision, which may harm my chances. With all of these is it still feasible to make it into TAMS?