<p>I'm a rising junior currently and I am wondering what I should do to raise my chances. I also want to say thanks for reading the post ahead of time. Ugh... It's like my whole life biography. If there is anything that I left out, just let me know.</p>
<p>Applying to:
(Try to stay awake, it's a long list)</p>
<p>UC's - San Diego, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Irvine, Davis, Santa Barbara
USC - Legacy Status
SDSU
San Francisco State
Pepperdine University
University of Kansas - State School
University of Missouri
NYU
BC
BU
Northwestern
Vandy
Rice
WUSTL
University of Chicago
Texas AM
Texas Tech
'Brown'
'Cornell'
'Penn'
'Duke'
'Dartmouth'
'Stanford'
'MIT'
'Harvard'
(Hey a guy can dream can't he!)</p>
<p><strong><em>Please feel free to let me know which ones I should let go of or if there are any that I should consider adding. Also please indicate whether i should apply EA or RD.</em></strong></p>
<p>Competitive Public School
Currently 3rd ranked in Kansas
Middle Eastern/Hispanic(Biracial)
Lower Middle Class
Undeclared Major
Class rank - Currently 130/500
Youngest in my class due to grade skip in Junior High School</p>
<p>(All Unweighted)
Freshman GPA - 3.52
Sophmore GPA - 3.46</p>
<p>If I got All A's from now on
Junior GPA - 3.66
Senior 1st Semester - 3.71</p>
<p>AP Scores: AP European History (3)</p>
<p>I plan on enrolling in at least 2 CC courses during the school year</p>
<p>ACT Preliminary Scores - 29C, 25E, 29M, 32R, 28S, 8W</p>
<p>EC's:
-Soccer Club & School- 9,10 (Plan on skipping Junior year to focus on the horrendous GPA but probably returning senior year.)
-Soccer Club Camp Volunteer
-Soccer Club Tryout Volunteer
-Hospital Volunteer - IDK exact but at least 150+ hours (Impatient Rehab, Outpatient Admitting, Patient Transportation)
-Bocce Ball Club Founding Member (Should I include this because it was basically a joke)
-Special Olympics Volunteer</p>
<p>Awards as of now:
-Presidential Service Award
-Principle's Honor Roll</p>
<p>Work Experience:
-Going to be a Kumon tutor starting this year.</p>
<p>I do plan on applying for financial aid.</p>
<p>Please note that these are accurate of my high school "career" up till the beginning of my Junior year. I do plan on trying to raise my GPA, gain leadership positions, and doing the little things to improve my chances.</p>