chance me!? Ivies (especially Yale & Columbia), NYU, Carnegie Mellon

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Note** since high school began, I skipped a grade for my classes (in fact that happened in 8th grade when i was still in middle school), so for 9th grade, I took 10th grade english, math, and sciences.
Junior Year Sched:
French 4 Honors
AP Biology
AP English Lang&Comp
Precalculus Honors
AP US Government
AP Macroeconomics
Studio in Drawing & Painting
Human Anatomy & Physiology (AP level)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Varsity Tennis, Varsity Lacrosse, volunteering at hospital, volunteering for the town, classical dance, vocal lessons, Treasurer of American Field Service club, Treasurer of French Club, Executive Board member for Student Congress, Yearbook Club.</p>

<p>UW GPA: 3.75 (raise it to 3.85)
Weighted GPA: 4.45 (because I take only honors and ap classes and the lowest i've gotten is a B+)
PSAT (i did not study ONE BIT) 1830.
SAT score - approx. 2200 (still have to take it)
I earned a scholarship for National Youth Leadership Forum and will be attending Summerfuel @ either Yale OR Oxford University. I hope to be inducted into NHS this fall when school starts.</p>

<p>CHANCES!? thanks! PS: include tips for more success also!:) THANKS!</p>

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<p>You have a pretty solid schedule for junior year. I’d say keep up the grades (try to make straight As this year), and demonstrate some leadership in your ECs. Only retake the SAT reasoning if you feel like you can improve 100+ points–otherwise, it isn’t necessary. Have you taken any subject tests yet? What kind of work will you be doing at Oxford/Yale? Elaborating on this particular EC might be advantageous come essay writing time for you next fall.
My “tips” for success are these:

  1. Put grades first, ECs second
  2. Start thinking about what major/career field you’re interested in, and begin focusing your ECs on that subject
  3. Take the SAT no more than 2 times (so, 1 more time for you). Contrary to popular belief, the SAT is NOT as important as everyone thinks. There’s a cut off score, above which it doesn’t matter if you scored a 2300 or a 2400. Though higher is better, there’s always a trade-off, so decide if the opportunity cost is worth it. </p>

<p>Other than that, I’d say good luck, and enjoy junior year!</p>

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<p>really focus on your SAT scores! try to get at least 2250!</p>