<p>i'm new to college confidential, and after reading several threads, i feel extremely inadequate to some of you amazing students out there! but i figured to give it a shot and see what you all think about my credentials and college list.</p>
<p>rising senior in new jersey.
ranked 10/163. 4.3687 W gpa (not sure how to calculate my UW).
based on my gpa, you'd expect me to probably break 2000, but i'm really not a good test-taker. 1810 SATs (610 CR, 540 M, 660 W). i took the ACTs but haven't gotten my score back yet.. i expect it to be somewhere around 25-28. i should break 30 for english and reading.</p>
<p>by the time i graduate, i would have taken 4 honors courses and 1 AP course.
my teacher expects me to get a 4-5 on the ap exam (latin).
i have gotten straight A's throughout high school, with the exception of one B+ in algebra I (it was because of the teacher... i still can't get over it!)
principal's honor roll all throughout high school (with the exception of honor roll in the first quarter of freshman year)</p>
<p>extra-curriculars:
national honor society
latin honor society
music honor society (will be inducted senior year)
drama club 9-12
debate team 9-12
service club (community service-oriented) 11,12
women's chorus (audition only female ensemble) 11, 12
concert band (alto saxophone) 11,12
i plan on auditioning for the chamber choir (audition only co-ed ensemble) and jazz band (as 2nd alto sax) my senior year
i will be coorganizing and cohosting an annual cabaret for the music deparment my senior year
peer leader 12 (only open to seniors. its sort of a big brother, big sister type of position to freshmen)</p>
<p>outside of school:
i was an altar server at my church for 2 years and have volunteered 30+ hours there
i am a youth referee for my local AYSO group (2004-present). i have volunteered 180+ hours to this group. i am also a mentor to newly certified referees.
i will be a member of a special commission my county offers for high school female seniors on the status of women for the 2012-2013 school year.
i have volunteered for several organizations, such as the special olympics, with my school's service club.</p>
<p>i plan to be a sociology major and music minor. this is my tentative list:
UNC chapel hill (reach... please don't laugh!)
UVA (reach.. again)
william & mary (my guidance counselor believes this is a match but i think its a reach)
wake forest
elon
villanova
muhlenberg
BC
providence (legacy here. my great uncle was a professor, 2 of my uncles and 1 cousin attended and graduated)
wagner (safety)
fairleigh dickinson (safety)
saint peter's (safety. also a legacy.. my dad attended and graduated)</p>
<p>wow, this is longer than i expected! i would love some realistic suggestions too! thank you to all who take their time to read this and offer me advice. :)</p>
i definitely can prove on my apps that i am super involved in lots of my extracurricular activities. thank you for your honesty and i appreciate your advice!</p>