<p>-I'm a sophomore and I'm interested in either going to college for nuclear engineering or political science, both interest me.</p>
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<li><p>I'm in the top 10% of my class with a 97 GPA as a freshman and i didn't take school seriously and so far as a sophomore my GPA is a 100 and this is weighted and i don't know how to put those numbers in GPA style format.</p></li>
<li><p>So far I have taken 12 Honors Classes(2 of them were half year classes) and 3 electives.</p></li>
<li><p>[Sports] I made varsity soccer (bench player) and tennis( #1 singles) as a freshman and obviously sophomore, and run the one mile in indoor track where i hit times of 5:15's.</p></li>
<li><p>I plan on running for vice president for my class for junior and senior year, most likely will win.</p></li>
<li><p>I plan on joining NHS at the end of this year and eventually in the future running for president or some position.</p></li>
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<p>Reaches : Johns Hopkins, Notre Dame, Georgetown
Realistic : Georgia Tech, U of Ill Urbana, George Washington
Safety : Northeastern, American, state school </p>
<p>My SAT's will probably be in the high 1900's I'll find out more when my PSAT comes back.</p>
<p>I just remembered that my GPA is a 3.86 weighted but that should hopefully go up this year.
I know what your saying about SAT also, all these kids seem like kid geniuses lol. I’ll get a better knowledge of where i stand when the Psats come in, in Dec.</p>
<p>Why? Although it is numerically possible to convert, the two systems are still very different and thus a conversion serves no purpose. </p>
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<p>There is no reason the OP needs to get that far of a head start on his standardized tests, especially considering the fact that one of the OP’s schools (Georgetown) does not use Score Choice. Taking the PSATs sophomore year is more than enough preparation. </p>
<p>But this aside, a 97/3.86 weighted is definitely going to hurt you for your reach schools. Even with your predicted 1900 SAT, your chances are not looking that good.</p>
<p>Yes, and the opposite is true for many others (myself included). Although it may not have pinpoint accuracy, the PSATs are enough to give someone a good idea of what the SATs are like. During his sophomore year, the OP should be working on keeping his grades up and investing himself in extracurricular activities; he can save the large amounts of SAT studying until junior year, where it will be much more appropriate and efficient.</p>
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<p>It’s easier to understand than you think. You just take your final percentile grades in each of your classes and average them together. Different schools use different weighted versions of the 100 point system, though.</p>
<p>And the problem with converting is that it is very, very difficult to maintain a GPA in the high 90s whereas it’s very, very possible to have a 3.9/4.0. With the way that classroom grades are assigned, a 100-point GPA will almost always be lower than a 4.0-point one.</p>