Chance meee PLEASE!!!

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<p>I'd probably be applying to Trinity, since I want to do Pre-med and well, engineering is just ridiculous to maintain a high GPA</p>

<p>First off, I'm an Asian male
Also, I am now a junior, so this is all tentative..
My high school usually sends 20-25 kids to good schools while most go to the state school</p>

<p>UW GPA - 3.7 with an upward trend
W GPA - 4.2
Class Rank - 41/254 (Could Change by the end of the year into being in top 10%)
Workload - Pretty Rigorous (Note that it's not the most rigorous it can be, didn't take APUSH at all and only took Honors English at Junior year =)
Also, I finished at Spanish Level 3 and couldn't move on to Spanish Level 4 due to scheduling conflicts, My guidance counselor said that she would send a letter explaining that had I been able to take it, I would have..Do you guys think that this letter will even do anything? Also, since I couldn't move onto Spanish 4, I ended up taking Italian 1 =&lt;/p>

<p>SAT 1: 2270 (1540) Only took it once..wondering if I should take it again
Math: 790
Reading Comprehension: 750
Writing: 730 (8 Essay.)</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Math II: 800
Chemistry: 750
Biology M: 770</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Chemistry: 5
World History: 5
At Senior Year, I would be taking (but don't think that the scores I would get would matter as I would take these tests in May, so the application process would have been done by then):
AP BC Calc
AP Biology
AP English
AP Government</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Freshman Year: Key Club, Band
Sophomore Year: Key Club, Varsity Tennis
Junior Year: Academic Decathlon (Made it to States), Key Club, Debate, Math League, Science League, Newspaper, Varsity Tennis
Senior Year: Academic Decathlon, Key Club, Math League (Treasurer), Science League, (Possibly Debate?), Newspaper (Possibly an Editor?), Varsity Tennis</p>

<p>Community Service: 200+ hours
Tutoring, Hospital, Babysat little kids while they waited for their parents</p>

<p>Distinctions:
National Merit (Most likely Semi-finalist)</p>

<p>Essays: Okay/Good
Recs: Okay, basically just the usual recs that teachers give to kids that they know to be bright and capable, but don't really know on a more personal basis</p>

<p>By the way, how bad does it look if I'm not in NHS?</p>

<p>Thanks for reading this and replying..I know you all have seen millions of these things already =&lt;/p>

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<p>Having NHS on your resume isn't very special anymore. In some schools, it's rather easy to get into this organization.</p>

<p>Your SAT score is very good. If you want to, you can take another shot and get a higher score. However, I think there are other things that are more worthwhile doing. Your GPA and class rank are pretty good but I think they could be better. Take more advanced classes to bring those up next year. As for extracurriculars, I'd say try to be more focused on a few things that you are really passionate about. These activities should be able to define who you are as a person. As essays, those definitely need to be excellent. It's one of the few factors that don't revolve around numbers. So take advantage of this opportunity to communicate through words. Recommendations are getting a more important role in terms of admissions. Colleges want to know how a student could to contribute to the classroom and the campus. If your recommendations are fairly general, they are not going to help you that much. It is in your best interest to ask someone who can write specific letters of recommendation.</p>

<p>Good luck!!!</p>