<p>I'm mid junior year and my SAT is my first try will retake.</p>
<p>What else should I do to improve my chances since I'm still Junior year?</p>
<p>Chances for Engineering or Mathematics
Rice
CMU
Northwestern
Berkeley
NYU
UChicago
Thoughts on Rensselaer?</p>
<p>SAT(first try) reading:710 math:700 writing:650</p>
<p>Rank: Top 10% maybe 5%</p>
<p>GPA: end of junior will be 4.4 on 4.8 scale (x1.1 honors x1.2 AP)</p>
<p>Main classes
Freshman
Hon.Earth & Space
Hon. Algebra 2
Hon. Civics
Hon. French 2
English</p>
<p>Took Geometry online to get ahead</p>
<p>Sophomore
Hon. Biology
Hon. Trig and Col algebra
Hon. English
Hon. French 3
Hon. Int Studies</p>
<p>Junior
AP Biology
AP Calculus BC
AP Computer Science
AP English
Hon. American studies
Hon. French 4 ( w/ college credits)</p>
<p>Online or college over summer
Chemistry and physics probably
Should I take a math (linear algebra etc.)?</p>
<p>Senior
Calculus 3 vector (AP weight)
AP Chemistry
AP English
AP Gov
AP Computer Science
Hon French 5 ( w/ college credits)</p>
<p>ECs:
Track & Field 4 yrs. (probably varsity 2 years)
Cross Country (Varsity senior year)
Club Basketball 3 yrs.
Church basketball 2 yrs.
Church volleyball 3 yrs.
Eagle Scout (how much does this help?)
NHS (school only allows jr and senior years)
Science NHS (only jr and sr. Years)</p>
<p>Much community service through Boy Scouts etc.
Letters of rec will be good</p>
<p>What else should I do to increase chances?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>