<p>Background
Location: NJ
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
School Type: Very good public, sends many grads to top schools</p>
<p>Stats/Grades
Freshman: Geo HNS (B), Bio HNS (B), Language Arts I (A), World Hist (A), French II (B), Orchestra (A), Health (A), Gym (A)</p>
<p>Sophomore: Adv Alg II HNS (A), Chem HNS (B), American Studies I HNS (A), Language Arts II HNS (A), French 3 (A), Orchestra (A), Drivers Education (A), Gym (A)</p>
<p>Junior (projected): Precalc HNS (A), AP Bio (C)<em>, AP US Hist (B)</em>, Gender Roles in Literature HNS (B)*, Art of Essay HNS (A), French 4 HNS (A), Orchestra (A), Health (A), Gym (A)</p>
<ul>
<li>Too late to bring up grade, so please do not say "try increasing your GPA"</li>
</ul>
<p>Senior: AP Calc AB, AP Stat, AP French, Search for Self HNS, Passport to World HNS, Physics HNS, Orchestra, Health, Gym</p>
<p>Health, Gym, and Drivers education were all mandatory courses.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.6 UW, 4.1 W
SAT: 1490/2220 (800 M, 690 CR, 730 W)
SAT II: Will take Bio and Math Level 2
APs: Will take Bio and US Hist</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
1. Chess Club (9-12) - Secretary
2. Economics Club (10-12) - Secretary
3. FBLA (11-12)
4. Red Cross Club (10-12)
5. Junior State of America (11-12)
6. Indian Classical Music
7. Violinist for school orchestra, not sure if this counts as an EC</p>
<p>Volunteer/Work Experience
1. Hospital (10-12) ~100 hours
2. Library (9-12) ~50 hours
3. Work as a tutor at a learning center (10-12)
4. Will do a business-related internship over the summer</p>
<p>Honors/Awards
1. Will get national merit commended, maybe semifinalist (217 PSAT)
2. Will join Math Honors Society (only seniors can join)</p>
<p>Colleges
NYU (Stern)**
Emory**
University of Michigan**
Boston College (Carroll)**
University of Virginia**
Villanova
Lehigh
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
Indiana University--Bloomington (Kelley)
Rutgers</p>
<p>**Top choices</p>
<p>I am very worried about my low GPA. I cannot improve my C in AP Bio. I am actually struggling to maintain a C average in that class. I improved sophomore year, but I have a major downward trend this year. What if I get straight As in the first semester of next year? Will that help? Or am I screwed for my top choices?</p>