hi, im a high school freshman about to finish off the year, and i feel like i wasted every opportunity i had to join clubs and get better grades. I’ve been watching all my friends who were busy taking leadership roles in clubs, getting awards for the debate team, etc. I’m not talented in any specific activity or subject,
My weighted gpa is 4.2
Clubs involved in: Red Cross Club and Japanese Club
Sports: JV Golf as an alternate
Other activities: Orchestra
Do I still have any chance of getting into top schools (top 20ish) ? What advice do you have for the coming years? Thanks so much 
You won’t get into a top 20 school. I think you should aim for top 40. Also, it’s hard to chance you without test scores.
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@outlooker: It may be somewhat premature to suggest, with such definitiveness – to a freshman, with a 4.2 weighted GPA – that “You won’t get into a top 20 school.” For all any of us know, the OP could receive a 2400 on his SAT I examination, and/or become his student government’s president, and/or win a Westinghouse prize. Obviously, admission to a top-twenty LAC or National Research University is very difficult, but this kid has several years to demonstrate his potential to excel at first-tier schools.
You’re a freshman calm down
@0br0123 well its better to start early.
No one can give you a chance because you’re a FRESHMAN
Find something your passionate about, and put yourself out there more by joining at least one more activity. You have good freshman grades, with a good chance at a top 20 school assuming you do well in more challenging AP and honors classes in the future. You need to start doing more outside of schoolwork, and fine stuff you’d enjoy doing (and who knows, sometimes that helps you find something that you might in joy doing all throughout HS and college, or if it’s a more career based activity get you interested in something you may want to do as a major or career).
I’m from India and my High School Marks are as follows-
9th-90%(ICSE)
10th-94%(ICSE)
11th-80%
12th-96%
SAT 1-2250
SAT 2-2400(Physics,Chemistry,Math 2)
AP’s-5/5(Physics C Mechanics),5-Calculus AB,4-Calculus BC.
EC’s-
1.Two time national level ICSE(ASISC) quiz champion.(9th and 10th)
2.Quiz USA champion(Certificate is hand-signed by the US ambassador to India)(11th)
3.Various Other Inter-School Quizzes(SemiFinalist Bournvita Quiz Contest).
4.Medal for India(Bronze) at the IOI 2014 held in Taiwan.(Qualified INOI twice(11th and 12th)
5.Google Science Fair People’s Choice Award.(12th)
6.Some awards in Debates,Declamations and Creative Writing.
7.Stayed at the top of the FIFA 13 and 14 leaderboards for 4 months(Dunno if that counts!!)
Financial Aid needed.
What are my chances to get Admitted to the following-
MIT,Stanford,Cornell,Dartmouth,NYU,Columbia,Princeton,Caltech,UCLA,Georgia tech or any other college which you might suggest based on my profile.