I am a junior, started looking at colleges a few years ago when my oldest brother went through the process.
I’m looking for a liberal arts school because I feel like that’s the best learning environment for me.
I am most worried about my grades
ACT comp: 32 first time/ 33 second time
English: 34/34
Math: 32/31
Reading: 33/32
Science: 30/35
SAT 2200
Reading: 780
Math: 660
Writing: 760
PSAT: 212 (good for my state, on the verge between commended and semi-finalist, will find out in the fall)
AP Bio 2014: 5
AP Euro 2014: 5
AP Psych 2015: ?
AP Physics 2015: ?
AP English Lang: ?
AP US History: ?
(I will know the other scores a few months from now, but I plan on taking the tests)
Leadership Positions:
Founder of Book Club (Society for the Universal Appreciation of Literature 
)
Managing Editor of school newspaper (next year will be Editor in Chief)
Literary Magazine Founding Board Member, unofficial president
Mentor to incoming freshmen in school’s mentor program
Thespian board member
Co-founder of the Roman Society Club (kind of like a latin club)
Founding member/leader of Model UN/Current events club
History Club leader
Project BEST leader (mentoring middle school kids in STEM related things for comm. service)
National Honor Society
National Art Honor Society
Math National Honor Society (ironic since it’s my worst subject, but I love math anyways)
Thespian
EC’s
all of the above (except for Newspaper) is an extra curricular
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Local Youth Theatre Master Class Student (required audition)
Ronald McDonald House volunteer
local library volunteer
Tae Kwon Do (high blue belt) started freshmen year
Kickboxing (started in middle school)
long-time competitive swimmer (stopped after freshman year)
bowling team
Assistant Directed school musical
several leading roles in plays
act as an animal to teach young kids about wildlife (combo of acting, teaching, volunteering)
Comm. Service
250+ hours so far in H.S. I expect at least fifty more, if not 100 in the coming year.
Grades:
Freshman year: A’s, one B in honors geometry
Sophomore year: A’s one B in honors algebra II
Junior year: A’s 2 B’s AP Physics and Honors Pre-Calc & Trig first semester, still waiting on grades second semester, but it looks like I will probably get a C in AP Physics, B in Honors Pre-Calc and (hopefully) the rest are A’s.
Freshman and Sophomore year:
As many honors as possible, 2 AP’s sophomore year (bio and euro, and technically only euro is offered to sophomores, but i got special permission to take ap bio)
Courses Junior Year:
AP Eng. Lang
AP Physics I
AP US History
Newspaper (Editor)
AP Psych
Honors Pre Calc and Trig
Latin III
GPA:
UW 3.7-3.8 ish depending on this semester
W above 4
Over the summers:
-Duke TIP writers program in Ghost Ranch, NM
-Brown summer studies (Themes from Existentialism)
-Kenyon Young Writer’s Program (20% acceptance rate), Haiti mission trip
Potential Majors:
Biology
English
History
Neuroscience
Communications
Awards/Honors:
placed/won awards for newspaper articles, designs, advertisements
thespian award
Presidential Service Award 2 years running
Social Studies Department Award
Mass Communication Department Award
English Department Award
Science Department Award
Looking at:
Kenyon (brother goes there, I may apply early)
Wellesley (got book award, although I don’t think that means much)
Reed (need to visit still)
Amherst (reach, I know)
Williams (as said above, reach)
And probably other lib. arts schools, as well as a state school (honors) for safety because I know these places are super competitive.
If there are schools I should be looking at, but don’t have listed, please let me know.
I’d really appreciate honest answers, and let me know if there’s something I ought to improve on.