<p>I'm currently a junior in high school, but I want to know if I'm on the right track so far and what I should be working on. Pomona is my top choice, and I'm also looking at some other highly selective LACs.</p>
<p>Gender: F
State: NY
Race: Caucasian
Major: International Studies</p>
<p>High School: Large public school - class of almost 800 students
Class Rank: Haven't come out yet, but probably top 5%
GPA: 3.9 UW, 4.1 W
PSAT (haven't taken SAT yet): 80 CR, 73 Math, 71 Writing (writing will definitely improve on SATs)
SAT II US History: 740
SAT II MathI: 760</p>
<p>High school courses:</p>
<p>Freshman year:
Spanish 9
Earth Science H
Orchestra
Cult/Lit (honors, combined world history and world literature, graded as two separate classes)
Geometry H</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Orchestra
Alg 2/Trig H
AP US History
Bio H
Lit Classics/Lit Decisions (both honors)
Spanish 11 (skipped a year - do colleges look at that?)
German 9A (beginning-level German for students who already take another foreign language)</p>
<p>Junior:
Chamber Orchestra (audition-only advanced orchestra)
Modernism H
Health
French 9A
Pre-Calc H
SUNY Spanish (gives college credit from SUNY)
AP Chem
German 10</p>
<p>Senior:
Chamber Orchestra
AP English
Syracuse Public Affairs (college credit from Syracuse)
Econ H
French 9
AP Stats
Forensics
German 11
Syracuse Psychology/Sociology (again, Syracuse credit)
Possible self-study of Spanish?</p>
<p>It might be worth noting that the majority of the classes I'm in are accelerated (as in, this year, I'm taking mostly senior-level classes even though I'm a junior.)</p>
<p>APs (so far):</p>
<p>APUSH - 5
Note: My school offers a total of 11 APs, but most of them are impossible for me to take. For example, no AP Art or AP Comp Sci for me, because I'm not in art or tech. Also, they offer 3 potential AP math classes for seniors, but I can only take one. I am planning on taking the AP Spanish exam even though it's not offered through my school. Also, I will have college credits from other classes I'm taking (Spanish, public affairs, psych/soc.)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Youth Court (2 years)
Youth Court Leadership Council (1 year)
Volunteer at animal shelter (2 years)
NHS (Senior year - my school doesn't let us join until we're seniors =/)
Tutoring (math, on and off throughout high school)
Black belt in Tae Kwon Do
Chamber Orchestra - Audition-only
Spanish Club (4 years) - VP, probably President next year
German Club (3 years)
International Service Club (3 years) - Treasurer, possibly VP next year?
History Club (2 years)
Pit Orchestra (for school musical) (2 years)
5 summers Spanish Immersion camp (possible essay topic - how it inspired my interest in other cultures and languages)
Amigos de las Americas - 8 weeks volunteering in South America, next summer (another possible essay topic)</p>
<p>Recommendations:</p>
<p>APUSH + Psych teacher - 2 years, loves me, writes great recs
English teacher - Modernism + AP English - 2 years
Spanish teacher - Spanish 11 + SUNY Spanish - 2 years - Spanish is really my passion, and this teacher really knows how much I love it and how hard I work even outside of class in Spanish
Counselor - Says I'm one of the best students she has, so that's something.</p>
<p>So that's basically me. I tried to include what I know I'll be doing next year, too, although of course some things might change (particularly my senior year course load, because I might not be able to fit everything into 9 periods a day.) Also, if there's anything else you think I should work on or any advice you might have for me, it's much appreciated!</p>