<p>Hello everyone:
So my AP test scores came back and I am not very happy with them at all. I am a rising junior and I am starting to get more and more concerned with my chances at getting into my desired colleges. The recent results from the tests brought my confidence down by a lot. Could anyone please evaluate me and see if I still have a chance at getting into schools like Stanford, Berkley, Columbia, UPenn, etc? (Those schools specifically though.)</p>
<p>Grades: (Based on grades shown on transcript) Also, my school uses the 93+=A (no A-, B+, etc.) grading system, so I am using the GPA chart posted by Collegeboard to grade myself since I heard that colleges will use their own grading systems to evaluate students. How</a> to Convert Your GPA to a 4.0 Scale Also, do the number grades matter a lot? Like if I got a 94 in one class, would it be a let down even tho it's still an A since the percent is lower than, let's say, a 96?</p>
<p>And obviously, H=honors, AP=advanced placement, IB=international baccalaureate. And of course, CV Eye and PE are not weighted.</p>
<p>Freshman Year:
GPA: UW-3.9, W-4.7 (4.0 is max, rly)
H Alg 2 (A-)
H German III (A)
PE (counts as a grade in my school) (A+)
H Bio (A+)
CV Eye (school newspaper, also counts as grade) (A+)
H Eng 9 (A)
H Chinese III (A)
AP World History (A)</p>
<p>Sophomore Year:
GPA: UW-3.9, W-4.6
AP Physics B (A)
PE (A+)
H Precalc (B+) (had a really sucky teacher)
CV Eye (A+)
H Eng 10 (A)
AP Human Geo (A)
H Chinese IV (A+)
AP German IV (A+)</p>
<p>Junior Year (Planned):
IB Chem HL1
IB Bio SL
IB English HL1
CV Eye
IB Theory of Knowledge (alternates with PE)
IB Chinese SL1
IB Math HL1
IB History of Americas HL1</p>
<p>Test scores (I have not taken the SATs and ACTs yet, but I'm well aware that I need 2100+ on SATs and 32+ on ACTs to be competitive. I also took an SATII subject test just to see how it was like and failed miserably, so obviously I will not be showing that score to colleges.)</p>
<p>AP exams:
World History (4)
AP Physics B (2)
Human Geography (4)
German (3)</p>
<p>So obviously, I do not have much to show for in regards to AP scores. That 2 in Physics is seriously bugging me...I heard that it will discredit my A in Physics due to me failing the test. In all honesty, I agree; while looking over online discussions regarding the test, I could clearly tell that the difficulty in my class was not up to par with the difficulty on the exam. Despite me getting a 2, should I still send it to colleges anyway as a way to be honest and to show that I attempted it? I know a 3 is not very good either, but I heard that for foreign language exams a 3 is considered pretty good. I'm not happy with 4s either, especially since human geography was supposed to be really easy, but I'll take it. However, what will the 2 do in my chances to get accepted into my specified schools?</p>
<p>Anyways-</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-School newspaper
-Musician (piano)-I'm not super "active," but I play annually in a concert hosted by the music organization that I am a part of.
-Competitive swimming-I swim year round, every day (except Sunday) for 3 hours after school and on Saturday. I have qualified for Winter Junior Nationals, and I am trying to qualify for Summer Junior Nationals (which is faster.) I have also qualified for meets such as Grand Prix, and YMCA Nationals (my team is a YMCA team.) I have been told that I am fast enough to get recruited for schools such as UPenn, Columbia, and Berkley (a little less of a chance with Berkley though, since only my best events would be able to get in the higher ranks). I am only able to match up to Stanford with my best stroke, backstroke, and just barely too. I have been swimming for all of my high school years so far, and will continue to do so. I do not swim on the high school team. </p>
<p>Other things to know:
-I am planning to apply for NHS this coming year
-I am a part of my school's World Language Honors Society (it's not National, though)
-I have earned silver and honorable mention awards in the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (I got a gold in middle school, so I do not think that counts)
-I have taken the Special Interest SciTech course (for gifted students) for all of my high school years so far. I will be taking it junior year as well.
-I enjoy drawing and writing creatively as hobbies (should I state this in my acceptance essay?)
-Average UW GPA is 3.9, and average W GPA is around 4.6, 4.7 (4.0 is highest in my school, though)
-I am currently ranked 10th in a class of approx. 620 students with a weighted grade of 104 and an UW grade of 95 (forget the exact decimals; math really brought me down)</p>
<p>Also, I am not sure if this matters, but I am currently 15 (turning 16 later this year) and Asian (yes I know for an Asian my math stinks.)</p>
<p>Everything stated in the above is currently what is going on. My main concerns include my AP test scores and my GPA. Can anyone tell me if I am on the path to going to my dream schools? Thank you!</p>