<p>Ello! I'm a student from the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and with nearly everyone I know going for some sort of junior college or state school, it can be difficult for me to get an idea of what to aim for. Some folks are telling me "you could go to Harvard or something!" and I know that's not true at all, but I'd like to think I have a shot at the upper-mid tier of colleges, I guess. I'm just not sure what's realistic and what's not.</p>
<p>My stats are:</p>
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<li>32 ACT, 223 PSAT/NMSQT, haven't taken SAT yet.</li>
<li>UW GPA hanging around 3.75, I think, but this number isn't readily available to me.</li>
<li>Clubs: Chess club (fresh-soph.), Japanese Culture club (soph.-junior, VP junior year), National Ocean Sciences Bowl team (junior-senior, Co-Captain senior year), Quiz Bowl team (senior), planning to found Young Democrats chapter senior year.</li>
<li>Outside of School: Volunteered on Mayor's re-election campaign Spring 2013, Mayor's Youth Council (senior), volunteering at local library (senior)</li>
</ul>
<p>I will take 4 AP classes next year (Government/Politics, Economics, Environmental Science, Literature), and will continue 2 IB classes that last both junior and senior year (French SL, Math SL).</p>
<p>The schools I'd like to start off being rated for (the ones I've heard good things about) would be</p>
<p>Ole Miss (honors college)
Alabama (honors college)
Wake Forest
Sewanee
Duke
Hendrix
Georgetown
GWU
Millsaps College</p>
<p>If y'all need any more details, I'd be more than glad to help. And thanks so much in advance for all of your guidance.</p>