<p>Hi, I'm currently a sophomore at a public school in California. My school's not really competitice at all, so its fairly easy to get a 4.0 GPA with regular classes(not counting AP or Honors). Recently, my family has visited both Cornell and Columbia and I really like the environments of both schools. </p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>Freshman: 4.0</p>
<p>Honors Geometry(you can't take any class higher than that)
Biology(no honors biology)
French 1
English 9(no honors)
orchestra
world geo/health</p>
<p>Soph: 4.0</p>
<p>honors algerbra 2
astronomy
chem(no honors)
english 10(no honors)
ap world history
French 2</p>
<p>took SAT: got 2190(800 math, 730 verbal, 660 writing) Essay 8</p>
<p>at my school, all aps are offered junior year, and I plan on taking all AP classes next year.</p>
<p>EC:</p>
<p>member of key club, CSF, speech and debate, academic deacthlon, science bowl
(yea, im into this studying stuff-pretty good at it. have won awards.)
planning to run for office next year</p>
<p>played violin 10 years
first violin in regional symphony</p>
<p>passed AMC 10</p>
<p>ran cross country(ok at it, not worst, not best)</p>
<p>volunteer at local hospital
volunetter at local blood bank</p>
<p>Things i kinda want to do:</p>
<p>-into writing, start a writing club? </p>
<p>I'm really into math and science, but i don't really have chances to explore it. </p>
<p>i know i need leadership, but other than club offices, I really don't have much. any suggestions?</p>
<p>how big of a chance do you think I stand of getting into cornell/columbia?</p>