Chances of getting into a highly selective school

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<p>I've had my heart set on going to a top school for as long as I can remember, and most of people with whom I've discussed college see it as a legitimate possibility. Past my parents though, I haven't heard a very insightful opinion, so I'm interested in hearing other opinions on both my chances and what I can do to improve those chances.</p>

<p>Just to give a background, I'm a freshman in high school who is planning on going into the medical field. My college research thus far has been limited to what I've read on this website and a few hours of looking at the websites of the colleges themselves. Currently, my top picks are Penn and Georgetown.</p>

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<li>My weighted GPA is 4.36, and my non-weighted GPA is 4.24.</li>
<li>I'm currently seventh in my class out of 261.</li>
<li>I'm taking all of the advanced courses available. We're starting to schedule for next year, and I once again selected the most challenging classes that I could. I'm able to handle my current workload with ease.</li>
<li>I was on my school's varsity golf team this past year and am planning on playing for the rest of high school.</li>
<li>I'm a very active member of my school's community service club.</li>
<li>I also volunteer with several organizations outside of school.</li>
<li>I'm an active member of my class council.</li>
<li>I'm a public forum debater.</li>
<li>I'm working with an eighth grade teacher to tutor Algebra I students.</li>
<li>A few months ago, I received my Silver Award in Girl Scouting. (For those of you who don't know, the Silver Award is given to Girl Scouts who complete a fifty-hour service project. It is second only to the Gold Award in terms of prestige.) I'm beginning the prerequisites for the Gold Award, which I can begin when I turn fifteen in a few months.</li>
<li>I've recently begun working with some of my friends to promote political involvement among young people via social networking.</li>
<li>Though it wasn't in high school, I was among the teacher-selected American Legion Award nominees last year.</li>
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<p>Any commentary is much appreciated. Thank you!</p>

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<p>What’s your UW GPA out of?</p>

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<p>@immasenior, it’s out of 4.36.</p>

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<p>I’ve never heard of an UW GPA out of 4.36. </p>

<p>Regardless, you could probably get into an excellent school, obviously depending on the rest of you HS career. Don’t get your heart set on a particular school, though. That’s a good way to get unnecessarily disappointed. There are most likely hundreds of schools you could be happy at and receive an excellent education. Keep that in mind.</p>

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<p>Your gpa and class rank is good. Your ecs are also. You also do not mention any standardized test scores. Assuming good scores you have a good chance at a highly selective school. You could make it in one of the “lower” ivies.
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