<p>hi. i'm a high school junior right now, but beginning to think about colleges, and right now one of my top choices is suny binghamton. but would i get in based on my stats? here's what they are:</p>
<p>freshman gpa: 3.5</p>
<p>sophomore gpa: 3.6</p>
<p>junior year isn't over, but here are my quarter grades for all my classes:
algebra 2/trigonometry: A+
chemistry: B+
english III: A+
us history: A-
spanish IV literature: A
digital photo: A+</p>
<p>my main concern is the fact that i'm not taking any ap classes this year. i couldn't help it, i just wasn't ready to take ap classes this year because i have a slight reading disability (kind of like a dyslexia). oh, and my school doesn't offer honors classes either, which sucks, cause most of the regular classes i'm taking right now seem way too easy. however the spanish class i'm taking right now (spanish IV literature) is a college class that can give you a college credit through adelphi university. like, it's not called AP but it's still college level. so i was hoping that binghamton would know that i did take one college class this year. on adelphi's website, it says that this class is transferrable at 90% of universities. i just don't know if binghamton is one of them.
but next year, i plan on taking ap spanish, ap photo, college english, and possibly either ap bio or forensics. would that make up for the fact that i didn't take any ap's this year?
oh, and as for standardized testing, i'm taking the ACT in the spring. i've been studying for a few months and recently took a practice test where i got a 26. i know that's low for binghamton, but i still have until april before i take the test, so i'm trying to raise it up to at least a 28 before then.</p>
<p>-student council club grade 9
-stage crew grades 9 and 10
-officer for tbm club grades 10 11 12 (it’s a club that advertises, makes signs, and sells tickets and concessions for the school musicals)
-yearbook grades 10 11 12
-art honor society grades 11 and 12
-did nyssma for piano in grade 10</p>
<p>i have around 80 hours of volunteer work, because i did volunteer programs both summer 2011 (before 10th grade) and summer 2012 (before 11th grade). in summer 2011 i did a one week program at a camp for kids with disabilities. event though it was only a week, i still got like 30 hours from it. then this past summer (2012) i was working at this children’s place, kind of like an play area type thing that also tried to teach the kids. that job got me up to around 80 hours, which is where i’m at now. i’m also applying for another volunteer job for summer 2013, possibly in a hospital.
and i’ve also been in this volunteer program at my temple since 9th grade. i’m not sure how many hours have accumulated from it, though, but i do have records of it and will be able to get letters of recommendations from the advisors come time for college apps.</p>
<p>Bring your act up a few points and your gpa up a little to about a 92 to give yourself a great shot. SUNY schools are just getting more competitive.</p>
<p>Really good EC’s but if you bring your ACT up to 27-28 you’ll be in a better position. Also, are you in state? I’d assume that Bing would accept the Adelphi credits because it’s a big school and there are a lot of SUNY schools so I’m sure they would take the credits.</p>