Chances of getting to NYU, GWU or BU???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hi!

I’m a sophomore in a strong/competitive high school (ranked 13th in NJ).

I know I don’t have too much definite info yet, but bear with me.

As per the title of the thread, I would like to apply to NYU (favorite), GWU and BU in my senior year.

GPA Weighed (this is what my HS sends them): 3.92
GPA U/W: 3.4-3.5

PSAT: 1750 (First time I ever took this test. I made quite a few silly mistakes which I will be sure not to repeat next time.)
ACT Aspire: (I took this in April, and feel like I got between a 29 and 33.)

SAT Subject tests (so far): US History (640), Chem (I will take in June, will be better than US History). *I also plan to take one or two more in my Junior year

I plan to take about 10 AP classes in HS total.

Freshman Honors:
Honors Biology
Honors English 9
Honors Geometry
Honors US History

Sophomore APs & Honors:
AP US History (90% sure I got a 5 on the AP exam)
Honors Algebra 2
Honors English 10
Honors Chemistry

Junior APs & Honors:
AP Biology
AP Physics I
AP World History
AP English Lit
Honors PreCalculus

Senior APs & Honors (predicted):
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus
AP English Lit/Comp 12
AP Psychology
AP Computer Science (maybe)

I plan to take AP tests in all of my AP classes

EC:
Key Club Member (10th-12th Grade)
Key Club Treasurer (11th-12th Grade)
Johns Hopkins University CTY Program member (2013-2017)
Tennis Club President & Founder (11th-12th Grade)
HS Varsity Swimming (10th-12th Grade)
Year-round competitive swimmer for BAC Swim Team (2011-2017) *note: this club is ranked around 25th in the nation
HS JV-A Boys Tennis (10th Grade)
Job as a summer camp counselor (summer 2014)
Job as a Front Desk Admin/Lifeguard (summer 2015 and probably summer 2016 and summer 2017)
JHU CTY Neuroscience Camp (summer 2015)
National Honor Society (11th-12th Grade)
I am fluent in Polish

YES, I have officially toured all three, NYU, BU and GWU campuses (I got a certificate and everything).

I’m a white male :frowning:

So if I keep building on ECs (more JHU camps, volunteering, clubs, internships/shadowing, etc.) and I take some classes to up my standardized test scores (my goal is SAT ~2000 and ACT at least 30), then what are my chances of getting into these schools?

Also, could you be so kind as to give me any advice on how to spruce up my app?

Thanks in advance!

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Hard to really say bc you’re so early in the process and don’t even have test scores, but if you maybe raise your grades to a 3.5-3.6 and score well on the SAT/ACT, I see no reason why you couldn’t get into any of the three colleges you listed above.