<p>Expected Major - Computer Science (90% sure)</p>
<p>Male, White, from New York</p>
<p>Hey guys. I'm currently a junior at a competitive high school in suburban New York, and my grades are as follows:</p>
<p>-I've taken the most challenging and advanced classes my school offers (Will have taken 6-7 AP's by graduation, and classes in which there are no AP's have been advanced/Honors).
-Mostly A's and B's in Freshman/Sophomore years. Same thing with Junior year with the occasional C in AP Stats (no excuse, but my teacher taught us nothing and I had to use the review book).
-My teachers LOVE ME. I've had many of them for multiple years in a row, so i should have some KILLER recommendations hahaha :).</p>
<p>Estimated Un-Weighted GPA : 87-89
Estimated Weighted GPA : 92-94+</p>
<p>Standardized Tests:
SAT - Have not taken (might take in Fall)
ACT - 29. Did not study one bit. Went into the test blindly, without even knowing there was a science section :p.</p>
<p>Expected Fall SAT - 2200+
Expected Fall ACT - 33+
Paying for summer tutors, and I plan to study for 3-4 months for these tests, concentrating on ACT more.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
I've played 2 sports every single year of school. Track in the winter and Lacrosse in the fall. Co-Captain of my track team this year and will be next year.</p>
<p>Tech Club, Green Power Club, National Honor Society Member, STAT club, and a small film club. Taken from freshman-junior/senior year. I haven't crammed them in to make them look good, and I actually enjoyed them =).</p>
<p>Achievements:
I've been taking a science research class since Sophomore year (when it was offered)
I placed 2/50+ students in the Computer Science category at a county-level competition there. I plan to place at the Siemens competition with the few participants in the computer science category. For those who don't know Siemens is a nation-wide competition and looks GREAT on college applications. My topic is on analyzing medical trends using Google Trends.</p>
<p>My dad has had two brain tumors since I was born, and while he was recovering I've had to live with numerous relatives, which can explain my sort of low GPA. Hopefully this will look good in a college essay too heehee.</p>
<p>So what colleges would you guys recommend, and what are my chances at an IVY such as Cornell (like 2-3 hours from my house)? I'm your everyday outgoing kid from the suburbs :p. I don't just stay at home and study, and I actually do stuff other than school work.</p>
<p>I'm interested in having more of a campus-like college. Like the one where you can go outside and hop into an Ultimate Frisbee game. But I wouldn't mind a city school either.</p>