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<p>I am a middle class white american male on a substantial scholarship at a canadian prep school (Ridley College) that consistantly places kids in ivies. I attended american public school in upstate NY for freshman and sophmore years and am at ridley for my jr and senior years. i am currently a junior. </p>

<p>stats:</p>

<p>SAT: I anticipate a 2100 at lowest (i usually test very well)
PSAT: above a 200 as a sophomore, cannot take this year because i am in canada
SAT II: Will take French, math, literature, and two histories
AP: Had I stayed in the U.S., i would have taken a lot of aps jr and senior year, but the prep school philosophy is different in regard to that.
GPA: around a 98 average 9th and 10th grade, i should have between a 91 and a 93 up here, simply due to the harder grading tendancies
* school does not rank, but I would be in the top 5%</p>

<p>ECs:
9th and 10th grade:
- Science club (Science Olympiad medalist)
- Mock Trial
- Food Pantry Volunteer
- AFS club (10th)
- Church Education Commission (10th)
- Jazz Bands
- Varsity X- country (9th)
- JV Soccer (10th)
- Varsity Hockey
- Club Hockey (significant committment throughout)
- Club Rugby (10th)
- others I can't think of at the moment</p>

<p>11th grade:
- Politics Club
- Debating
- Philosophy Club
- Amnesty International
- Jazz Band
- Peer Tutoring
- Cadet Star Program
- First Team Soccer
- First Team Hockey
- First Team Rugby</p>

<p>i know that there are a lot of blanks as far as test scores at this point, but am i on the right track?</p>

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<p>yeah you're on the right track.
your ECs do seem a bit random.
try to highlight a couple activities that you have been committed to over a long period of time. now would be too early to start something long-term, but try to get leadership positions and instead of joining every possible club, do something really well and in-depth. this advice might be coming a bit late in your case, and colleges will understand that moving schools after sophomore year caused a disruption, but keep this in mind when preparing your applications and writing your essays. colleges don't want the people best at joining many clubs, they want the people that are able to give the most to the clubs/groups/activities they choose to invest themselves in, that's really what's going to lead to success in the real world, so that's what colleges are looking for these days.</p>

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<p>i just remembered that i forgot to mention that i will be in the running to be one of my school's prefects (yes, Harry Potter) next year. this is a pretty significant leadership position, would it help with that aspect much?</p>