<p>As the year winds down, I feel as though I have to really kick it into high gear next year. I know I may be too young to get a good feel for where I'm going, but I'm very close to junior year, and I figure it's almost as close. Also, I've recently gotten the feeling that the schools that I would be my dreams (MIT, Cornell), are slowly slipping away. So, any advice, suggestions, or comments?</p>
<p>(A=Advanced (highest), H=Honors, S=Standard (lowest))
Courses:
FRESHMAN:
Geometry A: 91, 90, 87, 90
English 9 A: 92, 90, 92, 94
Biology A: 94, 85, 87, 91
World History A: 92, 93, 92, 90
Spanish 2 A: 96, 93, 92, 91
Latin 1 H: 99, 99, 99, 99</p>
<p>SOPHMORE: (Sadly, I had a big dip in my 3rd term due to it being short and being on two robotics trips in the same month)
Algebra 2 A: 84, 85, 78, __
English 10 A: 93, 89, 86, __
Chem A: 86, 92, 83, __
Modern World/APUSH: 98, 99, 95, __
Latin 2 H: 99, 99, 97, __
C++ H: 97, 97, 88, __</p>
<p>JUNIOR:
Pre-Calc A, AP English Lang, Physics A, AP Chem, APUSH, Latin 3 A, AP Java</p>
<p>SENIOR:
AP Calc AB, AP English Lit, AP Bio or APES, AP Government, Latin 4 A, AP Stats</p>
<p>Test Scores/Objective Parts:
UW GPA: 3.75/4.0
W GPA: 4.6/5.4 (maximum for advanced is 5.4, max for honors is 4.59, max for standard is 4.05
PSAT: 190
SAT II: (Later this year, I am taking Math I and Chem)
Class Rank: Top 10 out of 400</p>
<p>Awards:
Honorable Mention at School Science Fair in 9th grade
Honorable Mention at School Science Fair in 10th grade
Gold Medal for National Latin Exam
Silver Medal for National Latin Exam
Bronze Medal for National Spanish Exam
AMC 10 School Winner</p>
<p>EC's:
Swim Team (9, 10)</p>
<p>FIRST Robotics Team (9, 10, 11, 12)
- Head Programmer (11, 12)
- Team has won: (Just in the years I've been part of it)
- GM Industrial Design Award (2009)
- Phoenix Regional Semifinalists (2009)
- Boston Regional Semifinalists (2009)
- Florida Regional Finalists (2008)
- Boston Regional Semifinalists (2008)
- Rockwell Automotive Design Award (2008)</p>
<p>MOON (Math Team; 10, 11, 12)</p>
<p>Academic Decathlon (10, 11, 12)
- A level Alternate
- Team has won: (Just in the years I've been part of it)
- 5th at Mass. Regionals (2009)
- 9th at Mass. States (2009)</p>
<p>Model UN (9, 10, 11, 12)
- VP (11, 12)</p>
<p>Student Government (9, 10, 11, 12)
- Student Council (9, 10)
- Various events we have run
- Red Cross Blood Drive
- Cradles to Crayons</p>
<p>Science Olympiad (11, 12)
- Founder and Co-President (11, 12)</p>
<p>Interact Club (community service; 9, 10, 11, 12)
- Around 20 hours of service (Haven't been that active due to other EC's)</p>
<p>Potential Hooks: First generation college student, low-income (though in this economy, I have a feeling it will go against me)</p>
<p>Colleges I am aiming for:
MIT
Cornell
Lehigh
Carnegie Mellon
UC Berkeley
RPI
BU
Northeastern</p>
<p>Thank you for your responses, and I will chance back if wanted!</p>