<p>Hey Everyone,
I am currently a sophomore in high school, and I want to go to good colleges such as Ivy Leagues, Stanford, Rice, MIT, but I havent really decided my top choices. What are my chances for making those?</p>
<p>Also, I feel that my grades are decent, but my test scores are terrible, so do you guys have any tips on how to bring those up?</p>
<p>List of All my classes Ive taken so far in high school + Grade (Semester 1/Semester 2):
9th Grade
Speech (97)
PAP English 1 (93/91)
PAP Biology (96/97)
Physical Education (100/100)
PAP Spanish 2 (90/91)
AP Human Geography (95)
PAP Algebra 2 (95/93)
Orchestra Yr 1 (100/100)
PAP World Geography (98/96)</p>
<p>10th Grade:
AP World History (96/ )
Orchestra Yr 2(98/ )
AP Music Theory (96/ )
PAP English 2 (94/ )
PAP Physics (92/ )
PAP Pre Calculus (96/ )
PAP Spanish 3 (93/ )
PAP Chemistry (97/ )</p>
<p>Other Objective Info:
Rank: 12/536
Weighted GPA in my school: 5.308
(Regular Classes based on 5.0 Scale, PAP/AP classes based in 6.0 Scale)
Non-Weighted GPA: 4.0 (so far
) </p>
<p>Test Scores(I know I need to bring this up, tips on how?):
PSAT: 200
SAT:1980</p>
<p>ECs:
Orchestra- Played Violin since 4th grade
-Made All-Region Orchestra 6th-10th
-UIL Solo/Ensemble 1s in 6th-10th, qualified for state in 9th-10th
-Concertmaster for a few concerts
Swimming- Swimming since 2nd Grade, Out of school swimming
-Made Regionals in 7th-10th Grade
-Qualified for state 8th-10th grade
Tennis- Played since 6th grade, quit in 10th grade
-On school team 7th-9th grade
-District Tournament 5th place in 9th grade
Academic Octathalon- Made team in 9th grade
-Placed 4th overall in my bracket at Districts
-Placed 2nd place in Art Section
DECA Business Competition
-Won Regionals against ~35 other teams (in my event)
-Won State against ~250 other teams (in my event)
-Went to Internationals, did not win :(
Chess Club
-Co-Founder
-Secretary
Key Club- Largest Club in my school
-Class Representative in 9th grade</p>
<p>Volunteering:
Senior Living Center
-1hr/wk, 52wks/yr
-Have been volunteering at this location for ~2.5 Years
Church VBS Summer Camp
-48hrs/wk, 1wk/year
-Have been doing this event for 2 years, 3 years including this upcoming summer
Various Church Activities</p>
<p>Also, I am taking the Math II and World History Subject tests this summer, and the Biology, Physics and US History next summer, and the Chinese SAT this November. I am also currently in the process of getting my Chinese 1, 2, and 3 Credits by testing, so by the time I graduate, I will be officially tri-lingual.</p>
<p>On top of that, I have been trying to apply to hospital volunteer programs and research programs, but I have been rejected by a few of them, so do you guys have any advice on having better success in this area? This is important to me, so any tips would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Finally, Here are the classes I am planning on taking next year. Are they ok? If not, what changes should I make, and why?</p>
<p>AP Calculus AB
AP US History
AP Physics B
AP Lang (Not too sure what the full course name is
)
AP Biology
AP Environmental Science
AP Statistics
Orchestra Yr 3</p>
<p>Thank You all for taking the time to read this insanely long post, and taking further time to respond. Any and all advice will be appreciated.</p>