<p>I'm going to be a junior this year, so I haven't taken the SAT's/ACT's yet..
But I honestly have no clue what colleges I should apply to, or what colleges I have the chance of getting into (UC's are out of the question) but if anyone can give me tips of what colleges would accept me for what I have so far, that would be so great! (Go out of state, out of country, whatever) </p>
<p>10th grade
English- A (90)
Math- A (90)
Science- A (90)
Global- B+ (85)
Art (it's a major subject at my school)- A (96)
Spanish- B (88)</p>
<p>11th grade
English honors- A (90)
Math- B+ (89)
Science- B (82)
Global- B+ (85)
Art- A (95)
Spanish (non-mandatory)- B (82)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- Community service at church- 6 years
- Ethnicity-appreciation club, table tennis club, ceramics club- sophmore year (barely showed up)
- Took an art program outside of school- 1 year
- Interned at a fashion company- 2 months (this summer)
- Took an epigenetics course- 2 months (this summer)</p>
<p>For junior year, I'm taking 2 APs (AP US History, AP Comp/English), and a non-mandatory Spanish class.</p>
<p>It would really really help to know what colleges I qualify for- I would google colleges, but I don't really have a clue of what colleges are out there. Would I qualify for UBC in Canada, or any state university? Desperate for help!
Thank you so much!!</p>
<p>Don’t think so much of it as “what colleges will accept me?”, but what colleges can you see yourself at. What factors are important in finding a college? Think of what YOU want and base your search off of that.</p>
<p>That’s the thing, I was hoping to apply for a medical course, but my grades in science and math aren’t as great as it is in English, which is a strong subject, so my chances of getting in as a science major are pretty low. I planned on using my english grades as a strength in applying to a good college as an english-major, and then switching majors once I’ve been accepted to the college. Is that even a good idea?</p>
<p>My daughter’s going into her junior year. I gave get the Fiske book on colleges (not too big) and had her go through the chapter, One Hour College Guide (something like that) with short descriptions on colleges. She marked the ones which sound interesting and now had to research them.</p>
<p>That said, we had earlier visited local colleges to see which types she preferred: urban or rural, large or small, LAC or research university, etc. She also had taken the SAT and ACT, so she had a baseline. These, along with her current interests, guide and limit (in a good way) her search.</p>
<p>You don’t need a science major to get into med school. If you would prefer to major in English (or any of the humanities), then major in those. It would be worth your time to click over to the pre-med forum and read some of the stickied threads.</p>
<p>Otherwise, you’ll want to at least take the PSAT this Oct - scores will come in Dec - and see where your stats put you. Then pick a school where your stats put you in the top 25% of students. In the meantime, visit any local schools to you to start getting a feel for “type” you like. You’ll have plenty of time after your stats come back to find schools in that type where you fit. You can also take an ACT or SAT in the fall to get a general baseline of “real” scores.</p>
<p>Anyway, a lower tier UC may not be out of the question is your UC GPA is at least a 3.0. You’d need to compute that. </p>
<p>What are your parents saying about how much they’ll pay? The amount that they’ll pay will largely determine where you should apply and where you’ll be afford to go. If you don’t know how much they’ll pay, ask them. </p>
<p>What do you mean by: “apply for a medical course”??? Do you want to be a nurse? doctor? physical therapist?</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids - I’m not sure how to compute a CU GPA but I’ll find out how, thanks! And also, $ isn’t really an issue right now, I’m just trying to find out what colleges would be willing to take me in based on the grades I have at the moment.
About the course I want to take- my math and science grades are not that high, but I received A’s in both sophomore and freshman year for English. I was just wondering if I can use that to my advantage when applying. Like lets say I wanted to apply in a medical course, so wouldn’t colleges focus more on my science/math grades and base more of their decisions on that? Because if that’s the case, I’m pretty sure I won’t have a chance in most great colleges, so I was just wondering if I can just apply for an english course instead and have a little bit of a greater chance into getting in than if I went for a medical course because of the grades I have.</p>