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<p>Currently a jr @ a medium sized public hs.
My high school has no honors apart from from English and has these AP classes:
Calculus
Chemistry
Literature (12th grade)
Language (11th grade)
Physics
Government
US History
World History (not offered when I took)</p>

<p>I'm getting wavers on my PE credits because of club soccer.</p>

<p>During the latter half of 8th grade I started playing video games/skipping school a lot. When I entered high school I started smoking. My apathy continued until last summer when I quit smoking/video-games and started caring.</p>

<p>I'll have a ~3.2 accumulative by the time I submit apps. </p>

<p>7th grade:
Semester 1 (4.0 GPA):
-French 1(a): A
Semester 2 (4.0 GPA):
-French 1(b): A</p>

<p>8th grade:
Semester 1 (4.0 GPA):
-French 2(a): A
-Algebra (Highly capable): A
Semester 2 (2.9 GPA):
-French 2(b): B-
-Algebra (Highly capable): B</p>

<p>9th grade (2.77):
Semester 1:
-Family Health: B-
-French 3: B+
-English Honors: B-
-Geometry: C+
-Biology: C+
-Freshman Band: B+
Semester 2 (2.38 GPA):
-Digitools: F
-French 4: C+
-English Honors: B+
-Geometry: C+
-Biology: C-
-Freshman Band: A
Summer: ( 4.0 GPA)
-Digitools: A</p>

<p>10th:
Semester 1 (2.57):
-English Honors: C
-Glass Art Intro: F
-Algebra 2: B
-Chemistry: B
-French 5: A-
-World History: A-
Semester 2 (2.78 GPA):
-English Honors: C
-Ceramics: B
-Chemistry: B
-Algebra 2/Trig: C-
-World History: A-
-French 6: B+</p>

<p>11th grade (3.9 (soon to be 4.0) so far):
French 7: A (the school somehow managed to hire a formally retired university professor with a PhD in french lit, started learning at a much faster pace)
Pre-Calculus: A
AP US History: A- (3rd highest grade in class. He's a very tough teacher, but I'm only .5% off an A)
AP Chemistry: A
Psychology: A
English: A (i was relegated to general english by my 10th grade eng. teacher because i never did anything, but i'll transfer back next semester)
Projected 2nd semester (3.9-4.0):
French 8: A
Pre-Calculus: A
AP US History: A
Psychology: A
Honors English/AP Lang: A-/A
AP Chemistry: A
Summer (4.0):
Health 2: A</p>

<p>12th grade (3.9-4.0):
AP Calculus: A-/A
French 9: A
AP Government: A
A&P: A
AP Lit: A
AP Physics C: A
Projected 2nd semester (3-9/4.0):
AP Calculus: A-/A
French 10: A
AP Government:
A&P: A
AP Lit: A
AP Physics C: A</p>

<p>I've spoken with sr's about the classes i'll be taking next yr to make sure i don't have any terrible teachers. i'm confident i can maintain 3.9/4.0.</p>

<p>Jr. year AP exams:
APUSH: Will probably get a 5, mabye 4. Always good at understanding history + I find it really interesting.
AP CHem: Probably 4/5 Have top grade in the class, but the concepts don't all come to me immediately.
AP Psych: 3-5. I'm self-studying for it atm using review books and my mothers psychology textbook. I'm taking psychology in school, but it's a joke of a class. </p>

<p>Sr. year AP Exams:
AP Calculus
AP Physics
AP Lit
AP Gov</p>

<p>I'll be self-studying biology next summer/throughout Sr. year, but I don't think I'll have enough time to prep for the exam. I just want to learn about biology because I didn't freshman year. </p>

<p>Should I take SAT II's even if colleges don't require them?</p>

<p>SAT I: Haven't taken, but am currently getting 2100-2175. On the psat i took last month (before i started studying regulary) i think i got 200-205, so I may be commended. By next year I want to be averaging 2200-2250 on practice sat's. I'll bet taking sat's in june, oct, nov of 2014 most likely.</p>

<p>EC's (not too good afaik)
I haven't been involved in a whole lot.</p>

<p>-Am going to play school soccer jr/sr year. Will make varsity.
-Am going to run cross country for endurance sr. year + many friends run.
-I've played club soccer since 4th grade.
-Have played instruments out of peer pressure (piano/trumpet), but I never really enjoyed them. Last summer my step brother bought me a ukulele <3. I've been playing it a lot and have been improving, although I'm not sure that's of much use on a college app.
-Have started volunteering with my brother throughout the community. He's mentally disabled so it's really cool to see him actually be proud of something (sports/school generally make him feel bad) and spend time with him. + it's putting to use free time i might otherwise waste.</p>

<p>Sr. year I really want to tutor kids. I feel like it'd be something I enjoy a lot.</p>

<p>Is joining one of my school's clubs important? A lot of kids at my school join to get it on their college app and then just do nothing in the clubs. If I do end up joining a club it would be key club (to sign up w/ friends for volunteering positions) or a club where I can help students w/ work. </p>

<p>white/male/WA/agnostic-atheist/semi-liberal</p>

<p>My mother hasn't made much (~10k/year) in the last 5 years because she went to school to become an advanced practice registered nurse. She homeschooled me and my brother (grade 1-6) before she started attending university. I assume she has debt. Once she starts working (in 3 weeks, yay for her!) she will be making ~100k annually. My parents are divorced. I rarely see my father and am not sure what he makes, but I believe it to be around 75k. </p>

<p>I'd like to go to small liberal arts colleges in town/small city, but any colleges you think I might like/have a shot at please post.</p>

<p>I realize that i screwed myself :/. life's life.
if anyone wants to post anything that'd be awesome:D</p>

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<p>bumpbumpbump</p>

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<p>Can’t suggest schools, but I can give advice. Worth every penny you paid for it.</p>

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Why don’t you start tutoring right now, instead of waiting? Then you’ll have a great topic to put on your essays.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>ty :smiley: bump</p>

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<p>Are you interested in working with special needs kids or people with diabilities? What do you see yourself majoring in when you go to college? You really have turned things around and maybe some colleges will see that effort.</p>

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<p>I’m not really what i want to be yet. I just want to do something where I can help people;O ik that’s really broad and original, but i’ll work more on looking @ degrees in the future:o and hopefully:D thank you for the post</p>

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<p>You need to ask your mom how much she’s willing to pay each year. That will largely determine where you can afford to go to college.</p>

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<p>ok thank you. does my fathers involve affect financial aid, because im not sure he’d be willing to support me going to college at all.</p>

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<p>^ Yes, at many private colleges your father’s income will be considered in calculating your Expected Family Contribution (whether he is willing to contribute or not). A combined income of ~$175K means you may not qualify for need-based aid at those schools, unless there are other college-age kids in the picture.
[FinAid</a> | Answering Your Questions | Divorce and Financial Aid](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Divorce and Financial Aid - Finaid)
[Financial</a> Aid and Divorced Families - WSJ.com](<a href=“http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887324677204578185343362538134]Financial”>Financial Aid and Divorced Families - WSJ)</p>

<p>The following page shows which colleges do or do not require the “non-custodial Profile” form, which reports financial information about the non-custodial parent and (if applicable) that parent’s new spouse.
<a href=“CSS Profile – CSS Profile | College Board”>CSS Profile – CSS Profile | College Board;

<p>According to this table, LACs that do not require the non-custodial Profile form, and that may be in range for your stats, include:
College of Wooster
Gettysburg College
Ithaca College
Lewis & Clark College
Ohio Wesleyan
St. John’s College (MD)
University of Puget SOund</p>

<p>Be aware that some colleges use their own form to collect information about the non-custodial parent. Even if your father’s income is not considered, you still need to talk to your mom about how much she is able and willing to contribute. With a family income of ~$100K, you may be eligible for some need-based aid from schools such as the above, but you still will be left with a substantial Expected Family Contribution (EFC). You can use collegeabacus.com (or the online Net Price Calculator for each school) to estimate EFCs.</p>

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<p>oh well, looks like i’ll be going to tacoma community college :confused:
thanks for the response.</p>

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<p>What are you talking about?
tk21719 just made you a list of very good 4-year residential colleges, some of which are nationally known for undergraduate research (Wooster), “great books” (St JOhn’s), Communication (Ithaca), etc… AND these colleges do NOT ask for your father’s information!
I copy paste:
College of Wooster
Gettysburg College
Ithaca College
Lewis & Clark College
Ohio Wesleyan
St. John’s College (MD)
University of Puget SOund</p>

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<p>was a bit of a hyperbole. and yes thank you guys for the list. from what ive gathered, my mom’s university loans wouldn’t affect financial aid at all, correct?</p>

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<p>Yes it would, all debt is factored into how much your family can pay - if your mother has a lot of debt and is still paying these loans off, then it’d be taken into account. car loans, mortgages, etc are also factored in. The CSS/Profile actually even includes your medical expenses or whether you’ve got a new car (and its brand). Also, money saved for retirement is not counted as assets to be used for your education.</p>