Hello everyone! I am a Junior who is started to think about what I want to do with my future. Let me give you the run down on myself before I start asking questions.
GPA: Weighted 96 (my school does it this way, it’s weird) ((Unweighted, unknown)
SAT: N/A
ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Rank: School does not give out Rank to students
Junior Year course load: AP Bio, AP Micro/Macro Economics, APUSH, AP Calc AB, CP (normal) English, Spanish 4
Current Grades (Unweighted)
-AP Bio: 86
-AP Micro Macro: 98.2
-APUSH: 88
-AP Calc AB: 73 (by far my worst class)
-English: 97
-Spanish: 88
Extracurriculars:
-Class President (8th grade - 11th grade) ((Class has 600 kids))
-Peer Mentor (Rigorous selection process for 35 students out of 250 applicants to be mentors to incoming freshmen)
-Thirst Project Club (general member) (Club that fights for clean water in 3rd world countries)
-Varsity Basketball
-Varsity Track & Field
-Piano
-Rookie Hip Hop Producer
Work Experience:
-Cashier at Wendy’s (6 months)
-Part time employee at Edible Arrangements
-more jobs to come in the future
Volunteering:
-Basketball Coach (5th and 6th grade Rec league over the summer)
-Orphanage in India called “Snehalaya” (have worked with them for past 4 years, fundraising done in US, I have volunteered on site in India as -well)
-Battered Women Shelter (volunteer at annual christmas party for women who’ve fallen victim to domestic abuse)
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more volunteer work to come
-TAALS (technology against ALS, a company that is working on a device that will make communication for ALS patients easier. Watch out for them, they are going to change the world)
Race: Indian
Income: 200k+
Short Bio:
I’m not one to toot my own horn but I would say I am one of the most popular/liked kids in my grade. I am friends with everyone from the jocks to the bookworms, and I pride myself on being approachable by anyone. My networking and leadership skills are unmatched. The reason I am always reelected class president is because I can get stuff done and I get it done efficiently. For what I lack in grades, I make up for with my leadership qualities and other extracurriculars. My social abilities will give me the power to kill any interview. I am the only Indian varsity basketball and track athlete, which sets me apart from many other Indians in my school who mainly do science olympiad or math team (nothing against those clubs, just saying).
I’ll be honest, my biggest drawback are my grades, they are nowhere near my peers in my AP classes, but I still maintain better grades than most.
I am hoping to get into a solid state school (maryland, virginia, UNC, UCLA) or a top private school (cornell, duke). I don’t know what I want to study, but something along the business, finance, project management lines for sure.
Now, my questions…
- What more should I add to my resume? What other things could I do to make myself look better? Do I have enough?
- What SAT/ACT scores should I aim for to have a chance to get into the schools I have listed above?
- Are the schools I’ve listed unrealistic?
- What schools do you think are right for me?
- Obviously my grades are not the best, what grades would be sufficient for the schools I’m looking at?
- My brother went to Cornell for grad school, does that put me at an advantage?
Thank you so much for your time. I have written a lot, but it just shows how much I care. Be honest with me. Thank you.
