<p>Hello, I'm a sophomore who really needs to start looking for colleges, especially those that have good financial aid.</p>
<p>Grades:
AP English Lang-A
AP Euro-A
AP Bio-A
AP Stats-A
IB SL Spanish yr 1-A
Tennis-A</p>
<p>Acad GPA (9-10) 4.47
Acad GPA (10+) 5.0
Total GPA 4.4</p>
<p>Tests:
PSAT (Oct 2009) 217
AP Human Geo-5
AP Japanese-5</p>
<p>ECs
Varsity tennis
MUN president (club sort of died though)</p>
<p>Interests
Law, I really want to get into a good law school in the future.</p>
<p>Thank you. I would really appreciate your advice.</p>
<p>Burger King. Get a life. You are a sophomore. Sophomore grades don’t get anyone anywhere. Only a high school diploma does and only if they have a decent gpa and class rank and SAT score at the end of high school. Focus on school and get off these boards and stop obsessing about college. Second semester Junior year take the SAT, and then…and ONLY then can people help you with ideas. GPA, Class rank and SAT scores AFTER Junior Year is done. </p>
<p>People here are way to obsessed with status and prestige and doing it younger and younger. Its unhealthy.</p>
<p>I agree with ghostbuster. Start concentrating on your academics instead of posting your grades online for us to see cause it is way too early for you. You should be concentrating on academics right now.</p>
<p>I don’t think it is fair to chastise a poster for trying to get their arms around a decision they will take in a mere two years time.</p>
<p>However, I agree the poster should start this process in the summer before junior year at the earliest.</p>
<p>My guess is that someone this determined and ahead of the curve, with the highest academic performance possible for a 10th grader, will either qualify for strong FA at one of the top 10 schools, or merit aid at a top 30 school.</p>
<p>Agree that its not time to think about what colleges you can get into: Think instead about what you can do outside of school that will help you further your current interests. If you think law is your future, find a legal services program to volunteer your time with or a political organization that is working to change laws that you think need changing. Join the debate team, go to toastmasters, intern in your local court system. The idea is to learn as much as you can about the things you are interested in and care about, and about yourself at the same time, so that you can make better decisions for yourself, including those related to your college applications.</p>
<p>light shining~
I commend you for being so proactive about college at such a young age. I also disagree that you are too young to start thinking about college, etc. You don’t need to stress about it. But thinking about what you need to do now is great! Many sophomores are starting to schedule classes for next year already. So it is not too early to think about it. Once your junior year is done - it’s too late! It is much better to be ahead of the game then behind the 8 ball. You need to make sure you have a rigorous course schedule, etc. and it is too late after your junior year is over. You look like you are on track right now with your coursework and GPA. However, make sure that you do well on your ACT and SAT’s (that shouldn’t be a problem when looking at your PSAT). Also, a weakness that I see is that you do not have many EC’s or many leadership positions in your EC’s. You need to fix this. But make sure you are doing what you like to do! Don’t just join club after club to pad your application. Adcoms don’t like that. Other than that, good luck and don’t stress!</p>
<p>I think Sophomore year is a good time to start thinking about college. Instead of “where will my grades take me” I think you should start thinking abouth where you would like to go. What are your areas of interest? What do you think you would like to have in a college (urban/rural, big/small, etc.). Your grades a terrific and you will have a lot of choices.</p>
<p>Beyond that just have some fun. Pursue things that interest you without regard to how it looks on a college resume.</p>