First Two Years of High School

College Search & Selection
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<p>With my first two years of high school, what colleges/universities could I get into? Here is a list of things I have done in my freshman and sophomore years of high school:</p>

<p>Freshman Year</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<ul>
<li>Two Honors Courses (Chemistry Honors and Geometry Honors) </li>
<li>Two Electives (Multimedia Design and Concert Band) </li>
<li>Maximum Number of Credits </li>
<li>Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours) </li>
<li>GPA - 2.957</li>
<li>Chemistry Honors (usually taken by strong juniors at my school): C+</li>
<li>Geometry Honors: C-</li>
<li>World Civilizations: A-</li>
<li>English I: B</li>
<li>Spanish I: B-</li>
<li>Multimedia Design: A</li>
<li>Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)</li>
</ul>

<p>Extracurricular</p>

<ul>
<li>Elected Ninth Grade Class Council Officer</li>
<li>Volunteer at the Children's Section of a local library </li>
<li>Judge in the Elementary School Science Fair</li>
<li>Performed in the School Spring Drama Production</li>
<li>Member of a Church Youth Group </li>
<li>Host at a School Open House</li>
<li>Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)</li>
<li>Member of the Chess Team</li>
<li>Summer Volunteer at a hospital</li>
</ul>

<p>Sophomore Year (so far)</p>

<p>Academics</p>

<ul>
<li>Two Honors Courses (Biology Honors and Algebra II Honors) </li>
<li>One AP Course (World History AP) </li>
<li>Two Electives (Computer Science and Concert Band) </li>
<li>Maximum Number of Credits </li>
<li>Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours) </li>
<li>GPA - ? </li>
<li>Biology Honors: B+/B</li>
<li>Algebra II Honors: B/B-</li>
<li>World History AP: B/B-</li>
<li>English II: B+</li>
<li>Spanish II: B-</li>
<li>Computer Science: A/B+</li>
<li>Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)</li>
<li>PSAT - 184 (without prior preparation)</li>
<li>PLAN - 22 (without prior preparation)</li>
</ul>

<p>Extracurricular</p>

<ul>
<li>Elected Executive Council Secretary (Highest Student Council Position Available to a Sophomore; Planning to run for Executive Council Vice President next year)</li>
<li>Elected Tenth Grade Class Council Officer (served until elected Executive Council Secretary)</li>
<li>Member of the Cross Country team</li>
<li>Member of the Swim team</li>
<li>Member of the Tennis team</li>
<li>Weekly Volunteer at the Children's Section of a local library</li>
<li>Performed in the Fall and Spring Drama Productions</li>
<li>Member of the Set Construction/Technical Crews for the Fall and Spring Drama Productions </li>
<li>Member of a Church Youth Group </li>
<li>Founding Member of a Junior State of America chapter (Appointed to the position of Chapter Secretary & Director of Debate for next year)</li>
<li>Appointed to lead the chapter at the JSA Spring State Conference</li>
<li>Model United Nations delegate</li>
<li>Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)</li>
<li>Staff Writer for the School Newspaper</li>
<li>Staff Writer for the School Literary Magazine</li>
<li>Member of the Community Service Board </li>
<li>Member of the Future Business Leaders of America chapter </li>
<li>Founding Officer of the 30 Hour Famine Chapter </li>
<li>Member of the Chess Club </li>
<li>Host at School Open Houses and School Orientation</li>
<li>Vice President of the Sports Writing Club</li>
</ul>

<p>Summer Plans </p>

<ul>
<li>Teen Leadership Summer Volunteer at a hospital</li>
<li>Mission Trip in Nicaragua for one week during the summer</li>
<li>(Hopefully) Attending the Junior State of America Northeast Institute on Leadership and National Security at Princeton University in the summer</li>
<li>(Hopefully) Attending the National Student Leadership Conference in Law & Advocacy or Intelligence & National Security</li>
<li>Attending the U.S. Naval Academy Swim Camp</li>
</ul>

<p>My overall goal is to enter the U.S. Navy as an Officer after graduating college, serve for a few years as a Naval Officer, then transition to the U.S. Navy Reserve and attend a top law school.</p>

<p>Thank you for your time.</p>

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<p>Here is the Naval Academy’s class profile:
[USNA</a> Admissions - Class of 2009 Profile](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/classprofile.htm]USNA”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/classprofile.htm)</p>

<p>And Naval ROTC information, including scholarships:
[Naval</a> Reserve Officers Training Corps Home Page](<a href=“Naval Education and Training Command - NETC”>http://www.nrotc.navy.mil/)</p>

<p>But you probably want to do a lot better in school if you want to try for the Naval Academy or one of the full scholarships from NROTC.</p>

3

<p>Don’t go to the National Student Leadership Conference unless you’re really rich/bored. It’s not prestigious and they just want your money. I’ve heard its a good experience if you’re willing to pay, but it’s not going to benefit your application at all.</p>

4

<p>Happyniece1 attended a NSL Conference and reported that while it wasn’t an utter waste of her time, she had had similar experiences elsewhere and could have saved her money. She did say that for many students attending, it was their first experience of that type, and she felt that those students benefited much more than she did.</p>

<p>That said, your summer plans look to add up to a fair chunk of money. How do your parents feel about shelling out for that? Will they still have plenty of cash left over to pay for your college education? What do they say about you getting some kind of paying summer job? Since you are a swimmer, are there any swimming instructor or lifeguard opportunities available to you?</p>

<p>You have a decent academic profile, and a clear goal. Those are good things. What you do not indicate anywhere in your post is whether or not you and your parents have talked about how you will be paying for your education. Sit down with them and find out how much money is available. What happens if you don’t get into the Naval Academy, and you also don’t qualify for NROTC anywhere? You need to have a financial plan in order if you need to go to Plan B, C, or D.</p>

<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>

5

<p>If you were my kid, I would advise you strongly to cut down on the extra curricular fluff and focus more on your grades. You may or may not not change your mind about your future career plans, but in any case, stronger grades will give you more and better options. Sounds like you have too many distractions right now.</p>

6

<p>I agree with M’s Mom here. You have an insane amount of ECs but it has definitely hurt your GPA.</p>