Hello, i am going into my junior year of high school. I failed my freshman year of high school, took all honors classes except for two. They weren’t hard, i just didn’t care. sophomore year i took all average classes and one honors class, i got A’s in every single one and a B in the honors class. My current GPA is a 3.5790, i am aiming for a GPA of 4.0-4.1 by senior year. I am taking one AP course junior year and the rest will be honors courses, plenty of room to boost my GPA. i also plan on taking 3-5 AP classes my senior year of high school. I’m embarrassed by my PSAT score, i got a 730, which is really bad. I know i cannot boost it enough in time to qualify for the merit scholarship, but i do plan on taking the SAT four times in order to get a goal score of 1480-1500. Is this even possible? i want to get into wesleyan university. They will obviously see my improvement, (if i improve a lot). I also am planning on starting a climate change club this year upcoming year. Do i still have a chance? i hope i do, and if i don’t get into wesleyan as an undergrad for freshman year, i want to try and transfer while in college.
^I think you need to expand your geographic range a little bit. Yale and Wesleyan are not the only great schools in America. Take a look at Hamilton in Clinton NY, Carleton and Macalester, both in Minnesota and Oberlin in Ohio. Also, I would advise running the numbers on a few college website’s Net Price Calculators before you get too attached to the idea of attending a private university (or, even an out-of-state public university.) Now is a good time to get a realistic idea of what your parents can afford.