<p>I'm a soon to be 10th grader and I was a bit curious as to what my chances are of going to any Ivy League school. My 9th grade courses consisted of 3 AP classes(Micro, Macro, and Environmental Science), along with the regular 8 classes at my high school. I got a 4,3, and 4 respectively on the AP exams for the following subjects, and I plan to take many more with 16 being the minimum. My GPA is not a 4.00 due to my micro teacher not allowing me to bring it up to an A, thus leaving me with a 3.962. I go to a community college for math classes, and is soon to be in multiple clubs, with hopes of being in multiple officer positions. I also compete for mathematics through mu alpha theta. Please reply, because even though Florida is a good place, I want to leave NOW!</p>
<p>The biggest issue I see is that from how you were talking you were not in any cubs, did no community service or leadership freshman year. That being said academically you have the potential to be a strong candidate. It is too early to tell, come back in a year or two.</p>
<p>sorry that i did not mention the community hours or clubs, but I so far have accumulated 50+ hours through the summer right now, and plan to reach 100 by the end of it. As for clubs, I’m in MAO right now, but I got accepted into NHS, and I am planning to join NTHS, etc.</p>
<p>Get off CC and come back when you’re a junior or senior. You’re too young to be thinking about college. It’s impossible to give even a “ballpark” chance when you dont have standardized tests and only have freshman year grades (which are usually not considered as important as the other years or sometimes ignored completely). </p>
<p>Also, it worries me you want to go to “any Ivy League School.” They’re all very different colleges. Dont get your heart set on the Ivies just because of the prestige. What’s more important is a school that fits you.</p>
<p>^^Amen to everything Lagging has said. Go enjoy high school for a few years!</p>
<p>Wow your pretty qualified and if you stick to this track, youll be fine.</p>
<p>to sally305-with my crazy schedule, my interpretation of “enjoying high school” might be different than yours.</p>
<p>That doesn’t sound like our problem. It’s great to be ambitious, but if all this motivation is just so you can bear the prestige of an undergraduate Ivy League title, don’t expect us to sympathize with your troubles.</p>
<p>Everyone applying to an Ivy has a “crazy schedule”. The college admissions process taught me that no one is special because there is always someone better. But I agree with the others. It’s impossible to give any chance for an Ivy, even seniors with perfect SATs. High school flies by. Focus on getting As and enjoying your last bit of freedom(yes high school is freedom). In a few years a chance will be much more feasible.</p>
<p>In all seriousness though, if you look back on high school and realize your life was about getting into an Ivy, you’re going to regret it. Yes work hard and get good grades, but obsessing about an Ivy (especially summer of 9th grade!) isn’t the way to live four valuable years of your life. </p>
<p>Again, I think you are too young (or naive) to realize what road you’re going down. The Ivies are incredibly different so its clear what you value is prestige, not an actual fit. Do you want to waste four years of your life to be devastated not to get into a “prestigious enough” school? Or worse yet to attend the “most prestigious” school you get accepted to and realize you hate it? </p>
<p>Don’t overload yourself with a crazy schedule, dont spend all your time worrying about grades and ECs. You only get to experience high school once. The regret will last a life time.</p>
<p>mlpwas100, I know it is hard, but you really should try to take the long view. I wish I could have had more perspective when I was your age. Like you, I worked very hard in high school. I didn’t let loose for fun all that often, and I was also very focused on getting out of Florida. My hard work paid off–I was accepted to two Ivies and a number of other prestigious institutions (one of which I chose over the Ivies). But you know what? Career-wise, it hasn’t made a bit of difference. The people running the organizations I have worked for over the years (startups and large corporations) have degrees from places you might not have heard of: Bradley, Slippery Rock, Wells, along with various state universities (and not always flagships). These people are all wildly successful. And they are not impressed with whatever fancy degrees others might have. What they have done with their intelligence, resourcefulness, leadership and creativity has allowed them to achieve their goals, and they look for the same traits in the people they hire.</p>
<p>Since you have so much time, why not look outside the conventional “box” and try to learn something about ALL the great college options out there, many of which might fit your interests and many of which might offer you more opportunities at less cost to your sanity than spending the next three years agonizing over a vague dream.</p>
<p>About two years have passed and here are some updated statistics (some of it may be a bit redundant):</p>
<p>Asian
1st generation college student
3.945 (UW), 6.745 (Local Weighted)
Ranked 4th in the school (Local Weighted GPA is very competitive, 1st is at a 7.2 atm)
Non-International Baccalaureate Student (I attend an IB School, where IB students attain higher local weighted GPAs than non-IB students)
SAT Score: 1930 (RMW: 630, 710, 590) (Going to take it for a 3rd time following the summer)
ACT Score: Pending
SAT Subjects: Math Level 1: 780
Math Level 2: 800
Physics: 670 (Awaiting Retake Score)
Chemistry: Awaiting Score
United States History: Awaiting Score
13 AP Classes Taken (So Far):
Freshman Year: Environmental Science(4), Macroeconomics(3), Microeconomics(4)
Sophomore Year: Chemistry (4), European History (2), Human Geography (4)
Junior Year: United States History, United States Government and Politics, Calculus AB, Physics B, Physics C, Statistics, English Language and Composition
298 Community Service Hours at the Moment (45 additional hours need to be inputted, and more hours on the way)
Officer Positions:
Vice President of Bonanza in Math Club
Treasurer in HOSA
Treasurer in EHS
Historian in NHS
Projected to be an Officer in Science Honor Society</p>
<p>Running and managing math competition for elementary and middle school students during this fall</p>
<p>Well looks like you’ve put so much into AP classes and I hate to say it but a lot of ivies don’t spend too much tim looking at APs. Additionally, to be brutally honest, your SAT score is too low. You’ve got a ton going for you in school but it doesn’t look like you have a ton of passion for anything in specific. What do you actually like doing? It’s great to see your involvement in clubs, but sitting in a chair as an officer, unless you’re doing a ■■■■ ton (I’m NHS VP at my school and trust me I do nothing for our chapter) isn’t worth a ton. I single handedly began a tutoring program in my town for elementary school students who excel at math and want to do higher level material. On top of all of this I’m aiming to be one of the top lightweight rowers in the country and dedicate 4 hours a day to training and I still get stuff to work (34 ACT, 3.7 GPA in one of the top public schools in the country).</p>
<p>So, it looks like you’ve worked really hard to do all of these APs but to really stand out you need something else. You need to do more than be in clubs and really find a passion. </p>