<p>I am currently a 10th grader at a very prestigious high school in massachusetts, considered by most to be THE top boys school in the nation, and I, while not really looking to make a school list just yet, wanted all your help in evaluating my resume, some advice for the future and giving me a rough group of schools you'd expect to be at the level I am, any help, evaluations or advice you can give me is most appreciated.</p>
<p>Grades
9th grade marks at halfway point
Geometry/Trigonemtry B-
English B
French B
Western Civ B+
Latin C+</p>
<p>9th grade final marks
Geometry/Trigonmetry B-
English B
French B-
Western Civ B+
Latin B-</p>
<p>All together these marks added up to about a 2.87 GPA
thus far this year, with the first marking period having come to a close, i received
Physics B
Analysis C+
French 3 B-
English B-
World Civilizations B-
averaging out to about a 2.7 GPA
in my arts elective (photography) which is not counted in my gpa i received a B</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars
Model UN 9th,10th grade
Debate 10th grade
Tour Guide 8th,9th,10th grade
Chrous 9th, 10th grade
Glee Club 9th, 10th grade
Theater Tech 9th grade
Political Club 10th grade
School Tutor 10th grade</p>
<p>Standardized Tests
I took the PSAT last week and will receive the results in December
I took the Latin SAT II last June and received a 670</p>
<p>Legacies
Both parents and my older sister all go/went to Dartmouth
I also have an uncle who is QUITE involved in the community of Boston College</p>
<p>I thank you in advance for your insightful comments and helpful advice</p>
<p>Since your school is well known, its high academic standards should be taken into account by knowledgeable admissions officers, especially in Massachusetts and New England. Selective schools are probably within your reach that would not be in reach for someone with your GPA from an average HS.</p>
<p>Boston College makes sense, perhaps Tufts, Holy Cross if your HS is Catholic. There are many, many good schools within your reach. Given the prestige of your HS, I would apply as though my GPA were 5 tenths higher than it is. But, your SATs will tell the real story.</p>
<p>you have legacy at dartmouth and so that may benefit you, but you also live in the northeast, so BC would consider that as well. b/c you said that your school is considered as one of the top schools, that might jump out to those college admissioners. your grades are fairly well and decent, especially since you're taking like tons of extracurricular activities and participating on many sports teams. BC generally looks at everything and not just the grades...so just keep everything up and try to do well this year and junior year, which is the most important year. prepare yourself for the SAT...keep up your academic record/GPA and try and focus more on just four or five EC activities. colleges admire involvement but would much more favor you contribute lots to one club than little to all.</p>
<p>as for a list, first of all, what are you interested in majoring in? or your fave subjects?</p>
<p>I know you are busy, but are you reading for pleasure about 2 hours a day?</p>
<p>You should be aware that the lifetime readers are the ones who are scoring 800 on the critical reading part of the SAT test.</p>
<p>If you haven't been reading for years, you will score lower, but no use crying over spilled milk, just start reading 2 hours a night from now on. Believe me, all the reading will make some difference in your critical reading score when you take the SAT. It doesn't matter that much what you read, pick some fiction that is INTERESTING to you so that you will keep up the 2 hour a night reading habit. It's more important to actually be reading than to worry so much about what you are reading, I mean in terms of non-fiction or else fiction like novels (not comic books, etc at your age!). </p>
<p>Try the Day of the Triffids (check it out of the library, see what you think. My brother said it was the best book he ever read as a teen). I personally loved Battlefield Earth (at least until about the middle, when the little gray man entered the picture). Reading stuff that you enjoy will increase your reading speed as well as your reading comprehension (reading is like skating or riding a bike, the more you do, the better you get). Naturally, your reading vocabulary will also greatly improve.</p>
<p>Best wishes. (My d read constantly as a child, got 800 on SAT cr test last year with no formal SAT test preparation).</p>
<p>i read a lot more than most kids my age, but i really would find 0 time in my schedule to fit in a full 2 hours a day</p>
<p>im a 3 season athlete, meaning I dont get home until about 6 pm most nights, then I usually have a good 2 and a half to 3 hours of homework throw in dinner and everything that hapens in the course of the ngiht and i really just dont have a lot of time</p>
<p>Im sorry but it is hard to look past a GPA of a 2.7 at somewhere like Dartmouth
there is such a huge volume of kids who go to really prestigious and have high GPAs and high test scores. i think the most important thing for you is to get your GPA up to at least 3.0 and even then it will still be an uphill battle
im not trying to be rude or anything
but with admissions are crazy as they are atm…it is important to have good everything and i am just being realistic
schools like Dartmouth really look for students with mostly As</p>
<p>Your guidance counselor really should be your best source of informed advice on where students from your school with similar academic profiles get accepted to and which colleges have a track record with graduates of your school. Know that both BC and Holy Cross are Catholic colleges and both are run by the New England Jesuits. If your high school is Catholic there will be a strong relationship with local Catholic colleges like BC and HC. Other quality schools in Boston area are Tufts, BU, Northeastern, Emerson, Stonehill. I think Ivy League is outside your range. But again, talk to your guidance counselor and trust their input much more than what we offer here.</p>