<p>I'm going into my Junior year, and I'm starting to think about colleges. I know it's still probably early, but I would really appreciate it if anyone could give me any advice on being a more attractive candidate for the UCs and Out of States I want to get into, or help chance me, based on what information I have so far.</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 5.0 (My school has basically the most AP/Honors courses available in the state, which allowed me to take 0 regular courses so far in high school)</p>
<p>PSAT Score (From sophomore year): 211</p>
<p>SAT: Taking in December, but have scored 2200+ on all of the practice tests I've taken so far, which is in the neighborhood of 8-9</p>
<p>AP Test Results:
World History: 4
European History:5
Spanish Language:4</p>
<p>Courses for Junior Year:
English Language AP
Pre Calculus Honors
Chemistry 2AP
US History AP
Human Geography AP
Spanish Literature AP
(One Quarter in, I still have straight As for all of the listed courses, so hopefully, I'll be able to finish with one B at the most)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Varsity Men's Volleyball (Team finished 4th in state, if that means anything)
Club Men's Volleyball (Team finished 8th at national championships, if that means anything)
AAU Beach Volleyball
Board Member for Science National Honors Society, Junior Statesmen of America, and regular member of English National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society
Vice President of Quiz Bowl
Team Captain for Academic Decathalon
Yearbook Staff Member
Part Time Contributing Writer for sports and animation websites
Interned for the Local California State Assemblymember, and worked on his campaign (youngest intern accepted, and beat out a pool of 150+ applicants, most of whom were already in college)
Member of a volunteer service group (150+ hours)
CM certified Alto Saxophone player
Member of the school Drama program
Co-President of school Magic Club</p>
<p>I was really thinking about applying to UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, and maybe some out of state colleges, but money isn't really an issue either way. My family could comfortably pay the tuition for USC without any sort of financial issue, to give an idea of our situation. If I was going to apply to an out of state, I was thinking about UPenn, NYU, and Columbia, but I'm more focused on the UCs.</p>
<p>I was also thinking of applying to Cal State Long Beach, mostly as a back up however.</p>
<p>For reference, last year, 13 people from my school were accepted at UC Berkeley, which is probably my #1. I'm thinking to either major in Political Science or Journalism, since they are my biggest interests. However, I do plan to attend Law School in the future to follow my dad, who is a mergers and acquisitions lawyer and a graduate of UCLA. However, I could try to move into politics as a staffer or something along those lines, since I have personal connections with several State Assemblymembers and State Senators.</p>
<p>Is there some advice that anyone could give me going into my Junior Year, since I still have some time to try and bolster my application? Or help to chance me? I would really appreciate any help. Thanks!</p>