I need advice on activities that I can do to improve my chances on getting into a good school. I am willing to work hard, I just have not had any opportunities that interest me, although as highschool continues I realize that I need to start.
I am a highschool junior attending a small(600 student) school, I went to a different highschool for freshman and sophomore year that did not offer AP or Honors classes, and I am now in AP English Literature and Honors World History, and first semester I took Honors Algebra 2/Trig, but have since dropped the honors into regular.
GPA : 3.82
SAT(First time, last month) : 1780
C. Reading : 580
Math : 570
Writing : 630
Family Income : >$45,000
I am a female, hispanic and Alaska Native as well as caucasian
Any advice is GREATLY appreciated, I feel embaressed to set my sights even moderatly high because of my lack of extra-curriculars.
I would love to go to UCI, although I know that it is a stretch, but I also don’t want to head into applying to colleges selling myself short. I am very competent and I try very hard in school, and hopefully I can improve my chances with any support/criticism/advice I can get!
Being hispanic and Alaskan native will be a huge asset to you. If you can get your sat to 2000 and start dedicating yourself to one or two activities (maybe a sport and a club) you will have a lot of choices for colleges.
What’s your intended major? Join a club or something that’s related to your intended major, even try a sport.
I applied to uc Irvine too along with Davis and had no community service (it’s pretty messed up doing community service just to look good for college), but played the sports I loved.
I have no idea what my major will be, and I need 20 hours community service for my world history class. I will play volleyball next year and just overall try to participate more, although doing that only to put it on an application isn’t the best. Did you get accepted to U of C Irvine/Davis? If so, what were your SAT/ACT scores, and GPA?
Haven’t heard back from the schools yet but got a 23 ACT with a 3.8 GPA
3 AP classes (physics, Calculus and statistics), I think taking a bunch of APs just to take them to stand out is horrible. So I just took the three that apply to my major
I think one or two extracurriculars that you’re interested in would be plenty. Your grades seem decent, and your background is unusual. Definitely look to find some matches and reaches, along with a safety or two, keeping in mind what your family can afford to spend. Good luck!