Hi. I'm an Asian- Male in Junior High School

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<p>hey, I'm a Chinese Male in Junior High
This year, we had three people(each) from our school district get accepted to Harvard U, Yale, Julliard, Princeton, Columbia, Stanford, and MIT. I am looking to apply to those schools too, when the time comes :) but I want some hints as to what I should be doing starting my Freshman year of HIgh School. These are the courses I know I have for freshman year:
english H
AP Global History
Math 2H
Science Bio H
Spanish2 (I'm thinking of changing to French 2 or 3)
Studio in Art
Orchestra
Gym</p>

<p>For E.C.'s I am joining:
Youth Leadership Group
Debate team
Science Olympiad
Math club
Art Club
(Maybe track**)
The school newspaper
School magazine
Captain's council.
Jazz ensemble</p>

<p>Outside E.C.'s include:
Violin
Piano(for three years, currently in Level 5 our of 6 levels)
Art
Summer studies at CTY from JHU
Taking college courses</p>

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<p>Looks great! You parents must be very proud of you. ;)</p>

<p>Don't forget the top LACs when the time comes. :)</p>

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<p>Take advantage of those easy courses and get a 4.0, then maybe prep a bit for the PSAT. I see you've already decided on the clubs you want to join, which is good, but also think about starting a club of your own. Also, you realize piano for 3 or 4 years won't get you into Julliard? Hell I don't think that even helps you at any of the schools you're applying to.</p>

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<p>So far, I've sold two pieces of artwork at age 9 for $300 each and have won numerous art, writing, and poetry awards.</p>

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<p>Looks good, but middle school and Freshman year are easy.</p>

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<p>dont forget to do community service X-)</p>

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<p>The EC's look cool. Just remember to not overschedule yourself. Sometimes club meetings overlap and such, and you end up having to stick with only three or four clubs.</p>

<p>Other suggestions: study, study, study. Do your homework unless you are positive you can get an A in the class. And don't forget to have some fun, too.</p>

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<p>good luck with high school- work hard and u'll do fine :)</p>

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<p>do you guys think I should do anything else? Any other ECs, boost my stats up to what level, or focus on anything? I already took the old SAT I's last year in 7th grade and I think I got a 1200 or 1300 something.</p>

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<p>It was just a practice SAT I though from John Hopkins University CTY</p>

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<p>my impression is u just ran through a list taylored to appeal to colleges for your ec's.</p>

<p>i would not suggest doing that.</p>

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<p>Actually, I am interested in all those things. Thank you for your suggestion, but I enjoy math and science, I like music, I've always loved writing and I'm the best artist in my junior high ( of about 1200 kids). I'm a first generation Asian with a single mother from a poor environment. My mom doesn't speak english and I don't know my dad that well. So, with all of these acomplishments, I would say that I deserve to be proud of myself for bring all of this on me.</p>

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<p>But...your prbbly right about track. I don't enjoy running at all, though I am good at it.</p>

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<p>cheezmediator,</p>

<p>why you had that impression? even the ec's are indeed taylored, that's tremendous for a teenager!</p>

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<p>thank you all for your interest! Any more I should know about?</p>

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<p>any more help?</p>

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<p>bump....no more replies?</p>

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<p>Ok, here is one more: come to cc offen. :D</p>

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<p>Bump....:(:);(;)</p>

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<p>man, read some of OTHER people's posts and you will get a good idea of a "well-rounded" student that colleges like to see</p>

<p>EDIT: we cant really help you much when you are entering freshman year, just do what you enjoy</p>