High School Freshman Needs Advice

Chance Me / Match Me!
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GPA (unweighted):3.90 (as of freshman year)
Classes:
Freshman Year:Honors Chem, Honors Literature, Spanish, AP US Gov, Honors Language, AP CompGov, AP Calc AB
Sophmore Year: AP Chem, AP Lang, Honors Spanish, AP Euro, AP Econ, AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci, Honors Bio
Junior Year: AP Bio, AP Physics 2, AP Spanish Lang, AP English Lit, Capstone Math, AP Stats, APUSH
Senior Year: AP Human Geo, Various Capstone classes

Current ECs:
Extracurriculars: President of NJHS, Recognized Debater, Model UN, Nationally recognized field hockey player, Programmer/Hacker at many hackathons

Leadership: Founder of a non-profit, Founder and president of a web design company, Founder of a teen powered online newspaper, Founder of Kiva Microfinance Club

Summer: Internship at local tech startup, VERY selective entrepreneurship camp at MIT (15% acceptance rate)

Standardized Test Scores :N/A (projecting to get 2300+ from a bunch of practice tests I have taken)

Race: Indian

My college list consists of the following: UC Berkeley, Stanford, Duke, UPenn (preferably Jerome Fisher), Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UChicago, Princeton, MIT, Georgia Tech, NYU Stern, UMich, Caltech, and as safeties, UCLA, ASU Barrett.

Intended Major: Computer Science and Economics/Finance

What do I need to work on? As a freshman, what should I focus on throughout high school? What are summer activites I should try to get under my belt? I absolutely love computer science and tech, as well as finance and polisci. Any critiques and feedback would be much appreciated

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As a freshman you’re looking great. I’d say just keep up the grades and try to get 4.0UW since sophomore and junior year are essential and take SAT AND ACT because you might do better in one or the other. Extracurriculars wise, great start. Just use what you have and build on it. Win awards, change the community whether small or big. Good luck!

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You’re doing great. Just keep it up. One thing I wish I had really known about the admissions process at the beginning of high school is that it’s far better to be a specialized applicant with especially impressive accomplishments in a particular area rather than a broad, strong, well-rounded applicant. As an indian, it’s especially important to distinguish yourself. Keep focusing on cs, finance, and polysci, and try to find ways to integrate all your interests. For example, try interning at your state govt with a focus on financing and fundraising. Be sure to accumulate interesting, unique experiences that admissions officers rarely see.