<p>@clairee,
First of all, having two 70’s isn’t the end of the world. If your grades are usually in the 80’s and 90’s, you’ll be fine, especially for Western Reserve. Second, your EC’s aren’t as bad as you think. You actually do sports and music, which isn’t as common as you might think. How good are you at golf? Even if you have little experience, if you’re good enough to make a school’s Varsity or even JV team (yes, some schools have JV golf), then you have a really valuable EC right there. </p>
<p>Find the EC’s that you have and pursue them the best that you can. If you discover that you really love Habitat for Humanity, than pursue it with a passion. Also, don’t put yourself down. Don’t say “I’m not good enough” or say that you’re “hopeless.” Believe me, that doesn’t help you at all. In fact, that kind of self-talk will hurt your self-confidence, and make you do worse at what you attempt. Just believe in yourself.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what percentile that SSAT score is, but if you own a Princeton Review test prep book, there’s a chart in it which converts raw scores (e.g a 2105) to a percentile (e.g 72%). Anyone know what percentile this is? </p>
<p>Anyways, good luck, and don’t beat yourself up too much. The application process can be painful enough without you putting yourself down.</p>