How do I stack up?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a sophomore in high school and I've recently been thinking about how I look to colleges. </p>

<p>Here's some things about me: </p>

<p>Female
Go to a college preparatory high school
I play tenor saxophone in jazz band (both years)
I have played alto saxophone for 6 years, trumpet for 4 years, and tenor saxophone for 2 years - I enjoy music
I'm not very athletic, but I'm considering trying out for the golf team this spring (I've played it as a hobby for 7 years)
I volunteer at a camp for children with diabetes every summer and get about 40 community service hours for that
I will be attending a school trip to Europe over the summer that only 50 people from my school were invited on.
The summers after 6th and 7th grade I attended the John's Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY). I took the SAT for that, and my scores were good enough to get in, but probably aren't reflective of my knowledge at this point.</p>

<p>My classes last year (freshman year) were:
Honors Ancient History
Honors Geometry
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Literature
Honors Chemistry
Chinese 1
Theology (I go to a Catholic school and have to take it every year) </p>

<p>I got all A's and had a 4.6 GPA (Jazz band was counted as a class, too, and actually brought my GPA down!!!) </p>

<p>My classes this year (Sophmore year) are:
AP World History
Honors Trig/Precalc
Honors American Literature
AP Chemistry
Honors Biology
Honors Chinese 2
Theology </p>

<p>Right now, I have all A's and a B+ in Biology, which I hope to bring up by the end of the quarter. </p>

<p>My dream college has always been Johns Hopkins, but I do realize that it is a hard school to get accepted to. Another school I would love to go to is UCLA. </p>

<p>Am I on the right path to even be a candidate for these schools? I haven't taken the SAT since 7th grade (for the CTY Program), but will be taking the PSAT this month. My strengths are science and math, and I have an interest in music. The bottom line is: Do I look good to colleges right now? If not, how can I improve this? Do I even have a shot at Johns Hopkins or UCLA? Any other schools you'd recommend?</p>

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<p>I think you’re on the right track. It’s really hard to say anything without test scores. The only thing I would recommend is to try and get involved more inside of your school, because outside of your passion for music you don’t have much. </p>

<p>Also, don’t even mention school trips on your application (possible essay topic?) unless you actually did something there like take an additional course or volunteered at something. </p>

<p>I think you have a good shot if you keep advancing yourself. Just make sure to keep your involvement up while also getting good grades and test scores. Best of luck to you.</p>