<p>I attended a public high school for 9th and 10th grade, during which my GPA was 3.9 unweighted and 4.8 weighted.
I then applied to and transferred to (arguably) the top school in North Caroling, The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and I got about half B's because even out of that school, I took the top level classes offered there. My GPA dropped down to 3.48 unweighted and 4.63 weighted. I have a 34 ACT, and I plan on retaking it. I also plan on taking SAT math 2 and SAT chemistry (if it helps, I got a 5 on the AP chem exam)</p>
<p>If you don't know much about my school, here's the website some really good info <a href="http://www.ncssm.edu/admissions/docs/Profile%202010-2011_web.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.ncssm.edu/admissions/docs/Profile%202010-2011_web.pdf</a>
It's one of the top schools in the nation (rank 29). The average SAT score from my school is about 2000, and many students receive academic, musical, and athletic scholarships. Our class is not ranked. Every teacher has either a masters or doctorate degree in the appropriate subject. The school is for 11th and 12th graders, and the school is part of the UNC system. We excel in athletic competitions (all sports regional champions, several state champions) and science competition (many national and state awards). It's one of the top high schools in the state, and the first of its kind in the nation. Thousands of students apply each year, about 300 get in. Read more if you feel like you need to know more of the background.</p>
<p>the classes I've taken
9th
Algebra (H) A-, 5.0
Physical Science A, 4.0
Visual Arts A-, 4.0
World history (H) A-, 5.0
Chemistry (H) A, 5.0
English 1 (H) A, 5.0
Geometry (H) A, 5.0
Health/PE A, 4.0
Psychology A, 4.0
Intro to Computers A, 4.0</p>
<p>10th
Biology (H) A, 5.0
Chemistry 2 (H) A, 5.0
Civics and Econ (H) A, 5.0
Precal (H) A, 5.0
AP Calc AB A-, 6.0
AP Chemistry A, 6.0 (got a 5 on the AP exam)
English 2 (H) A-, 5.0
Spanish 1 A-, 4.0</p>
<p>11th
(three classes) American Studies B-, 5.0
Molecular and Cellular Biology A, 6.0
(three classes) AP Calc, advanced topics 1, 2, and 3 B+, A, A-, 6.0
(two classes) Physics, advanced topics 1 and 2 B, B, 5.5
(three classes) Intro spanish C+, 5.0 ):
(two classes) AP Psychology 1 and 2 B, A, 6.0</p>
<p>12th
(three classes) Intermediate spanish 5.0
Organic Chemistry 6.0
(two classes) Anatomy and Physiology 1 and 2, 5.5
Modeling/Differential equations 6.0
(two classes) Western European Cultural Studies 6.0
Developmental Biology 5.5
Architecture 5.5
Vector functions/partial derivatives 6.0
Polymer Chemistry 6.0
Creative writing 5.5
Multiple integrals/vector fields 6.0</p>
<p>My EC's
I have a total of 8 Science Olympiad medals, some from regionals, some from state
I have an academic and an athletic letter, for varsity tennis.
I was on the varsity tennis team for two years and junior varsity soccer for two years.
I have a total of more than 100 volunteer hours at my local hospital, in affiliation with Duke health systems.
I volunteered with kicking4hunger, habitat for humanity, and other non-profits.
I am a math TA at my school, meaning I help my teacher after school tutor kids in pre-cal, calc AB/BC, and multivariable, and I get graduating credit for it.
I was asked by the head of the Physics and Chemistry department at my local university to participate in reacher dealing with synthesizing biofuels, and I spent enough lab time to get two hours of college credit in organic chemistry.
I participated in summer ventures and did a "research" project in physics, and I won the catalyst award, meaning I was chosen out of all the research groups to represent UNCW at the science teachers' convention and present my findings.
I am part of the election board committee at my school.
I co-founded a Hindi seminar, in which I will be educating other students in Hindi and they will receive grades for the class, which shows up on their transcript.
I was participated in state and nationals Technology Student Association and received third place in state for designing an animation displaying the behavior of catalysts in chemical reactions.
I am a boy scout, I go camping, and I am very close to my Eagle, and I plan on finishing that up.
I participate in three different dance groups at my school, with a wide variety of styles and many hours of commitment.
4 years orchestra
helped design webpage for UNCP
I have more.. but this is all I can write up for now...</p>
<p>so yeah, haha i know it's a really long shot, but i want to go to cornell for architecture. how do my chances look? And how about my chances for duke?</p>