How does my college resume look?

Colleges and Universities A-Z California Institute of Technology
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Academics:
Current class rank 103 out of 420
3.227 weighted GPA
3.055 weighted GPA
ACT : Have not taken yet
SAT: 1st Attempt was 980 (530 Reading and 480 Math)

I just took my SAT last week so I hope it has improved, and I know my academic stats are not that impressive. But then again it’s not THAT bad.

Honors:
9th: English 1 Hon, Earth/Space Science Hon
10th: English 2 Hon
11th: US Government Hon, Econ Financial Literacy Hon, Biology 1 Hon (Took chemistry in 10th grade)
12th: Pre-Calculus Hon

AP Classes:
10th: AP World History
11th: AP US History, AP English Composition

Dual Enrollment:
12th: Intro Digital Media/Digital Media Author, Freshman English I/Freshman English II, College Success (currently taking or plan to take)

Leadership:
Captain of Varsity Wrestling team
President of the Fitness Club
Board Member of Honors Council

Awards:
5th Place – 2016 FHSAA Weightlifting Regional at St. Cloud

Community Service:
Have yet to obtain hours but I’m considering on getting 120+ at Heart of Florida hospital and 70+ helping children out through my Fitness Club.

Sports:
Lake Region High School Varsity football – 1 yr & Haines City Varsity football – 2 yrs
Haines City High School Varsity wrestling – 1 yr (coach left after my first year starting)
Haines City High School Varsity weightlifting – 2 yrs

Work Experience:
Haven’t worked yet, but I plan to get a job a Publix soon.

Hobbies and skills:
Compete at weightlifting meets
Write novels
Public speaking
Current events & Politics

Certifications:
Adobe Photoshop (Took a course at Polk State College prior to starting 9th grade)

**Should be a Microsoft Office Specialist as the second semester ends as I’m taking an Intro to Info Technology course.

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bump

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It seems as you’ve had interesting ECs and that’s fine. However, with your GPA and SAT/ACT score range, the list of reasonable schools you’ll be targeting are those with lesser selectivity and will solely admit based on transcript (GPA) and test scores. Only the very selective schools care one iota about your ECs. Since you’re a solid but not tippy top student, you’ll be admitted to schools which will only focus on grades/scores. Do EVERYTHING in you power to improve your GPA this last semester before college apps are due — and improve your test scores, including test prep. Take the ACT. These two items will most greatly affect your college choices-- not any of your ECs. Indeed, if you could drop several in order to improve your grades, I’d advise it in a heartbeat.

College is first and foremost about academics. You want to succeed academically. They’re not hiring camp directors or club managers. They want successful students. You want to be a successful student. Focus your energies on that. Best of luck to you.

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@T26E4 I appreciate the feedback!

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Agreed, you will need to seek out colleges that are a match for your academic statistics. I would try to get the GPA up as much as possible and put forth a big effort to study for the SAT and/or ACT.

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@happy1 In terms of this semester’s grades, I think I should be fine. As for the SAT and ACT, I’ve studied for those the whole summer.

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Unless you are doing something really outstanding in STEM that hasn’t been mentioned here (like being involved in cutting-edge research, national/international competitions, etc.), I don’t think you would be admitted into Caltech. Your GPA and test scores (as they are currently) are far from the averages of this year’s freshman class. Caltech is also probably not the best fit for you - from your classes and activities, it seems that you have a bigger focus on non-STEM subjects (feel free to correct me if I’m wrong), and Caltech wouldn’t really be able to help you to pursue these interests.

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Bump, and I’m not sure why my thread was placed in Caltech. @Anamfija