I know i'm a sophomore.. but I need advice to see if i'm on the right track

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<p>Hello all, I was just wondering if I could have advice about if I am on the right track or not.</p>

<p>Here are my stats.</p>

<p>By the end of junior year:</p>

<p>Gpa: 3.9 unweighted, no clue about weighted.
SATS: no clue.
Classes I Plan on taking senior year:
AP Bio
French III
Advanced Piano
Some sort of mathematics class, not sure yet.
AP Anatomy
Either World Religions, some sort of journalism class, or a portfolio class to get together some artwork for applications.</p>

<p>Clubs/Extracurricular Activities:</p>

<p>French Club
Art Club
Youth in Government
Student Government Association
Ecology Club
(Thinking of starting a) Music/Piano club
German Club (maybe)</p>

<p>–Not sure if these count as extracurricular (becuase they were on my own time) or regular academics, but I am taking the following classes online (and they are real school classes, they are calculated into my gpa)</p>

<p>-Latin 1
-Latin 2
-Latin 3
-Spanish 1
-Spanish 2
-Spanish 3
-Chinese 1
-Art History
-Journalism </p>

<ul>
<li> I know I need more clubs. </li>
</ul>

<p>I plan on volunteering 6 hours a week until summer, then possibly getting a job or volunteering (most likely both).</p>

<p>If things go according to plan, this will be how things will be looking in junior year. If I apply myself, get straight A’s, and study, this is how it will look.</p>

<p>Are there any weak points? Strong points? Things I am missing? Thanks all. I know this is early, considering I am a sophomore, but college applications are only a few years away.</p>

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<p>If you get a grade, then they're academic not EC.</p>

<p>No more clubs! You want to stick with what you have for the whole 4 years, ideally being in leadership positions junior and senior year. The adcom can smell resume padding a mile away. Possibly look into a sport.</p>

<p>Work hard, but have some fun. You do NOT have to be perfect. You do have to be well rounded. </p>

<p>Look over Penn's list of AP courses to be sure you're going to get credit - there's no point in wasting time and effort if there's no payoff. </p>

<p>When you set up your volunteer situation, like ECs, you want something that will be done consistently over a long period and (eventually) show leadership of some sort.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>"If I apply myself, get straight A's, and study, this is how it will look."</p>

<p>lol yeah...</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice. I plan on running for offices in Youth in Government, not sure if that counts as leadership though. If I was to be president in any club, I would love art. I'll aim for that. And as for volunteering, I will definitely have a set schedule. </p>

<p>I will look over Penn's AP courses and check to see if they have things that I am interested in. Thanks again!</p>