i really need an idea of where my life is heading after HS

<p>hey guys, i had posted a message on the website and unfortunately, no one cared to write down any comments. feel free to imput your honest opinions..</p>

<p>i am junior/male studying in one of the top counties in the country
3.85 GPA 4.6 Weighted
PSAT 1300 i havnt taken the new SATs yet
18/450 top 5% </p>

<p>i will have taken 4 APs by the end of my junior year. i am planning to take another 4 and get an internship in the afternoon. is that a good idea?</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Varsity tennis since freshmen
golf team
assistant coach of girl's varsity team
spanish honors society
debate team <em>i didnt do it this year due to overwhelming work :/</em>
forensics
president of the spanish club
and many other clubs but i doubt they will do me any good</p>

<p>i wanna major in marketing/advertising and business </p>

<p>U. of maryland (college park)
Wharton-UPenn
Stanford
Boston college
columbia
Georgetown</p>

<p>thanks for your suggestions. later</p>

<p>o yea i forgot to mention about my 100+ community service hours.</p>

<p>Are you in-state for Maryland? Are you white?</p>

<p>An internship sounds like a good idea. Keep up the APs, and try to aim for at least 1400 on your SATs. It's a good milestone - the difference between 1390 and 1410 is more significant than, say, 1270 and 1290.</p>

<p>And I'm sure you're sick of this, but keep up your grades!</p>

<p>wow first to comment thanks! yes i am in state and i am asian</p>

<p>Well, that always beats being white. (Like me)</p>

<p>Consider what you want to do with your life. Not that any of your colleges are by any means bad, but think about expanding your horizons; there are a lot of excellent colleges out there besides the Ivy leage and the few others often mentioned with them.</p>

<p>So first things first. What do you want to do? Or what <em>don't</em> you want to do? Identify your interests and we'll go from there.</p>

<p>well i am definitely going into marketing/advertising/ and maybe finance? no doubt about that. and yea i am not really knowledgable of all the good universities out there.. i just copied down some of the popular ones off of the site. lol i am hoping college park will be my safety so i can have a shot at some of the more competitive ones..</p>

<p>Don't write off Maryland just because it's in state. It still has a solid reputation.</p>

<p>Wharton is definitely a great choice. Pretty much any place with a good business graduate program would be a good choice, because sometimes you can either take classes there or work with some of the people there. Either way, it can't hurt to have proximity to a top graduate program.</p>

<p>Take your time and search around. Virginia (UVA) is definitely a good place to check out. Check the ratings (at various places) of different business schools. Hmm...yeah, UVA would definitely be good. That's my first recommendation. I'll let you know if I think of anything else.</p>

<p>Tufts? Wake Forest? I'm sure other people will have ideas.</p>

<p>thanks for your replies</p>

<p>i htink u will be agood match for georgetown.. just raise ur sat by a 30 40 points. columbia seems a like a good reach</p>