Ideas for an HS Junior?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi everyone, this is my first post, and I'm looking for some ideas to just generally strengthen this application. This is my standing as of Junior year:</p>

<p>SAT - 2400
Subject tests - 790 Chemistry, 790 U.S. History (I'll take Math 2 at the end of the year)
GPA - 4.0 UW, Something over that weighted.
Rank - top 10/500-ish</p>

<p>AP Scores
10th: APUSH - 5, Stats - 5, Chem - 4 (My school offers only USH and Stats AP Classes, the AP Chem was independent studied in conjunction with an IB SL Chem class)
I'm an IB Diploma anticipated candidate, so I'll have those scores eventually, but I'll be taking the corresponding AP exams as well. </p>

<p>Extracurriculars SO FAR:
Speech and Debate (9-11, VP 11th, numerous awards), Mu Alpha Theta (10-11, VP 11th), Model U.N. (10-11), Swimming (8-11 Club; 9,11 High School. Not very fast), National Honor Society (11), Drum Set (7-11, I haven't been able to go anywhere notable with this - ideas?). </p>

<p>Volunteering:
-1 week each summer with a Spanish/English theater camp, working with kids, totaling ~60 hours for the past 2 summers. I'll be doing ~3 weeks of it Junior year summer.<br>
30 Hours with the library freshman year, shelving/circulation work
-Working with a local Indian cultural organization, emceeing kids' programs. No hour total yet. </p>

<p>Awards:
AP Scholar
Top 7 in state in Impromptu speaking (Speech/Debate)</p>

<p>State: Oregon
Public School
Ethnicity/Gender: Indian/Male
Income Bracket: >200,000
No hooks</p>

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<p>Improve the subject tests.</p>

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<p>Are you ■■■■■■■■ lol? I meant more in the way of extracurriculars.</p>

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<p>Just kidding lol, try to get atleast 100 hours of community service by graduation. 200+ would be nice.</p>

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<p>You have a 2400 on your SAT and aren’t a merit scholar…? Did you even take the PSAT?</p>

<p>Your ECs are boring. Start an interesting club, do an internship this summer, volunteer more. Most importantly, DO AN INTERNSHIP. If you have any direction in terms of career, try to get an internship in the field. It will be incredibly beneficial for you and for your resume; Colleges look very highly on serious internships.&lt;/p>

<p>Just some ideas.</p>

<p>Oh, self-study more AP classes if that is all your school offers.</p>

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<p>@pancaked: I haven’t even received my PSAT scores yet. I took the SAT October 9, and the PSAT after that. Very odd, I know, but I’m confident I’ll get the merit scholar recognition. Besides that, thanks for the internship idea.</p>