<p>I am a junior from a private catholic school on the west coast and i had an initial list of schools to apply to. some reach, some middle, some safety. here's my profile at a glance </p>
<p>GPA on a 4.0 scale: 3.6
SATs: havent taken them yet</p>
<p>I have taken the psat, so lets assume that i get the same score (or better with studying)</p>
<p>56 critical reading
61 mathematics
63 writing section</p>
<p>APs:
ap enlgih
ap physics</p>
<p>Expeted to take
ap bio
ap calc ab
ap english 12</p>
<p>EC:
student government for 2 years
captain of mock trail team
will be in 4 drama productions when graduating
2 years of jazz, pep, and concert band
I also hold a weekend job in fast food (is this even worth putting?)</p>
<p>Awards
class treasurer for soph and jun. year
lettering in drama, music
member of NHS
member of nat. youth leadership forum (NYLF)</p>
<p>Im also a bilingual hispanic. lets assume also that i have a congressional internship under my belt by the time i graduate and that I can write a good essay. </p>
<p>the thing about the gpa is that early in hs i was screwing aroung and got way more Bs that i should have. this last year has seen a rise in my grade trend with more As in tougher classes. </p>
<p>Here are the list so far:
Santa Clara
Notre Dame
Georgetown
U Chicago
American U
Catholic U of America
Providence
U dallas
U of Oregon
U Michigain ann arbor
UTexas austin</p>
<p>I KNOW some of these seem like hail marys, but what are the chances so far if i can pull some excellent scores on SAT or ACTs AND hoping that i write an excellent essay?</p>
<p>what should i do to improve chances if i was serious about making some of the reach schools</p>
<p>thanks!</p>