<p>Here's my situation: I am currently a 10th grader in all honors classes looking to get into an Ivy or a college of that caliber such as a Stanford. Here are my credentials so far:
GPA: 3.91 (unweighted)
SAT II: 770 Physics (freshman), 750 Math I (Planning to take World History, Chem, and Math II)
PSAT: 190 (80 Math, 55 CR, 55 Writing - completely cold)
EC: Saxophone/Jazz, Varsity Tennis Team, Model UN, DECA, Math Team, Decision making committee, Quizbowl
Work experience: KUMON teacher
Community service: Weekly religion class, Save the Children, Tutor kids for free at another time than KUMON
Will take anywhere from 11-15 APs throughout the course of my college career</p>
<p>What do I need to improve on/add to get into an Ivy?
I was thinking mostly more extracurriculars and raise my standardized test scores... any other suggestions/comments/remarks?</p>
<p>So far, everything looks to be on track. SAT scores should be improved to have a realistic shot, but those will come up naturally as you get older (not to say you shouldn’t study, but I predict your scores will be fine by your senior year). </p>
<p>You mentioned needing more EC’s…I don’t think you necessarily do. More≠better. You have a good base, now choose the ones you like and take on leadership. Show that you can follow through with something and succeed. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that admissions at these schools is partly about luck, but if your final resume continues to fill out like this you should be fine.</p>
<p>^Agreed. More leadership (??). The admissions process is holistically. If they see that your academics, essay, and EC’s all reflect your scholarly ability, and your uniqueness, your chances increases. But its a crapshoot.</p>
<p>yeah thanks for the input… I feel as if I’m not doing enough, maybe I need more community service like a Key Club, but I’m also afraid of spreading myself too thin. Personally, the things I am really interested in are Engineering (Math Team) International Relations and politics (Model UN) and Business (DECA), so I think I’m pretty well covered.</p>
<p>As for leadership and improvement with SAT scores, those will come with age as I am only a sophomore.</p>