Thank you all for the advice.
Just to clarify, I do have several match and safety schools that I am applying to and I am not banking all my hopes on getting into a top school. I was simply curious about how admissions take into account different factors. That said, I, of course, hope that I could get into a top school but I will not be devastated if I do not. My dreams do not require me to attend a top university. All in all, I am focusing on my ECs and essays as it is much too late to be worrying about my academics at this point.
@milee30
Unfortunately, I do realize that my ECs currently look like padding but I really am doing these things because I enjoy them. Hopefully, that will come across as such in my application and essays.
@pieguy54321
My school does not rank and part of the reason why I didn’t take as many AP classes is because of what a teacher who I look up to said to my class.
Thanks again. @pieguy54321 @amNotarobot @BKSquared @skieurope @sgopal2 @milee30