<p>I just finished my sophomore year at an overseas American school(in China) and I was wondering about my college choices in the upcoming years.
Academics:
-I have a cumulative GPA of around a 3.9, probably placing me in the top 10ish (our school doesn't have ranks)
-I have been on the schools high honor roll (>3.7 GPA for 8 quarters or 4 semesters)
-I took APUSH this year, predicting at least a 4 probably a 5, i got 780 for my SATII US History
-MathIIC should be 750+, not sure yet</p>
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<li>My schedule in grade 9:
Alg2/Trig
English 9
History 9
Lab Sci 9 (trimester rotation)
Chinese
Band
PE</li>
<li>My schedule in grade 10
Pre-Calc
English 10
APUSH
Lab Sci 10
Chinese
Band
PE</li>
<li>My schedule for grade 11 will be:
AP Calc BC
AP Eng Lang
AP Bio
AP Psych or AP Comp
IB A1 Chinese
Chem 11
Physics 11</li>
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<p>my school doesn't offer honors courses, so it's either ap or regular</p>
<p>my EC's:
Varsity Swimming (9, 10) - Most Improved
Varsity Table Tennis(9,10) - Coach's Choice
Jazz Band(9, and next year)
NHS treasurer
school orientation organization
co-founder and editor of a Chinese school newspaper</p>
<p>community service:
100+ hours over each summer at a science museum
habitat for humanity trip </p>
<p>I think thats most of what I have right now. I will be taking the PSAT and SAT next year, so I don't have scores for those. Based on what I have now, where do you think I should target, and what should I aim for? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I just wanted to ask...your school has varsity Ping Pong? Now that's intense stuff! :)</p>
<p>It sounds like you are going good. You have a good foundation in both sports and community service, and are participating in Jazz Band! If you get all A's with the occassional B, you'll be in a Tier 1 school with no problem. (assuming essays are good, SATs are fine, etc...there's so many factors!)</p>
<p>If your school doesn't do class ranks, then don't even worry about it for a second; you won't have to be in the top 10% if your school doesn't report who's in the top 10%, so unless you're striving to be a valedictorian or something, focus on your own individual grades and forget about class rank.</p>
<p>The only suggestion I have is this: you're starting out, and therefore have some great oppurtunities at your school. Find something unique, and pursue it! Colleges don't want a bunch of automatons that have a 2300+ SAT and a 4.0. They want unique, interesting people that will bring culture and diversity to their school -- which is why every year many people with subpar GPAs and SATs get into the ivy league and other top schools.</p>
<p>You're already doing a lot, so don't try and overextend yourself or your grades might suffer...but try to do something unique that defines you and is something you really truly enjoy. That might be swimming, but the more it stands out, the better. I would give suggestions, but since it has to be unique, if I were to tell you what to do that would be defeating the purpose. Just find something you love, and go all out at it and make it a part of your life. That will probably make the biggest difference when it comes to colleges.</p>