<p>There are my top schools so far^. Looking at either Econ or Poli Sci, possible double major. It's sad: I'm only a soph. doing this, so everything is theoretical.</p>
<p>Rank: 1/270 Crappy Small Town Public School
Toughest courseload possible at my school
White Male
SAT- 2150
ACT- 32/33
SATII - 700 or better in IIC, Chem, and USHistory
6 APs - mixture of 4s and 5s
4.0 uw, ~4.3 w GPA</p>
<p>ECs:<br>
Tennis
Key Club
NHS
Big Brother/Big Sister
Honors Choir
Chamber Singers/Madrigals
Band - Drum Captain 2 yrs
Jazz Band
4-H (quirky?)(club name = Genesee Hillbillies, ha!)- served as prez in middle school
Brushpoppers Motorcycle Club (quirky?)
Schol Bowl- all conference (captain F/S 10, captain Varsity 12?)
Musicals
Youth Group (attended 2 ELCA national youth gatherings)
could found chess club, young republicans, peer tutoring group?</p>
<p>Awards:
NMS?
AAA Travel Challenge State Finalist (nothing special if u check it out)
Many all-tournament schol bowl and all-conference, possibly 3 times
Summer:
HS summer school for first three years (get PE and drivers ed out of the way)
Gus Macker
Maybe a college course or program
ACE Quiz Bowl Camp</p>
<p>Won't do music or athletics in college
No work
No hook, except coming from a school where no one has ever even applied to a top 20 school.</p>
<p>O yeah I forgot science club, will have leadership position for three years in it.</p>
<p>Figure to have pretty good essays and glowing recs. Though I don't know about the counselor since by the time apply I will have spent all of maybe 5 hours total with him.</p>
<p>I doubt you'd get into Harvard, Princeton, or Stanford with a sub-2200 score. You'd have a good shot at Chicago, Georgetown...Your EC's are decent, not really anything special. You need community service. To have a shot at an elite school you need to make yourself stand out with your EC's, take up leadership roles etc.
Luckily you have plenty of time to work on it.</p>
<p>Schedule a re-take of your SAT for late Jr. year. Plan your SAT II schedule according to your strengths (you want 3 over 750) and when you are taking the supporting course work. There is a June testing date so you can take them just as you finish the courses. You will have one more shot at the SAT in Oct of your SR. year if you need it. Your GPA is solid, maintain it with APs. Aim for leadership positions in your ECs and be prepared to answer the question, "what impact did your leadership have in this area". You are on track to go to a very good school, but always remember that HYPS are a crap shoot for even the proverbial 'perfect student'. Find some match and safety schools where you can be happy in case your reach schools don't come through.</p>