<p>I'm a junior, but have been starting to assess my college options. I've outlined it all below and thought that maybe you could give me a slightly better idea as to what my chances are for certain schools.</p>
<p>I'll note that many of my courses this year (primarily the sciences, plus history are AP at 12th grade level having completed the 11th grade ones last year). As far as "special skills" or anything of that sort, my talent seems to lie in languages (i'm fluent in English, Hebrew, French, Swedish, and Icelandic with a working knowledge of Mandarin), but my passion in particle physics. I'm also quite the trivia geek, not that it matters. </p>
<p>White Male
UWGPA: 3.9
WGPA: 4.2
SAT: 2360 (M760, CR800, W800) Subject tests: Lit (800), Physics (800), and Chem (770)
School: Small, private, not many extracurricular opportunities, but great amount of teacher attention.
Rank: 1/50
Course Load: I'm taking 11 courses (5 AP, 3 languages, and the rest)
(I'm the youngest in my class, just turned 15. Does entering college at 16 hurt or help my chances?)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Debate Team (9th, 10th, 11th)
Trivia Club (10th, 11th)
IT Club (9th, 10th, 11th)
Student Council Rep (9th, 11th)
Physics Olympiad (10th)
Yearbook Photographer
Stage lighting for school productions
Tech help for teachers </p>
<p>Awards:
Principal's list in 10th and on track so far in 11th.
Outstanding debate performance award in 10th, and 11th. (Against other schools in the city)
Won a national essay contest in 10th grade.</p>
<p>Leadership:
Peer tutoring (Physics, Math, English) >50 hrs
Community volunteer work (soup kitchen, food bank, tech support for non profits) >100 hrs</p>
<p>Work Experience:
Professional freelance writing since 9th grade (mostly copy)
Summer research program in Europe for young aspiring scientists this past summer
Photography has been exhibited in local gallery</p>
<p>Intend to apply:
UC Berkeley
Stanford
Dartmouth
Cornell
Penn State
NYU
Columbia
Caltech
MIT
Imperial College London</p>
<p>Intended major: Physics.</p>
<p>Would I have a serious chance at any of them? I'm starting to worry, but luckily my essay skills have been proven formidable.</p>