<p>Hi I am new to this board, and basically came to get a realistic view of my chances-am i setting my sights to high or just about right.</p>
<p>First a little backround information. I go to a small public school, in a small town, with many students having little academic asperations at all. I have taken all the AP's my school just now started to offer, but that was before I took my classes seriously. I was very bored to begin with and wasnt motivated or challenged. I have always been, however, interested in astro and particle physics, and have done little but study this topic, no camps etc. The last 2 years however I have gotten straight A's in my classes and been puruing my intrest by getting a job to purchase a nice telescope, and I am determined to get into a good physics school and make this my career. I feel however that being in the wrong group during highschool, although not gettin me into drugs, has kept me from doing my HW etc. and only recently have I matured. I am now beyond motivated, and know I will do good in college. There is always the transfer too, but anyways here it is</p>
<p>GPA 3.6 unwiehgted
Rank 50 somthing out of 201
Have only taken my SAT once( i wasnt serious at all and have taken my SAT and subject tests and the ACT during football)</p>
<p>33 on ACT reataking low score on math (33)
2000 on sat (800M. 570 W**, 630) </p>
<p>**
Good essay, lacking grammer, At this point my years of not knowing any english rules caught my eye so the next week I met up with my english teacher and borreowed her book on grammer, the next week and I got a 35 on my ACT english. Hopefully I can improve my next ACT.</p>
<p>Just took all three subject test
780 IIC :( have never have taken probability and i couldnt use my commen sense on some of those. Should have studied. Cant take it again tho</p>
<p>750 Biology M took my fresh year but rememberd most of it
800 physics got a B in physics tho I never did any HW </p>
<p>Senior year:</p>
<p>Chemistry
AP chemistry
Oceanograhpy/astronomy
AP LIT
PSEO at OSU Calc BC, taking test to get a 5 just for fun
AP US HIS</p>
<p>Awards & Honors
Name Type Date Received Description
Played football for 4 years, started 2
basketball 2 years
Model UN 2 years, 1st/2nd place world problem solving
Chess 4 years/ 1st place all years. Pursue it seriously tournys etc
DARE (Drug awarness bla bla) only two years, left after i realized everyon in dare does drugs
Key club- 2 years nothing to do on the weekends, the only time i am free from sports , tried to get involved at my local red cross, ladyt told me to get involved in key club Havedone service hours with my dad( his comp cleans up the highway a couple times a year) , work concessions at the local ball games, never documented any tho</p>
<p>Job in 11th and 12 20 hours a week just quit. Pursuing other intrest (It was at a grocery store lol)</p>
<p>From OH</p>
<p>OK so u can see how i ruined the rest of my life but i would like to know for these schools.</p>
<p>Also which of these schools have reputable physics programs, and am i leaving out any schools with a good program. Tryin to find schools that I could fit into.</p>
<p>University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
UChicago
Princeton
University of Wisconsin in Madison
Illinois State University
Columbia
MIT
Cornell</p>