<p>--BG Info--</p>
<p>-Incoming Male Caucasian Junior
-Attending one of the most competitive High Schools in AZ (top 25 AP programs in the US)
-Father is from Canada, Mother born in Phoenix.
-Family income ~ <$50,000 / year -- living with mother and father (unemployed) AND my dependent grandmother with Alzheimer's (who I have taken care of since Elementary School whle my parents worked)</p>
<p>--PROJECTED-- Academic</p>
<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.7 weighted. (Projected Val/Sal/3rd--extremely competitive)</p>
<p>Based on Sophomore PSATs and the fact that I will extensively prepare...</p>
<p>SAT: 2300+ Projected -- Lowest being CR, Highest WR
ACT: 35 (Possible 36) -- Lowest being Science</p>
<p>SAT Subject Tests:
I will take:
SAT Math II
Spanish
Bio</p>
<p>Expecting high scores. I'm fluent in Spanish (non-native), and will be taking this after an additional year. </p>
<p>AP courses: Will take 9 (of 9 possible) in school, self-study at least 2 </p>
<p>-List of Classes Through Secondary School Career:-</p>
<ul>
<li>means weighted</li>
</ul>
<p>I take band throughout highschool. Starting Junior year I can audit (Doesn't effect GPA).</p>
<p>Pre-HIGH: Spanish I, Algebra I
Freshman:
Biology
Wind Ensemble (Top Band)
Spanish II
Geometry
AA English*
World History
(It's annoying...Mesa is split into 7-9 and 10-12, so very few weighted classes exist)</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Marching Band/Jazz Band
Honors College Prep Chemistry*
Wind Ensemble
Spanish III*
Honors English*
Honors Am. History*
Honors Algebra II*</p>
<p>Summer: Correspond. Bowling Course for P.E. credit...</p>
<p>Junior:
Marching Band (Can't audit--have to take for rest of P.E. credit)
AP Biology*
AP Spanish IV*
AP English Lang*
AP Psychology*
Pre-Calculus*</p>
<p>Should I self-study? I'm thinking of self-studying Macro/micro economics along with Statistics, since I'm thinking of business...</p>
<p>Senior:
AP Music Theory*
AP Spanish V*
AP English Lit*
AP Calculus AB*
AP Comparative Gov't.*</p>
<p>--Awards--</p>
<p>-Most outstanding male student-9th grade
-Regional Honor Band (Qualified on Alto Sax and multiple instruments--I play All saxes, Clarinet, Flute, Bassoon, percussion) 10th, [11th, 12th--you can't really qualify one year and not the other :P] All-State is likely.
-Most Outstanding Sophomore (Band)
-Most outstanding Spanish and English student (Freshman year)
-AP Scholar [Distinction?] is extremely likely
-More band awards
-VERY LIKELY National Merit Honor Scholarship</p>
<p>Since I'm only a sophomore, I'm expecting more awards. Teachers love me, so I should be </p>
<p>--EC's--</p>
<p>-Marching Band (10th) [Played at Gator Bowl]
-Drum Major in Marching Band (11th, 12th) [Fiesta Bowl, Macy's Day Parade]
-Wind Ensemble (Top, most-involved band)
-Regional/All-State Honor Bands
-NHS Member (10th, 11th)
-NHS VP or P <a href="12th">pretty much guaranteed...lol I hate sounding full of myself</a>
-President Model UN</p>
<p>I will, for the next two years, be in charge of a saxophone quintet/ensemble that will travel and do free shows to support a [currently unnamed] cancer foundation. Until I receive a cancer foundation to work for, the donated money will go towards the music program at my school where we're in a $40,000 budget crisis....</p>
<p>As far as service goes, I'm not part of anything HUGE [other than my saxophone quintet], but I will end up with over 1000 hours of service. </p>
<p>--Miscellaneous Info--</p>
<p>I think I'd like to go to business school, but my intended major is completely undecided.I know my leadership skills may help with business and such, but other than that I have no idea. If I did music, it'd be part of a double major.</p>
<p>So I have the sax ensemble and drum major which makes certain things impossible. Taking care of my grandmother with Alzheimer's Disease also makes things interesting. She's been living with us since I was 2, and since I was able to, I've been feeding her and helping her with basic life tasks (brushing teeth, making her breakfast/dinner/etc.). My dad has to take care of her during the day, and therefore is self/un-employed.</p>
<p>I know I'm missing a lot of stuff, and I feel like I'm lacking in certain areas. Any suggestions advice?</p>
<p>Also, I don't remember who, but I stole the set-up of this from someone else, so thanks for that! </p>
<p>This is my first little qualifications list like this, so thanks for reading it!</p>
<p>--Since I don't have a major...picking colleges is iffy. So for now, I'll just post some really generic Ivy's/big-names:</p>
<p>Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard, Dartmouth, U of Penn (Wharton), Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Berkeley, U of S.C., NYU, Duke, MIT</p>
<p>Yes I realize I have NO IDEA about college-choices. That's why you're here ;)</p>
<p>Thanks for the help!</p>