<p>I'm planning on applying to
-UNC Chapel Hill
-University of South Carolina
-Vanderbilt
-Wake Forest (maybe)
-Emory
-East Carolina (safety)</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA
-3.8</p>
<p>Weighted GPA
-4.3</p>
<p>Rank
-6th of 166</p>
<p>SAT
-CR: 800
-M: 660
-W: 650
-Total: 2110</p>
<p>ACT
-Taking it this weekend (eek!)</p>
<p>APs
Junior:
-Calculus AB -- 5
-Psychology -- 5
-American Gov/Pol -- 3
Senior:
-Statistics (current)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars
Freshman:
-I wasn't in any in 9th grade, and I'm really afraid of how bad that will look
Sophomore:
-Future Farmers of America (competed on the FFA Quiz Bowl team)
Junior:
-Academic Team
-National Honor Society
Senior:
-Art Club (planning on taking a leadership position)
-Academic Team (Team Captain)
-National Honor Society</p>
<p>Awards
-Junior Art Achievement Award
-Junior English Award
-AP Psych Excellence Award
(all awards on school level :/)</p>
<p>Recs/Essays
-I'm pretty sure my recommendations will be pretty good. There are several teachers at my school who I feel really know me and recognize how hard I've worked
-I'm not certain about essays. I know I'm a good writer, I just do kinda "meh" when I'm under pressure</p>
<p>Random
-I've been in New Century Scholars every year since 6th grade. It's a program in North Carolina where they choose students with financial need and academic excellence and offer them a two year scholarship at the community college in turn for volunteer hours.
-NC resident
-Will have 100+ volunteer hours at graduation
-Junior Marshall at the 2009 graduation
-very involved in the arts (planning on majoring in Art History)</p>
<p>So that's all I could think of. Any input is sooooooo appreciated. Also, Am I aiming too high? Too low? I don't know what I'm doing really. This whole college process has been really difficult for me. I'm so scared about this coming year. Ugh!</p>
I still think you have a pretty good shot at your schools, but i highly suggest adding more match schools.</p>