<p>I am a freshman in the Charlotte Mecklenburg area, and I'm applying to NCSSM (North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics) for the class of 2016. My best subjects are math and science, but I'm a little weak in English. Here are the classes I took freshman year, and their respective grades: </p>
<p>Concert Band - A
Spanish 1 - A
Honors Algebra 2 - A
PE/Health - A
Honors English 1 - B
Honors Earth/Environmental Science - A
Honors World History - B
Advanced Literacy Concepts (Advanced English course, but I only took it because it's an extra honors class) - B</p>
<p>GPA - 3.625 uw. and 4.25 w.</p>
<p>Sophomore classes - so far, all A's</p>
<p>Symphonic Band (Honors) - A
Honors Precalculus - next sem
Honors Biology - A
Honors Civics and Economics - A
PLTW Intro to Engineering Design (weighted as a 6.0 course) - A
PLTW Principles of Engineering (weighted as a 6.0 cou)
Spanish 2 - A
Honors English 2 - A</p>
<p>Here are the extracurricular activities I was involved in freshman year:</p>
<p>Speech and Debate
Science Olympiad
Chess Club (not really a club, but I participate in some tournaments on behalf of my school)
Freshman Council </p>
<p>Yeah, I know I'm not doing as much as some other people, so I'm stepping up the game next year. These are the clubs I'm signing up for 10th grade: </p>
<p>Speech and Debate
HOSA
Sophomore Council
Math Honor Society
Science Olympiad
Environmental Club
Chess
Marching Band
... and I will try out for tennis/golf</p>
<p>And also, I volunteer at my Middle School's Science Olympiad team. I volunteered at Discovery Place over the summer and acquired 150 hours.
One more thing, I LOVE math, and even though I'm only in Algebra 2, I have great knowledge of calculus, and even help some of my junior and senior friends with their calculus homework. In eight grade, I placed 6th in Astronomy, 5th in Road Scholar, and 2nd in Dynamic Planet in NATIONALS for Science Olympiad. </p>
<p>-scored 21 on AMC 8 in seventh grade, honor award for top 5%</p>
<p>That's about it, it would be really helpful if I could get some tips from Juniors or Seniors who are already at the school, or students who have already graduated. The thing I'm worried about most is my GPA... so I'd love it if I could also know the "stats" of the students who go or went to NCSSM.
I may be sounding desperate, but I am. I reaaaallllllllllyyyyyyyyy want to go to that school.</p>
<p>btw NCSSM is a really prestigious boarding school in NC and only about a quarter of applicants get in, but my district (Mecklenburg county) is extremely competitive.</p>
<p>also, I'm taking the SAT in December and plan on scoring between 1900-2100.</p>
<p>THANKS!!!</p>