<p>So I'm a high school junior and I'm kind of new to all this college stuff, so I was wondering if I could get some advice from all you college pros out there.</p>
<p>Here's some colleges I would like to apply to:</p>
<p>-Pomona College
-Bowdoin College
-UVA
-William and Mary</p>
<p>This is what I've got: </p>
<ul>
<li>I'm a white female from rural Virginia, attending a small private Christian school</li>
<li>SATs (took them sophomore year, hope to take them again) CR 660, M 700, W 750</li>
<li>GPA: (weighted) = 4.37 (unweighted) = 4.00</li>
<li>Class Rank = 1 (but keep in mind there are only 60 students in my class :))</li>
</ul>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>-Private piano lessons (9th and 10th)
-Flute in Band/Orchestra (9th)
-Varsity Cross Country (9th, 10th, 11th and prob. 12th)
-Varsity Track (9th)
-Varsity Tennis (10th, prob 11th and 12th)
-Prelude music at church (around once a month)
-Precalculus Online (Summer 10th-11th)</p>
<p>Volunteering:
-CBF Tree planting (15 hrs)
-Gardening mentorship (15 hrs)
-Youth Corps (3 weeks; we were paid $500 but apparently its still volunteering...?)</p>
<p>Awards:
-Suma cum laude-National Latin Exam (9th and 10th)</p>
<p>So yeah, that's about it. I would love to hear advice/suggestions on how to "beef-up" my application, as they say. I'm still 16, so hopefully there is some time to fill in the gaps. Also if anyone has any advice about the colleges I am drooling over that would be great. (read: am I wasting my time, or is there a legit chance I could be accepted?) Thanks so much guys.</p>