<p>but for starters im a sophomore in high school and will be class of 2009.
does that make me “yale 2009” or “yale 2010” sry guys im not familiar with this dating system thing.</p>
<p>im basically just your average asian…
you know like
high-expectation parents
piano
violin
4.5 gpa (highest in our school top 1)
lots of volunteer stuff
1st place science fairs
etc…</p>
<p>but i had a few questions that i wanted to know</p>
<li><p>Im looking for a competitive school that has strengths include business and medicine. Also the weather has to be nice…as in mildy cool in the winter, and mildly hot in the summer…which ones would you recommend?</p></li>
<li><p>I took the SAT in 7th grade as part of the DUKE Talent Identification Program and I got top 99%. I realized that they changed the SATs now but ive took some practice ones and scores ranged from 1800-2050. But right now im more worried about the PSAT and qualifing for the National Merit Scholarship. I took a few practice test and my best score was 208. Our school requires that we take a PSAT unofficially in like september of our sophomore year and i was wonder if a score of around 200 is good…</p></li>
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<p>3.and lastly, can someone recommend some good college sites describing the different universities, and their settings and even what some kids had to make to make it into that college? </p>
<p>I'm also a sophomore, but I live in new england so I've been at a lot of college campuses and am familiar with the climates. I'm very close to yale, in particular. In the Connecticut area, summers are generally in the 80s; some days can get very hot, up to the high 90s, while others can be cooler in the 70s. Winters are somewhat cold; the temp. usually stays in the 20s in the dead of winter, but there are some colder days where it can be below freezing. This past winter was mild, though, as in mostly in the 30s and 40s. There's always snow. The spring and fall are beautiful. In spring, there can be a considerable amount of rain, but there can be some rain all year round. In fall, all the trees are orange and red and the air is crisp with temps in the 50s. It's my favorite season. This is basically what it's like in the New York City and Boston area, as well, although Boston has colder winters with more snow. Upstate NY, where Cornell is, has absolutely freezing winters with an unimaginable amount of snow. Philly and NJ are more mild.</p>
<p>Hope this helps; sorry for a long thread ;-)</p>
<p>Since your HS class is 2009, you'd be Yale 2013 -- but only if you get in and matriculate.</p>
<p>As someone who just finished HS in Texas, I know that this year, the National Merit Semifinalist/Finalist cutoff was around 217, so I'd aim for the 220s to be safe if you want to get that. Although in the grand scheme of things, PSAT doesn't matter all that much anyway.</p>
<p>Other than that, don't worry about tailoring yourself to get into a specific college right now. Just be involved in activities that you love and hopefully get decent grades while you're at it.</p>
<p>yea...thats what i tell my parents
they insist that PSAT/SAT is the most "crucial" part of high school. </p>
<p>Does anyone know a good school that takes a lot of AP tests credits? I heard from my friends that lots of schools like MIT wont tak credit for courses like Comp Sci and stuff like that.</p>