<p>im an asian, just came to united states for 3.5 years now.
i realize that i probbly messed up my college career cuz i hanged out with wrong ppl, and didnt do any ECs... i regret now</p>
<p>im now a junior in high school
~GPA- 3.6
~PSAT- 480(V) 700(M) 450(W) <em>i havent took my SAT yet</em> assuming i will get a little bit higher because im taking SAT courses now.
~No AP classes>.<(if i take them in senior year, does it help?)>.<</p>
<p>Extracurricular Activities...
*fresh men summer-i did volunteer work at a learn center teaching elementary kids.
*currently working as a volunteer at a school teaching kids chinese.(2 hours/week)
Working Experience?(does it count?)
currently have 2 jobs, letters from the managers help?no?</p>
<p>im planning to be a businese major, and i think im basically screwed up.
i live in NJ, here are the colleges im planning to go to...
Colleges:
Rutgers (i want to atleast get accepted by rutgers)
NJIT
Penn State
U of Delaware
NYU(i wanna transfer here) >.<</p>
<p>if you have any other colleges to recommend me to go to, please do.
I wanna know if i can do anything about it now? may be start doing sports and clubs now? does taking SAT2s help? if so which ones should i take?
i really regret what ive done in the past few years >.<</p>
<p>You're not totally screwed. It's just gonna take some work on your part.</p>
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<li><p>Work hard in the SAT course. Take the SATs again. See if you can push your V and W above 550. If you don't do well, do some private tutoring in your areas of weakness (I did), and take them again.</p></li>
<li><p>Take the SATII's in the areas of your greatest strength in the same year you took a corresponding course. For example, if you're good in Chem and you took Chem this year, take the Chem SATII. If your strength is in Math, take the Math SATII's. It will help.</p></li>
<li><p>A 3.6 is not a terrible GPA, but if you can push it higher, do it.</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, check out this link. It lists a whole bunch of schools where you would right now fit:</p></li>
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