<p>I'm a junior and just got my SATs back, and I'm just wondering if I'm on track for the top 20 LACs and for top 20 unis. Thanks.</p>
<p>Male
Not a URM, but still very much an M (Jewish).
School: Highly competitive public school in CT (we've got a ridiculous amount of Intel semi-finalists, finalists, and the same applies for Siemens; at least 3/4 of students go to highly selective schools)</p>
<p>Rank: Top 10% (top 15% at worst) of a class of ~350
GPA (F/S/Junior): 3.9<X<4.0 (weighted), low freshman year GPA significantly harmed me (Junior year predicted based on semester grades)</p>
<p>SAT (I took the March SAT and am retaking the SAT in May, taking ACTs in April)
CR: 800
M: 610 (had intensive tutoring, aimed for 700, but didn't reach it)
W: 710 (was aiming for 750 or better)</p>
<p>SAT II: 780 US History (taken in June of last year), ??? Lit (taking it this June), ??? Bio (Ecology, maybe, maybe, this June)</p>
<p>APs Taking Currently: AP Environmental Science, AP US Government & Politics, AP English Language and Composition</p>
<p>APs To be Taken: AP Euro, AP Calc AB, AP English Literature, and AP Econ</p>
<p>Independent Research Economics related, highly regarded by PhD candidate at Ivy where I took a summer class on economic growth and development, also well received by UConn professor and UMass-Amherst professors; I'm trying to get published</p>
<p>Have won awards from CT science fair, a regional fair, attending more fairs, and hoping to do well elsewhere; won "gold key" (1 of 3000 awardees in the nation) for the Scholastic Art and Writing awards, won award at Columbia Scholastic Press Association conference in NYC; numerous community service awards </p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>Viola - 6-ish years w/private teacher, formerly in school orchestra, dropped it for a local youth orchestra (at least 3 hrs. week of orchestra practice in that group, which was audition-only)</p>
<p>Administrative assistant (volunteer) at local hebrew school, 4 hrs. per week</p>
<p>12 hrs. a week at local Barnes and Noble cashiering, customer service, etc.</p>
<p>School newspaper (highly regarded, old, Columbia Scholastic Press Association gold award every year for half a decade-ish)
9th gr.: ombudsman,
10th gr.: copy editor (managed copy editor staff of 5 persons)
11th gr.: opinions editor (position is shared with a senior), about 10-15 hours per week
12th gr.: unknown, editor in chief OR managing editor (probably one of them)</p>
<p>Highly involved in local and state Democratic politics: Worked for mayoral candidate in two most recent elections, worked for local Democratic Town Committee in past three local elections, worked for ("intern") House of Representatives candidate in 2004 and 2006 (lost both times); all of those jobs were for a considerable amount of hours worth of phone calls, clerical work, research, canvassing, etc.</p>
<p>Also:
Applied for Bronfman Youth Fellowship (apparently highly regarded), didn't get in, but I beat out 78% of the students (was a finalist and got interviewed)</p>
<p>If you could make some suggestions for my APs next year and what I should do about SAT IIs, that would be much appreciated.</p>