one average kid... anywhere significant?

<p>i'm rather new to college confidential, and most of the college selection process. i'm currently a sophomore and finals are next week. i'd like to see what my chances are to get into a top-tier school and what i can do to improve.</p>

<p>SAT: results not out yet... (SATII BIO)</p>

<p>cumulative GPA: 4.071 (rank unknown.. previous semester was 6/740)</p>

<p>9th
7 classes.. all A's (AP was prohibited for freshmen)</p>

<p>10th (1st/2nd semester)
[A/A] AP biology
[A/B] AP statistics
[A/A] american studies 10 (honors)
[A/B] spanish 3
[A/A] web design 2
[A/A] lit/comp 10 (honors)
[A/A] intro to psychology
[A/A] health 2</p>

<p>next year:
AP calculus
AP chemistry
AP psychology
AP govt.
AP en language
ameri. studies 11
spanish 4</p>

<p>extra curriculars:
chinese academy (11 years)
diabolo team for chinese academy (8 years, leader) < aka chinese yoyo
key club (2 years, public relations)
MUN (2 years, committee chair)
varsity tennis (2 years)</p>

<p>so any possiblities? also, any ideas on how to convince a teacher to round up grades? :p</p>

<p>You are a varsity athlete and you are Asian. Granted it is tennis, but that is still fairly uncommon. Just keep working hard. You are a sophomore. It is too early to think about these things, but work your ass off at tennis. That is going to get you in to wherever you get in (not on scholarship, but the fact that you are an asian athlete.)</p>

<p>4.071 gpa is now average?</p>

<p>hey thanks for the responses!</p>

<p>mboyle1988: thanks, but i'm not sure if i'll able to keep up with the load next year if i add on tennis again, and i'm not one of the better players on the team. it takes a good 3 hours out of my work day, so i'm kind of wondering, should i get that varsity letter again or keep my A's?</p>

<p>mo8991: average with respect to everyone else here... haha.</p>

<p>[EDIT] some colleges that i'm thinking about... probably beyond my reach, but i can dream right?
Stanford
Princeton
UC Berkeley and UC Irvine (out of state)
University of Washington</p>

<p>mmmmm boyle, tennis is a cliche sport for asians.</p>

<p>UW is no problem, imho -- match or even safety.</p>

<p>OP: you have no idea how much i hate you at this point. Stanford and Princeton are not beyond your reach. :)</p>

<p>thewu:</p>

<p>UCB: Slight Reach (out of state)
UCI: Safe Match (out of state)</p>

<p>Grades are most important so ya gotta concentrate on that- but having the sports ain't too shabby either. Looking at your classes for next year, is there anything that can be eliminated or delayed until Senior year?? (like AP psychology). Senior year is a great time to take those classes that you know ya gotta take, but you would rather the grades not be calculated into class rank etc. My d put off physics until 12th grade just for that reason. Are you taking AP language and Spanish 4 or was it AP english language (??) And do you have to take AP gov't and American studies?? Based on NYS curriculum (which is what I know) your classes seem a bit redundant. Anyway- you seem to be on target but of course alot depends on SAT/ACT scores too. Good luck- don't fret too much. Things have a way of working out for the best. Enjoy your summer.
PS- based on grades and course load, you are not an average kid.</p>

<p>hey thanks for the responses.</p>

<p>marny1 - thanks for the advice, but i think its already too late to change the courses; what we signed up for are what we are forced to take. and ap language is ap enligsh lang.</p>

<p>are there any things i can improve next year and the year after? i haven't taken the SAT/ACT yet, so i'm studying for those.</p>

<p>uhh, i thought i was average with a 3.8 (going down)... 4.0 is average???? just great (note the sarcasm)</p>

<p>4.0 is average? Hmm...</p>

<p>sorry for bringing up an old thread.</p>

<p>but yeah, any suggestions for bringing up my ECs? i can't continue to play tennis for a year (knee problems, very flat feet), and there doesnt seem to be any competitions for chinese yoyo so i can't really prove my worth with that... we do give performances around the city though, if that counts.</p>

<p>also, is there even a chance for me to attend princeton or stanford? :(</p>

<p>[EDIT]
SATII biology (E) : 740
SAT (practice) : 700 math, 610 writing, 590 reading</p>

<p>retake sat II after bio ap
you're in calc but got a 700 on sat math. you better get 790/800
reading + writing, for reading just do practice problems, for writing memorize the real rules of grammar, not what you hear on the street.</p>

<p>Its ACT time my friend. I don't think that 1900 SAT is going to be good enough for even Irvine OOS.</p>

<p>Practice test-taking, just practice taking the tests. Go take the SAT II in Math IIC. Well, if you are Calc level as a Sophmore, you should easily hit above 750 for both the SAT I Math and IIC Math. </p>

<p>Yeah, just go work harder.</p>

<p>whoamg: i already took the bio ap.</p>

<p>yeah, i'm focusing most of my time on the SATs and ACTs. i think its possible to get a 200 pt increase by march...</p>

<p>so, theres nothing wrong with the ec's?</p>

<p>ECs are no problem for Irvine and Berkeley. Stanford and Princeton need ECs that show passion, I see nothing because I don't know you.</p>

<p>If you don't believe ECs aren't important for UCs, I should say I had none and got into Berkeley.</p>