<p>Hi. I'm a junior at a really competitive school, but my GPA isn't too hot. What are my chances of getting into these colleges?</p>
<p>Northwestern
UPenn
Cornell
Columbia
NYU
Dartmouth
Amherst
UC Berkeley
Stanford</p>
<p>I'm Asian-American (moved here about 9 years ago)</p>
<p>Public magnet school (#1 public school in the nation)
School does not have rank
GPA weighted: 3.974
GPA unweighted: I can't really tell, our school's going under a lot of grading system changes atm; I approximate it to be something in the lower 3.9's
PSAT: sophomore year, 214, this year, 236
SAT I: 790 writing, 760 CR, 750 math, total 2300; retaking it soon
SAT II: bio 720, chinese 800, math 2c 800
AP's: Biology (5), US History (current), BC Calc (current), Spanish (current), with 3 more AP's next year (Gov, Lit, Stat)</p>
<p>Activities:
Editor-in-chief of a writing organization that tutors essay writing for nearby elem schools
Volunteer as an English teacher to Hispanic immigrants, for 5+ years
Regional top orchestra member for 3 years
VP of Forensic Science Club
Yearbook staff
Literary magazine staff
Local newspaper intern
Varsity dance team for 2 years
NHS member
SHS (Spanish Honor Society) member</p>
<p>Awards:
various writing/poetry competitions (about 3-5) all either semi-finalist or 1st place winner
published writing online
Spanish national exam silver medalist
stuff from dance competitions</p>