PLEASE HELP! (My chances and what else I can do to improve them)

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<p>I am currently in 10th standard (CBSE) and will be going to 11th in a couple of months. I have achieved 10cgpa in 9th and also stand great chances of getting the same in 10th. Iv'e never got anything below A grade since 8th.
My extracurriculars include-basketball, guitar, art (My best, won every competition I participated in), debates, school editor and have won a couple of essay writing competitions. I have received two gold medals in the informatics Olympiad. Also, I am well versed in English and infact have secured the highest marks in many exams.</p>

<p>The problem here is that though I am a decent basketball and guitar player and though I have been a part of the school team and the school band, we have never taken part in any competitions and hence I don't have a single certificate so far.</p>

<p>I will be doing community service in my three months of vacation and am hoping to reach atleast 500 hours of community service before I complete 12th. </p>

<p>I didn't take the SAT yet but I soon will be and I hope to get above 2100. I have taken a couple of online sample tests and have got results above 2000. I will aslo be taking the Physics subject test.</p>

<p>I will be taking AP courses. There are two available in my city which are calculus AB and calculus BC. (I don't know if it is necessary, but according to some university instructions Physics needs one to be well versed in Calculus)
I want to major in Physics and will be applying to Princeton, UCB, NC State University and a few more. But what I really want to know is if I stand a chance in the top notch ives, and if I don't what else can I do. After 11th I will be getting 3 months of vacation and I want to make the best of it.</p>

<p>OKay, I know that iv'e typed a lot but this is one last question- I will be taking MPC in 11th and I will also have to take another subject as I am continuing in CBSE. I have a choice between Computer Science and Biology. Since I am going to opt for a Physics major I was wondering which of these two will be more necessary. Some universities say that 2 years of Biology is recommended. So should I take biology because I already have 5 years of computer science?</p>

<p>And okay one last (This is final, i swear!) When should I start applying for universities? After my 12th boards right? I will not be taking a year off or anything. I want to start college immediately after 12th. So this means that I will be applying after my 12th right? And this means that I will be applying for the class of---? ( I don't know when a college year begins)</p>

<p>P.S.- PLEASE PLEASE LEAVE SUGGESTIONS! ANYTHING WILL DO BUT PLEASE DON'T IGNORE THIS POST! I WOULD APPRICIATE ANY SUGGESTION. PLEASE! :)</p>

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<p>I am going to answer your last question first.</p>

<p>The application opens through Commonapp on 1 August every year. That means you will start your application process in August while you are in 12th grade.</p>

<p>The preparation however should start right now.</p>

<p>If you are really serious and want answers, you need to educate yourself by reading as much as you can and then come back with questions. There are many good souls here willing to help, share and guide. But you need to do some homework on your own, that will be a good start to practice what collegework will finally demand of you.</p>

<p>For starters,
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1413006-all-new-applicants-process-timeline.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/india/1413006-all-new-applicants-process-timeline.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks a tonne! Yes, I will surely do my own research. :)</p>

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<p>This wasn’t precisely a question of yours, but something I noticed. I’m taking an AP calc class in the US now, and I recently learned the difference between Calc AB and Calc BC. You can’t take both tests. BC is more difficult and includes topics such as integration by parts that Calc AB does not cover. If you feel like you are comfortable with the more difficult topics, take the BC. Even if you’re not confident, you can still take the BC test and CollegeBoard will give you an AB subscore that you can still send to colleges for credit. This subscore only reflects your performance on the AB topics on the BC test and excludes the more difficult questions.</p>