<p>Hi everyone:</p>
<p>So this isn't the normal chance me thread as I am not asking to be chanced for any particular schools. I just want you guys to rate my grades, test scores and Extra Curricular activities on a scale of 1-10 (1 being high school dropout level to 10 being 10 top nationally ranked athlete, US math team qualifier, and MUN president level) Rate grades and test scores the same way please. I am having a lot of trouble deciding what schools will take me so I thought this may help. Post a link and I will reply to ur thread too. </p>
<p>Ok, here goes:
School type: Top 300 public in Southern CA
Ethnicity: 25% Mexican 75% European but my counselor said I can't put mexican as an ethnicity in the "yes/no" question because I am not 50% and I have no connection to the Mexican culture.
Gender: male
Income level: high</p>
<p>STATS: </p>
<p>9-12 weighted GPA: 4.578 (5.0 scale)
10-12 weighted GPA: 4.71 (5.0 scale)
9-12 unweighted: 3.94 (4.0 scale)
10-12 unweighted: 3.96 (4.0 scale)
School doesn't rank and my counselor said our GPAs aren't that reliable because we weight easy courses like marine bio honors as much as hard ones like AP Physics C</p>
<p>Condensed Course Description: </p>
<p>Strong Aspects of my schedule: </p>
<ol>
<li>Consistent GPA improvement (4.3 freshman year, 4.7 sophomore year, 4.7 junior year but I took an AP test without taking the course and scored a five and I took part in the science fair which is normally a class and honors weighted but I entered it too late; my counselor will mention these things). </li>
<li>My schedule has become more rigorous by the year especially in regards to mathematics courses. I did not take honors math the first two years of high school, moved up to Pre-calc honors junior year and am now in both Calc BC and Physics C AP (traditionally the hardest science course) </li>
</ol>
<p>Weak Aspects of my schedule: </p>
<ol>
<li>I received two B's in high school and one was junior year (pre calc Honors). I was sick a lot second semester and my math teacher wasn't that accommodating and I couldn't keep up with the material </li>
<li>I have taken no honors of ap foreign language classes. I have taken four years of spanish and have gotten straight A's but foreign language is the only honors/ap course offered in which I have no courses that are honors or ap level. My counselor will still check most rigorous though for my schedule. </li>
</ol>
<p>Senior Year
AP Physics C
AP Calculus BC
AP English Lit.
AP Environmental Science (I hate chemistry and thats the only intense science course I haven't taken. How much will that hurt me?)
AP Government/AP Economics (1 class)</p>
<p>TEST SCORES: </p>
<p>ACT: 32 (34 E, 29 M, 33 R, 31 S, 11 Essay)
I will retake in October and am expecting a higher score (yay for score choice)
SAT: awaiting score
SAT Subject:
770-US Hist.
710-Bio E (will retake in january)
650-math 2 (most colleges only require two and I will retake this test and take lit and bio in january).
will take Lit in November
AP:
5-AP Biology
5-AP European History
5-AP US History
5-AP Comparative Government and Politics (self-study)
4-AP English Language
4-AP Human Geography</p>
<p>Activities and awards: </p>
<p>AWARDS (lacking, I know):
Ap Scholar with Distinction
National Honor Society (12th grade only)
CSF member since freshman year
Model UN outstanding at a small conference
high honor roll freshman through junior year (except 2nd semester)
maybe some speech and debate awards?
KIWIN'S-4th most hours out of about 140 members</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Golf (3 Year Varsity Co-Captain, 2007 Co-MVP; I have made the league individual tournament every year but have not advanced. My team has made the playoffs the last two years but has not advanced) I do not know if I will be co-captain this year but I have been since freshman year. (Golf is a spring sport)
SCPGA jr. tour (small jr. golf tournaments)-I have played 4 tournaments. Best finish t-16th.
Key club district)-(10-12)-Junior year I was recording secretary, as a senior I hold the #5 position in Key Club International
spanish honors society (10-12)
Mu Alpha Theta (11-12)
Science Club (treasurer) (11-12)-I was on the Ocean Bowl team last year and we got fifth at LA surf bowl. I also participated in the science bowl B team (non-competitive). This year I will still only do ocean bowl because science olympiad is the same day so the advisor wants me to stick with the event I have experience in. I may be captain though and I will still be doing science bowl (non-competitive team).
Model UN-(11-12)
Students Organized for America's Homeless (VP) (11-12)
Academic Decathalon (12; new club)-appointed Co-president and expecting some pretty big awards since I am really good at the category and our school is Div 3 (new school)
High school science fair and science fair that sent students to the intel regional one. I didn't advance. My project stunk. LOL
Speech and Debate (12)
Camp Escapades volunteer (summer program in which I helped autistic children at a summer camp)
I also participated in a golf camp the summer before junior year
probably NHS
about 280 hours of community service</p>
<p>I give myself a 7 in ECs, a 5 in grades and a 4 in test scores. I come from a really competitive school so my scores are pretty low. In some classes, (i.e. AP chem) the AVERAGE score is above 2150+ and probably near 2200+. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>