I am a rising junior who is just thinking about possible college options in the future. Here are some things about me:
My school doesn’t provide an UW GPA, but I will most likely end up at around a 93-94 weighted GPA, or possibly higher if I don’t transfer to a local CC senior year (will explain later). My school doesn’t weight very hard (3.3% for Honors, 6.6% for AP/IB), so for a normal weighted scale my average would probably be a 94-96. I had an 87.5 average freshman year, a 93.2 average sophomore year, and I expect to get a 95-97 this year. I don’t really have an excuse for freshman year. I simply didn’t put in enough effort - the high school workload took me a very kind time to adjust to. Anyway, I will have taken at least 3 AP courses - AP World History, AP US History, and AP Spanish. I got a 5 on the AP World Exam, and I fully believe I can get a 5 on my exams this year. I may also sit for a few AP Exams for honors classes that I take, simply out of curiosity and to possibly alleviate my college courseload. I am a member of the Academic Team, and will most likely be the captain senior year. I also plan to run the Young Democrats Club next year or senior year. I will most likely be in the English, Social Studies, and World Language Honor Societies for my school by the beginning of senior year, and National Honor Society not far after that. My ACT score could come around to a 31-33 or higher (I got a 28 on the PreACT with no prep), and I am taking the PSAT junior year.
I am beginning to volunteer for our freshman mentoring program next year, and I am seeking various opportunities in my community. I may work as a peer tutor run by the school, and I will most likely apply to a job as an after-school counselor next year. I also have autism, so I would like to hear opinions on how that affects my chances. Where I am from, people know me as an exceptionally intelligent individual for whatever reason, so I expect to have blazing letters of recommendation from whoever I choose to write them.
However, there is a community college in my town that has a renowned honors program with a high transfer rate to Ivy League schools and their equivalents. If I attend there, some of my senior year activities could be in jeopardy.
I am from New York, so there are certain SUNY schools that I like. Even though my family makes way over the amount that will get me significant financial aid, I would still like schools that aren’t absurdly expensive (<$50000, including tuition + room & board). I would like schools that have a bustling social scene as well as good academics. I want my college education to be an experience. My major is most likely going to be Political Science, but I might have a change of heart in the future. I would like to know about schools that are reaches as well as safety schools.
I am reposting this due to a lack of responses on my first post.