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<p><em>Rate my Chances!</em> </p>

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<p>hey!
I'm a freshman in High School next year and I realy want to go to an Ivy League! My college conselar said to start early........so I have made a list of the classes taht I am planning to take over the next four years! Please tell me if this are fine and what else I need to improve my chances at getting into an Ivy League!</p>

<p>Summer= track, community service projects in Mexico and the U.S.</p>

<p>9th grade:
English 1
Algebra
French 2
Accelerated Physical Science (honors)
Ceramics
Health
Modern World History</p>

<p>E.C.:
Track (JV)
Soccer (JV)</p>

<p>French Club
Liberal Club
Teen Korps
Various Community Service projects
Going to be involved in the French exchange program
Going to try to get the Silver Award for Community Service
French Honor Society
French National Exam- Diploma for scoring well on it</p>

<p>Summer School:
Old Testament
Computers- Word Proceesing</p>

<p>10th:
English 2
French 3 Literature (honors)
AP European History
AP Biology
Integrated 1= Math
Photo 1
U.S. Social History</p>

<p>E.C.:
Track (JV)
Soccer (JV)
Elected member for the board of disciplinary Comitee= going to be a judge in it
Silver COmmunity Service Award
Liberal Club
Chinese Club
Spanish Club
Teen Korps
French Club= the president
French National Exam- diploma
French Honor Society
Communtiy service projects- visit orphanages in Mexico and build houses, start project to help HIV/AIDS people</p>

<p>Summer School= New Testament, Track,
and Community Service projects in Mexico</p>

<p>11th:
English 3
AP French Literature
AP US History
*Another history elective- probably the Holocaust History
Integrated 3= Math
Journalism
Chemistry</p>

<p>E.C.:
Soccer (JV)
Track (Varsity)
French Club= president
French Honor Society
French National Exam
Liberal Club
Community Service Projects
Spanish Club
Teen Korps
Model UN</p>

<p>Summer School= Comperative Religions
Community Service in Mexico
and some work at a history museum</p>

<p>12th:
American Political Science
Pre-Calculus
AP French Conversation
English 4
Marine Biology
Ceramics 2
*Another History elective....still don't know which one</p>

<p>E.C.:
French Club= president
French National Exam
French Honor Society
Spanish Club
Liberal Club
Teen Korps
Community Service projects= continue building houses in Mexico</p>

<p>Im going to try to do really well in the AP exams and in the SATs and going to try to have a GPA above 4.0</p>

<p>Please rate my chances! Thanks!</p>

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<p>Well, based on your projected high school GPA, projected SAT scores AND your projected SAT II scores, and your projected AP exam scores, I'd say you have a GREAT chance.</p>

<p>Better start working on those essays!</p>

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<p>wow. This is so sweet. You mean you're not even in high school yet? aww :p. Okay seriously, I think it's great that you're thinking ahead about college and planning some long term goals. You seem to be headed on the right track so keep it up!! The best advice for someone at your stage would be to start reading widely and delevop a love for reading up on ANYTHING. This is something people realise they should've done when they're preparing for their SATs but by then it's too late to start. Any topics you're particularly interested in? Read up about them online or wikipedia then and see what else you can find out about. Pick up a few classics or ask your english teacher for some recommended reading lists and page through them over the summer. This is one of the best strategies for increasing your world knowledge, discovering your passions and improving your verbal skills so you can at least ace the critical reading and verbal section ;) Good luck kiddo and READ READ READ!!</p>

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<p>Aww... I made one of these posts three years ago. Yeah, it is awesome that you're thinking about college this early -- you'll be way ahead of your class by junior year. But please, please, please don't let "getting in to school" rule your life!
Another thing to really keep in mind is that, even though you've got everything planned out so well, chances are that unexpected things will happen...</p>

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<p>yeah, its good that you are so self-motivated already but don't structure your life for the next 4 years towards getting admitted into HYP... its a lottery a lot of the time...BUt it seems like you may have a head start so i will say good luck. </p>

<p>I also think that for that senior year you should take AP Govt instead of regular govt. Maybe i'm biased, but AP Govt is probably one of the easier exams plus it is only really a one semester course</p>