<p>Hi! I'm just finishing up my sophomore year in high school and I was just wondering what my chances were for some of the schools I have been considering. I would love to go to Brown (which would obviously be a huge reach for anyone), Vassar, Wesleyan, or NYU.
I have a 4.0 unweighted GPA and a 4.8 unweighted. For my freshman and sophomore years of school I've gotten As in all honors classes (you're not allowed to take APs until Junior year at my school). Next year, I'm taking AP US history, AP English, and AP bio. I'm in the top 5% of my class.
For extracurricular, I have done Girl Scouts since Kindergarten and am working towards getting my Gold award. I run Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor track, and I write for my school newspaper. I think (and hope!) that I will end up getting leadership opportunities in both of these for my senior year. I am in my school's Student Government, and I am the Treasurer of my grade's Class Council. I'm also in Best Buddies. Next year, I will be joining National Honor's Society, World Language Honor Society, and becoming part of the school's student ambassador program to Spain. I'm also going to be in Link Crew, which is a mentor program for freshmen from juniors and seniors. These are all things that you are not able to do until Junior year.
So far, I have over 175 community service hours from doing things like volunteering in elementary schools, Relay for Life, and food banks. This summer, I am going to Massachusetts for two weeks to volunteer at a program that pairs you with younger kids and helps them work on their reading skills. I'm also doing the Summer@Brown camp (which I know is not super-selective, but it sounds like a lot of fun!)
Since I'm only a sophomore, I haven't taken the ACT or SAT yet, but I got around a 1950 on a practice SAT (without studying). I plan on studying a lot for both and would love to get at least a 2100 on the SAT.
If it makes any difference, I go to a very good public school in CT.
Anyways, I'm sorry this is so long and that I don't have every detail yet since I'm only a sophomore, but thank you so much for taking the time to read this :) You rock! </p>
<p>So far so good. You are ‘eligible’ for these schools based on what you have so far. Rather than look for a school, think about what you want to do for a living and then find schools that can prepare you for that.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>