<p>I really messed up my GPA in 10th grade, but I have worked really hard Junior year therefore I have a HUGE upward trend. Also I have challenged myself throughout high school, mostly taking Honors and AP courses.</p>
<p>Academics</p>
<p>9th Grade - GPA: 3.32 (WGPA: 3.74)
10th Grade - GPA: 2.36 (WGPA: 3.01)
11th Grade - GPA: 3.85 (WGPA: 4.7)
12th Grade (Predicted) - 4.0 (WGPA: 5.0)</p>
<p>6 AP Courses Taken - US Government (4), Programming (5), Language(5), World History(4), Economics(5)
5 AP Courses Next Year - Literature, European History, Biology, Calculus AB, Spanish Lang</p>
<p>Overall HS GPA: 3.19
Overall HS WGPA: 3.88
SAT Super Score: 2280 (M: 780 CR: 760 W: 740 )
World History Subjects Test: 740
Math II Subjects Test: 750</p>
<p>Awards/Certifications</p>
<ul>
<li>AP Scholar with Honors (Will be National AP Scholar at end of senior year)</li>
<li>Comptia A+ Certification</li>
<li>Comptia Network+ Certification</li>
<li>Certificates for being in Honor Societies</li>
</ul>
<p>Ec's</p>
<ul>
<li>120+ Hours of Public Service</li>
<li>Created Several Android Apps</li>
<li>Freelancing Online</li>
<li>President of Game Developers Club (2 Years)</li>
<li>Co-Founder and Vice President of UNICEF Club (Provide aid in developing countries) (2 Years)</li>
<li>Paid Summer Internship with Web Development Business</li>
<li>National Honor Society (2 Years)</li>
<li>National Social Studies Honor Society (2 years)</li>
<li>National Math Honor Society (1 year)</li>
<li>National Spanish Honor Society (Vice President) (2 Years)</li>
<li>Participated in Programming Competition at UMD (Few Students to represent each school)</li>
</ul>
<p>Application</p>
<ul>
<li><p>I know my teacher recommendations are going to be very good. One of them is from my AP Programming teacher. The other is from my AP Lang teacher.</p></li>
<li><p>My counselor recommendation is also going to be pretty good because she has helped me out a lot and she knows how eager I am to get into a good college.</p></li>
<li><p>In my essays I will explain my situation and talk about how much I have changed and how rare it for students to have this type of turn around in there grades. I am going to work all summer on them, and make sure the one for Cornell is special, because my chances look very slim. I will also admit that there is no excuse for my 10th grade GPA and that instead of giving up, I persevered.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Personal/Other</p>
<ul>
<li><p>I am white, from a middle class family.</p></li>
<li><p>I go to regular public school in Maryland.</p></li>
<li><p>Planning to major in Computer Science.</p></li>
<li><p>I have have shown interest in these colleges by going to college visits, college fairs, and talking with there admissions officers.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>These are the Universities I want to know my chances for. Yes I realize my chances for Cornell are low, but I hope my essay, drastic shift in GPA, SAT score, and EC's will give me a shot. I just want to know others opinion on my chances. I do not know what more I could have done my Junior year to show that I am just as smart and capable as every other top-tier student. Also for your convenience you can just copy the list and put my chances next to each one.</p>
<p>Universities</p>
<p>Cornell University (Early Decision):
University of Maryland College Park (In-State):
New York University:
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor:
Georgia Tech:
University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign:
University of California--San Diego:
University of California--Berkeley:</p>