Too many of these posts, I know xD Even though people have been complaining about all the “here are my stats do you think I’ll get into this school/should I do this” on CC, I want feedback on my… entire life. (And contrary to what I’ve read a lot of people say, I do think it’s somewhat reasonable to expect a stranger to be able to “chance” you by reading you post about yourself. After all, that’s what college admissions officers do, isn’t it?) whew So, here goes: I’m at the end of junior year and I’m thinking about my summer/next year. What’s a realistic expectation for senior year extracurriculars/how bad will senioritis be/what do I need to do to get myself into an ivy-tier school?
GPA: 4.0 uw, 4.94118 w
Rank: 1/855 (for now; it’s a pretty close race, so I might end up 2nd)
SAT: 2330
ACT: took it without the writing (for free at my school) last week, I’ll get the results in a few weeks
SAT II: bio 780, chem 750, retook for a 760. us history last month, math 2 and physics next month
PSAT: 236
APs: (sophomore year) bio 5, chem 5, hugeo 5, spanish lang 4 - AP Scholar with Honor; (junior year) english lang, apush, calc bc, physics 1, physics c mechanics, physics c e/m, spanish lang (retaking), spanish lit, java (it conflicts with spanish lang, so I’m taking it on the make-up date and I’ve heard those are always harder. uh oh 
)
Senior Year schedule: AP english lit, honors we the people (AP us gov and AP macro/micro), honors calc 3/diffeq (post AP bc), honors spanish 7 (post AP spanish lit), AP art history, AP stats, AP comp gov
In-school ECs:
Academic clubs:
- Model UN (president)
- Science Olympiad
Volunteer clubs: - Key Club (president)
- Red Cross (vp)
- Spanish Honor Society
- National Honor Society
Non-school volunteering: - Mayor’s Youth Commission (citywide civic student leadership type)
- Center for the Arts Youth Advisory Board (for the arts)
- at the hospital over the summer
Other: I’m also an Asian female. I know what reverse discrimination is (jk, kind of). Don’t have a concrete major in mind yet.
So what I’m specifically asking about: I play piano, and this year I took the ABRSM grade 8. It was my first practical test (in the summer I did the grade 5 music theory pre-requisite, but that’s all the experience I have with this set of exams; I finished a statewide set of similar-type exams my freshman year, but they were super easy in comparison), and I wasn’t sure what to expect/I didn’t think I did that well. Turns out I made Distinguished (134/150). I’m actually really really surprised but also really really proud 
Well, my mom was definitely happy her money didn’t go to waste for these 10-ish years, and that was that. Except now, I want to try for the Diploma next year.
Even though my family’s Asian, I’ve always been in conflict with my parents about my ambitions. When I was in Speech and Debate, they thought I spent way too much time in meetings/practicing and so they made me quit this year, even though I found the event I loved (CD) and just started to win in it. They still think I spend too much time in volunteering commitments, she won’t let me get a job even tutoring, and she was really mad that I signed up for 7 classes my senior year (not to mention all the APs I’m taking right now). So, no surprise when she said no to me continuing piano.
I do enjoy it, but it’s completely true I didn’t practice enough this year. Just barely enough so my teacher wouldn’t yell at me (although I stepped it up for the month before the exam 
). I know senioritis is gonna be a big sucker, and I’m applying to a research/lab program next year (I wouldn’t mind rejoining s&d, either). What do y’all think: am I really biting off more than I can chew and just refusing to see it, or should I go for it?
