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Ok so I know I’m only a junior but I just want to know if I’m on track for (and I know this may be a reach but W&M or UMich and Texas A&M) or recommend me for any other colleges bc I’m kind of scared

Live in Virginia

GPA: 3.8 (unweighted) and this year GPA will hopefully turn out to be 4.9 unweighted and 4.69 weighted

ACT/SAT: unknown yet (what’s a good range help me out)

Classes:
Freshman year
honors bio
german 3
art
honors WH
geometry
honors English
Debate

Sophmore:
ap psych (4 on the exam)
honors chem
honors german
algebra 2
honors English
APWH (5 on exam)
Art 2

Junior
Honors English
AP Seminar
AP German
Precalc
AP Bio
APUSH
Econ online

(prospective) Senior
AP Lit
AP Micromacro
APES
AP comp gov
AP Calc BC
Adv German 6

Two seasons of Field Hockey, Theatre running tech for three productions and cast for one. Participated in One Act competitions for two years and a Writer’s Festival for one year.

Will continue working on the semi-annual productions. Part of the German club, bee club, debate club, and Model UN. Over 250 hours of volunteer hours. A Founder of a Student Ambassadors program for my local Theatre.

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Why would you take AP Calc BC instead of Calc AB?

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My advice is to do your best this year but not worry too much about colleges yet. Prep for the SAT. Enjoy your junior year.

I would also reconsider 6 AP classes senior year. College apps plus college visits combined with a little senioritis can take up a lot of time.

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I’ve heard and read that it covers more than Calc AB. Calc AB is equivalent to a semester of college calculus while Calc BC is equivalent to a year of college calculus

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If you want to know a range for SAT and ACT, it’s on the W&M website. Class of 2023 middle 50% range was 1320-1510 for SAT and 30-34 for ACT.

Also, check with your school’s program of studies about AP Calc BC…it might have AP Calc AB (or another class beyond Precalc) as a prerequisite. (My daughter’s school in VA does.)

And I don’t know how to interpret your GPA goal. A 4.69 weighted is a mighty achievement! What is the weighting scale at your school? Are you anticipating all A+ in your AP classes? That’s a lofty goal, so I wish you the best there!

Good luck this year! :smile:

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Thank you so much! and so far I do have a 3.7 UW due to a low AP German grade but weighted it’s around 4.6, my school does have a weird weighting system.

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You look like a solid candidate so far.

FWIW, my daughter took AP Calc BC her junior year. She found it by far the most difficult course she took in high school. She did get a 5 on the exam.

My daughter is very happy at W&M and her close friend is very happy at Michigan. The size and style of the two schools are very different. Texas A&M, even more so. I encourage you to visit as much as possible!