Stuyvesant High School Chances

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<p>Hi I'm new on the site and I wanted to find out what I should expect. I am a junior in Stuyvesant High School in New York City. My main worry is that my freshman year will drag me down. </p>

<p>GPA (unweighted) 3.69
GPA (weighted) 3.86</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: </p>

<ul>
<li>I run my own computer repair business in NYC. (9, 10, 11, 12?)</li>
<li>I am going to be in the intel science fair for physics. (11, 12?)</li>
<li>I am the president of my school's film making club (11, 12)</li>
<li>I work at my church every week for 2.5 hours (9, 10, 11, 12)</li>
<li>I am the producer of various school productions and work on the tech crew in others (9, 10, 11, 12)</li>
</ul>

<p>My freshman year I got mostly 90s and 91s. Last year I worked harder and had a yearly average of 93 ish. This semester I am working myself to the bone and I think I will have an average of 98 or so. Same goes for next semester. </p>

<p>Sophomore Year Advanced Classes;
AP World History (5) SAT subject test--- 790</p>

<p>Junior Year Advanced Classes:
AP U.S. History
AP Computer Science
AP English
Honors Physics</p>

<p>I also study physics and calculus using video lectures from MIT and Stanford. This year I discovered that I have a real passion for physics that drives me to do well in it, as well as to explore it outside of school.</p>

<p>P.S.
It's a little too early to be sure, but I think that I will be taking 5 or 6 AP classes next year and 5 periods worth of physics classes. </p>

<p>So what do you think? Thanks for your help! The college experience is just nerve wracking, as I'm sure you can remember/imagine. I really want to go to the top schools like Carnegie Mellon, Cooper Union, Stanford, MIT, and Harvard.</p>

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<p>The college admissions process is a gamble, and when you’re talking about schools like MIT and Stanford, this is only more true. My best advice: study hard for the SATs and KILL them. Then keep doing what you’re doing grade-wise. I know it’s easier said than done (I have a few friends at Stuy and from what I hear it’s no cake-walk). The best thing you can do is improve the things you can control most easily (SATs and grades) and hope chance is on your side come senior year. Finally, get off CC! It’s addicting and as a junior you have better things to do! Best of luck.</p>