<p>So basically I've taken an incredibly heavy course load ~ all hnrs/ap since soph year, 2 fresh year (15 total), and because i got quite a few Bs, which lowers my gpa below some ppl i know for a fact don't do as much work as i do, I'm worried I'm not going to get into ANY decent colleges because i wasn't as meticulous as i could have been with my grades. What do you guys think? Any suggestions for above average colleges that might accept me? </p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>10-12 GPA: 4.48
Total: 4.27 Unweighted: 3.62 (difference=testament to how many honors i took...)
5s on all AP tests (Lang, world history, us history, calc bc, bio...nxt year lit, stats, physics)
Rank: nt sure yet definately top 15% (according 2 ELC letter...)</p>
<p>SAT IIs: Bio 740/ US His 760 (no SAT I yet but I've gotten over 2200s on practice tests)</p>
<p>ECs:</p>
<p>-8 yrs Adv. Orchestra/1 yr Symphony Orch (director's award)
-4 yrs Varsity Badminton,
-2 years Varsity Debate (Merit Award/Speaker Award/3rd Place @ tournament),
-4 years KEY club (officer),
-2 years science olympiad (officer),
-2 yrs NAHS, 1 yr Red Cross Club (officer),
-2 yrs Teen Outreach Project (VP/helped found),
-Volunteered in Thailand a few summers @ Battered Women's shelter teaching english/funding new construction (~50hrs)
-Taught science enrichment program for 1/2 a year (20 hrs) @ local elementary school, Volunteered @ local senior center and woman's shelter (80 hrs), peer tutor (50hrs)</p>
<p>Work experience:</p>
<p>Modeling 4 yrs in summer in Thailand (should i include/emphasize?)
Tutor (4hrs/week)</p>
<p>Pleease help!!! Thanks!</p>
<p>Your Definitley going to get into a good college, maybe not Ivy League, but a top tier college.
What do you want to study? What type of campus setting?</p>
<p>I’m really not sure yet…I think I’ll go in undecided (but definitely not engineering so i dont think my major will b a huge factor). i doubt i’ll apply to any ivys, but i love like NW and UCB should they even be in my radar?</p>
<p>What. how are you average-ish? Write good essays and you still have as good a chance as anyone at top tier colleges. Man, people on CC…</p>
<p>haha lol thnx…cc has brought the cynic out of me 
seriously tho</p>
<p>okkkk i guess that’s it then nite guys</p>
<p>First of all, you’ll definitely get into an excellent school.</p>
<p>Your grades are good, with a rigorous course load, you expect excellent SATs and have very nice ECs.</p>
<p>It’s tough to come up with a list, until you receive your SATIs, but assuming a 2100 or better, here’s a guess.</p>
<p>Using USN&WR National List as a rough guide – With your GPA, the top 25 schools are probably a reach. Which is not to say that you shouldn’t apply to a couple – I’m a firm believer in reach applications for many. Given your ECs and the holistic review process that many use, it is very possible that your application will appeal to an admissions officer who will advocate for you. This being said, and taking into account the impossibly low acceptance percentages at these schools, you would need to expand your list.</p>
<p>25-50 on the list – this is where your grades/scores begin to hit (and in many cases exceed) the averages for admitted students. I would think that if you find several universities from this list, you have an excellent chance at getting into one or more. There are some really excellent schools in this category.</p>
<p>Add a few safeties, ‘just in case’.</p>
<p>Like said before, your GPA is a little bit low, but you will definitely be attending a great college next year. If you can get that up in anyway, your application will only be strengthened. Other than that, I think that you should just wait for your SAT I scores!</p>