The Dream

Chance Me / Match Me!
1

Hello!

I am currently a freshman enrolled in a very competitive private high school. In fact, it is ranked the 4th best private high school in the state. I did decent the first semester, but this semester I am striving for a 92-93 and above in every class. Next year I plan on taking:

AP Euro
Honors English
Honors Algebra 2
Honors Chemistry
French 2

AP Euro is the only AP offered Sophmore year. My extracurriculars are as follows:

Varsity Track and Field (I am getting better and quite competitive)
JV Debate
Introduction to Art
Overall Service

I plan to get more involved in art and journalism because they are things that interest me very much. I was involved with the Duke Tip program and still do weekend courses they offer such as the one that I will be held at UGA. I plan on just overall getting involved more throughout school and out of school. As it relates to SAT scored, I actually received 1600 in the 7th grade so I think I would do very well when I actually take it. The last time I posted on here I was only interested in the IVY Leagues, but now after much research, I am truly trying to find my fit. I am interested in the following schools because of their specializations, major offerings, and student life. I am interested in going into Law

USC
UCLA
Berkley
Emory
U Penn (Dream School)
John Hopkins
Notre Dame
Stanford (Dream School)
Duke
Vanderbilt

I understand I am young, but help me out here!

Should I get more into art?
Should I cultivate journalism?
Advice in opportunities I should know about?
Programs or Internships that I can apply for?
How should I spend my summers?
What should I start doing now to help me get into schools later?

2

You are a freshman. Don’t worry about it. Get good grades, do what you enjoy.

3

I’m not worrying lol. I just wanna get and stay on the right path.

4

Grades and test scores should be your main priority. Read a lot because that will help you with your writing skills as well. Do extracurricular activities that you enjoy, not because you think they will look good.

Any school with a less than 10% acceptance rate (Penn, Stanford, etc) will be a gamble for any applicant, no matter how qualified. So if you try to mold yourself into what you think that you want, it might not be enough. So be true to yourself and take your chances with the thousands of other applicants who will be equally well qualified academically.

BTW, was that 1600 SAT for all three categories or just M+CR?

5

What is your home state?

6

Thanks! (Three categories)

7

Georgia, so I would be in state for Emory.