<p>Hi, I am a sophmore at a pretty big public high school in Ohio....I have to say it doesn't match up to many other schools I've read about just due to the fact that they only offer 4 AP classes. Okay, to the real point of this post: Can anyone tell me if I have ANY chance of being accepted into any of the 8 Ivies, Stanford and MIT?
My 'Stats':
Weighted GPA: 4.0
8 honors next year (max amount u can take)
4 year long AP classes senior year (also max u can take)
Been studying for the SAT and ACT for a while even tho they're not untill next year. Lets say I get a 2200+ on the new SAT and a 33+ on the ACT.
In top 6% of my class (which is 550 people)
I am a minority (west indian/carribean/whatever u want to call it)
I will be the first from my family to go to college
As far as EC's...8 years of Tae Kwon Do/Shotakan Karate, 2 years of French Club, and 1 year of French Honorary
I just found a place to volunteer at..expecting to have 50 hours of volunteer work racked up by next year this time...(I really wanted to find somewhere that I would enjoy, but it doesn't seem possible as the Museum said they don't really allow 15 year old volunteers)
I know I really don't stack up in the EC department and I did get one C Freshmen year :(
But I would really appreciate if someone told me their opinion honestly, good or bad. Thanks for reading...</p>
<p>well, from what I hear; You need a far better GPA, and try to be higher on the class rank. (around the top 1%)...do good on the SAT IIs. And try to get some leadership positions in the clubs you are in. As of right now, ivies are kind of big reach....but anything is possible if you believe in yourself and work hard...that is my opinion...</p>
<p>Thanks for your opinion. Yea, Im pretty sure I can make the top 2%...I'm not sure if its even possible for me to get into the top 1% even if I got an A+ in every subject I'm taking in the next two years..but I guess I'll find out. Thanks again for your input.</p>
<p>First of all, what did u get the C in? If you got a C in basket weaving, cooking, or something, it prob. won't hurt you very much. If you want to be pre-med, and you got a C in science, it's really going to come back, but Admissions are highly unpredictable...</p>
<p>Of the 10 schools you are considering, Princeton and Stanford do not really look at Freshman grades, so you will be fine with those two for sure. Furthermore, even if a school looks at your Freshman grades, they will not weigh them as heavily as your Sophomore and Junior years. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks guys. I got the C in Honors English 9th grade...which was insanely hard just b/c of the teacher...but I'm glad princeton doesnt look at freshmen grades. (lol basket weaving...)</p>
<p>do u have a black belt? if not what rank are you?</p>
<p>Yea, I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Going for Second Degree in like...December. Lol, will THAT help at all?</p>
<p>hey man i have a 2nd degree too! Im not sure though ive been trying to ask around becuz you know we cant really get recruited for it but should in my opinion!</p>
<p>Yea! I know harvard has Tae Kwon Do as one of the classes there!...but i doubt it means anything...I am thinking about writing my essay on it though.</p>
<p>^Good idea, but be cautious, the whole "my passion on my sports life, whatever that may be" is a very common topic.</p>
<p>Make it unique, and make people say "That's so you."</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Tami....It's going to be tricky not to make it cliche-ish</p>
<p>Yeah i had planned on writing my essay on it too.... but will since its not that common of a sport would it really be such an average read?</p>
<p>I don't know. Actually, Tae Kwon Do is common...sort of...not as common as football or baseball but I believe its the biggest martial art in the world (even bigger than karate, though less known). What would you write your essay on? A specific testing/tournament/class or just your overall experience/love/etc? I'm thinking of doing mine on my testing for black belt, but not sure yet.</p>
<p>Wow maybe it would be more average since i was going to write on my black belt testing as well. TKD may be big but how many ppl get their black belts?? Its like one in a thousand who take TKD then one in ten thousand get 2nd degree and so on</p>
<p>Yea a lot of people quit before they get their black belts...I always hate when people tell me, "Yea, I would have been way higher than you if I would have stayed in it." I think we should still write our essays on TKD. It'll be less common than "Baseball: My Life" or "My Amazing European Trip"</p>