<p>This is my first time posting on CC so forgive me for starting with a brief rant. I'm interested in many top schools but I know class rank is an important factor. I go to a pretty competitive high school where class rank does not factor in course load (I dont know if this is how it goes everywhere but I hate it). Therefore, there are many people above me with a 4.0 gpa with no honors and AP classes. That said, am I at a massive disadvantage applying to schools with students all for "top 10%"?</p>
<p>Colleges I'm Applying to:
Columbia
Harvard
U Penn
maybe Yale
UT Austin
UNC Chapel Hill
Carnegie Mellon</p>
<p>Safeties: (I live in GA)
UGA
Georgia Tech</p>
<p>UW GPA: 3.79
W GPA: 4.7 ( I think I'm a little confused on how to calculate gpa on a 5.0 scale)</p>
<p>8 APs</p>
<p>Top 25% ): I wont even put the actual class rank bc it makes me want to cry</p>
<p>SCORES
SAT: 1950 with no prep, but id love if yall would chance my hopeful 2150 or 2200 after studying using the xiggi method</p>
<p>Havent taken the ACT yet but with prep should have 30-33</p>
<p>Taking SAT 2s Chinese, Lit, & maybe Math 2
AP Scores: 2 unreported, 3,5,5, and 3 not taken yet but expected 4 or 5</p>
<p>ECS
One Act Theater Crew Member 4 years
Empower Mentor 2 years
Junior Cabinet President 1 year (club in control of Junior Affairs)
HOPEFULLY Senior Class President (very likely to win position) 1 year
Founding an Investment Club at my high school 1 year (planning on winning the investment competition but thats neither here nor there)</p>
<p>WORK
Cupcake Shop employee Junior Year
Jim N Nicks hostess Now- Senior Year</p>
<p>VOLUNTEER
100+ volunteer hours at local library and various other events</p>
<p>HOOK?
I live with a single mother so I work to help out around the house and ease the burden on her. Pay for my own clothes, gas, help with bills etc.
African American female</p>
<p>RECS
Rec from Principal - demonstrates my leadership in the school but not sure how great of a writer he is
Rec from Counselor I've had since 8th grade who then came to my high school. Should be the best representative of me showing my personal growth as not quite a troubled kid (slight anger problem) to one of the most involved students in the school
& one from a teacher that I havent chosen and cant yet evaluate</p>
<p>Sorry for how wordy this turned out to be and the excess of "hopefully"s and "projected"s but those are very serious and probable. I have a good grasp of what I am capable of and what goals I can accomplish. Thanks in advance yall!</p>