I have two questions in mind now, so I just figure I am gonna ask them both here:
First of all, I could have done much better than what I have now, but sadly, I conclude my junior year with two A- in fairly important ap classes (APUSH and Chem), which are all my faults for chilling too much at the beginning of the year. With these having been said, I end up with a 3.9 UW GPA and a 4.38 weighted junior year GPA. My questions is, does this legitly close many doors for me into prestigious colleges? (Given the fact that I tried really hard for my EC: ISEF finalist (though won nothing in the end), Scholastic National Silver Medal, 6 regional gold keys and more, USACO Platinum (once top 20 of U.S. in February, could not keep in the U.S. open because I had to spend a lot of time on local science fair, in which I luckily qualified for ISEF), 3Presidents at school (research, art and amnesty), will have published 4 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, RSI Alternate, Sailing Varsity, SAT 1550, 3 SAT II 800’s, 11 AP’s: 6*5’s and rest still pending so far)… Just a general idea of what range of schools should I aim at next fall for early application…
About math: I took Calc BC my first year in high school and got A+ in class and 5 on the exam, I took advanced topics in multivariable calculus and linear algebra sophomore year with a solid A, and am taking game theory and Real Analysis (dual enrollment at Stanford online high school) this year (Junior year), both of which I got A’s. I am wondering what math should I aim for next year. My goal is to keep myself chill the first semester, cuz I wanna focus on my college app and some math that is more related to CS or Statistics the second semester. Please make some recommendations for me. Thank you!