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<p>I'm currently in a school with a block schedule and I have about a 3.7 unweighted gpa, 3.8 weighted.
Freshman Year Grades- Mostly A's and a couple B's
Sophomore Year- Mostly A's and a couple B's. I had straight A's for two terms. I didn't take honors/AP classes this year because my parents told me not to
Junior Year- Started off pretty rough. I challenged myself this year. 1 term + 2nd term I received mostly B's and a couple A's. But I received my first C+ in my life in honors alg 2/trigonometry , but then I improved to a B+ the next term
-In 3rd + 4th term, I finished strong with straight A's
-took AP Us History and got an A
Senior Year- I'm not taking AP classes. Hoping for Straight A's</p>

<p>Test Scores: Took the SAT once so far and got about a 1600. I'm taking it 2 more times and hoping for huge improvement!!</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities:
-Piano lessons(5 Years) and Guitar(3 Years)
-Softball for 2 years, recreational and JV in freshman year
-Tennis for 4 years- 1 year recreational, 3 years Varsity
-Library Volunteer
-Learning Center Volunteer
-Middle School Mentor/Tutor
-Over 100 hours of community service, I don't really keep track after 100
-Students Helping Students/ Leadership Class- Peer Counseling program at my school(1 year)</p>

<p>My biggest regret is not joining honors society or the california scholar club, but I'm planning to join more clubs next year!
How does everything look right now?</p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>Your GPA is decent but your course load does not seem too rigorous so that might hurt you. Your ECs don’t really stand out either. And the 1600 SAT is a death sentence. Get a 2000+ and you’ll have a good chance of getting in. Take some SAT 2 tests as well.</p>

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<p>i agree with with the previous poster, but that being said, admissions is random. they don’t solely look at GPA and test scores, instead they holistically look at your application (i.e. socioeconomic status, any hardships, etc)</p>

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<p>hmm…would one of my parents retirement count?</p>