Hi everyone! I’m a sophomore in high school who wants to get into Vanderbilt for psychology and taking the pre-recs for med school to be a pediatrician.
Academically, in my freshman year I had an unweighted 4.0 GPA with three honors classes. This year, I have one AP class, with 4 honors classes (one of them is honors band). My unweighted GPA is 3.86, which really sucks. Next year, I am planning to take more AP classes.
Outside of academics, I am involved in many ECs. I am in PF debate, the club for future doctors at my school, a club that mentors kids in a lower-income area, Science Olympiad (which I've won many individual awards for), and Caring for Cambodia. This summer through Caring for Cambodia, I am going on a service trip to teach English and rebuild communities in Cambodia. I am also going to be volunteering at an orphanage in Shanghai as well. I play in Band, Orchestra, and Marching Band, and I am first chair in the top honors band class at my school. I also babysit a lot and I have a job at a gym for childcare in exchange for membership :)
I’m a team lead for Science Olympiad and Caring for Cambodia.
I am planning to start a Psychology club next year at my school with a friend, as we are both planning on majoring in Psychology.
With these ECs, I'm in two sports, badminton and golf. I'm in the 9-12th in the state for badminton, and I won my sectionals and many invites my Freshman year (season starts late into the year, so I haven't played yet in my Sophomore year). Before high school, I've placed in many tournaments for badminton, both in-state and out of state. I just picked up golf this Sophomore year, and I'm on JV. My coach predicts that I can get on varsity next season, as I had only started a month before high school season arrived.
I have not started studying for the ACT/SAT, but I have placed in the 96th percentile for English and 86th for math on the PSAT.
What should I do to improve my chances of getting into Vanderbilt and does anyone have any tips for Vanderbilt specifically?
Thank you so much!