Very Early Chances

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a rising high school sophomore who has been very interested in finance for a while. I have been trying to compose a well balanced list of colleges and I'm trying to get a picture of my chances.
As of now, I have no applicable test scores, but I'm trying to get a feel of whether I'm on the right track. Any advice, tips or criticisms are very much appreciated. </p>

<p>I am a white male and I attend a somewhat well known private school in Pennsylvania that doesn't rank. I am not in need of financial aid. I am involved with the Johns Hopkins Gifted Youth Program. I have consistently scored in the 97th-99th percentile on the independent school standardized tests. I was elected to the position of student council representative this year. </p>

<p>Stats:
Freshman GPA: 3.92 unweighted
Freshman Classes:
Spanish 1
Algebra 2
Biology
English level 9
Art and Design
Acting 1
Ancient History
(as rigorous as possible) </p>

<p>Although there were no AP's available to freshmen, In the next few years I plan to take:
Spanish 2, 3, AP
Chem Honors, Physics, AP Biology,
Geometry Honors, Precalc Honors, AB Calculus (AP)
English 10, AP and 2 electives
History 10, AP US History, Econ, AP Euro</p>

<p>EC's:
Eagle Scout with National Youth Leadership Training certification.
1st Degree black belt (hope to earn 2nd degree before I graduate high school)
Quiz Bowl TV team member
150+ hrs of meaningful community service
Penn Model UN
Model Congress
John Hopkins Gifted Youth: various summer programs
Outdoor Education Participant
Published Poet</p>

<p>I actively manage my family's investment portfolio. I am able to generate consistently positive returns. </p>

<p>My hopeful schools: (There are a lot of reaches on here. I am currently looking for some safety schools)
-Penn(Wharton) ED
-MIT (Sloan)------------(A family friend is the regional admissions officer)
-Columbia---------------(legacy)
-University of Virginia
-Carnegie Mellon-------(family network connections)
-Lehigh University------(Legacy+ network connections with admissions people)
-Fordham
-Pitt
-Moravian College</p>

<p>This is very early, but I would really appreciate any advice, school suggestions or criticisms. Thank you all for taking time out of your day to read and respond to this. It means a lot.</p>

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<p>It’s never too early to start taking the ACT/SAT. All legacies will help, but not really admission connections. You’re stats are good, get straight A’s the next 2 years, you want your GPA as high as can be. Stay actively involved, I don’t see anything that revolves around you’re intended major, so try to find some things. You have over 2 full years, good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks, Smarty99!
I forgot to include that I had taken the SAT before with the JHGY program. The scores weren’t amazing (I was in 7th grade and only knew two ways to factor a quadratic) but I have some experience with the test.</p>

<p>And the lack of finance EC’s has been a concern of mine. I’m definitely going to try and find some.</p>