What are my chances as a junior in HS?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hello and thank you so much for taking the time to look at this thread. I am a junior in high school, and I was wondering what my chances in respective schools would be with my high school "resume" (below). Please take a look at my colleges in the "high" category. </p>

<p>I am considering the following schools for college in the MEDICAL fields, however, if my scores are too low, then I am considering double majoring in both music and medical fields. The colleges in caps are those I am considering for a double major.</p>

<p>HIGH- Johns Hopkins, Columbia, Harvard, NORTHWESTERN (Chicago), YALE (a great percussive program), Stanford, Princeton, University of Chicago, and Duke.
MEDIUM- Boston, and Tulane (feel free to suggest more please).
FALLBACK- Kansas University Honors Program (I am from Kansas, I've heard that the KU Honors Program is the 2nd best in the country).</p>

<p>STUDYING ABROAD
Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden</p>

<p>ONE- SCORES AND GPA
Standardized Test Scores
PSAT- 186 (10th Grade, National Merit Semifinalist)
ACT- 28 (1st Time; 11th Grade) I am planning to take this until I get at least a 32
SAT- Have not taken but planning to take soon. </p>

<p>GPA
9th Grade
Weighted- 4.14
Unweighted- 3.97
10th Grade
Weighted- 4.00
Unweighted- 3.71
11th Grade (Current)
Weighted- 3.64-4.00 (Depending on the final grade)
Unweighted- (AROUND) 3.21</p>

<p>CLASS RANK (CLASS OF 400 STUDENTS)
9th Grade-
Weighted- Top 1%
Unweighted- Top 1%
10th Grade-
Weighted- Top 8%
Unweighted- Top 15%
11th Grade- (Current)
Weighted- Top 10%
Unweighted- Top 20%
OVERALL- Top 5%</p>

<p>TWO- COURSES
Honors:
Biology
English Language Arts 9
Geometry
Chemistry 10
English Language Arts 10
Algebra 2</p>

<p>Accelerated:
Honors Pre-Calculus BC</p>

<p>AP:
European History
Chemistry 11
Physics
English Language Arts 11
US History</p>

<p>Future AP (in 12th Grade):
Biology
Psychology
English Language Arts 12
Calculus BC
Government </p>

<p>Foreign Languages (in School):
Spanish- 7 years
French- 3 years</p>

<p>THREE- ACHIEVEMENTS
Academic Achievements:
Duke TIP Talent Search Winner
PSAT Gifted (Above 170)
Principal’s Honor Roll 9-11th Grades
National History Day 2013
Academic Letter
Department Award in Music
1st Place Science Award in Grade
2nd Place Spelling Bee Winner in Kansas
2nd Place Geography Bee Winner in School
Two-Time Kansas City Area Teachers of Mathematics Participant
1st Place in Mathletics
Honor Roll 1st-8th Grade (I understand this does not mean much)</p>

<p>Academic Out-of-School Activities:
National Student Leadership Conference
Envision Student at John’s Hopkins University </p>

<p>Clubs and Organizations:
Science National Honors Society
Marching Band
History Club
Percussion Ensembles</p>

<p>Extracurricular Achievements:
Perfect I Rating in District Solo and Ensemble for Percussion
I Rating in State Solo and Ensemble for Percussion
1st Chair Percussionist in Highest Level Ensemble
1st Place in Piano Competition in Kansas</p>

<p>FOUR- MISCELLANEOUS (You can skip reading this if you must)
Sports (On School Team):
Ping-Pong</p>

<p>Past Sports (Not On School Team):
Baseball
Football
Swim Team
Tennis
Taekwondo</p>

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<p>Err maybe I’m missing something but you might want to check out the SAT and GPA averages before you set your expectations. From what I see you are statistically nowhere near the caliber of Harvard, Uchicago, Yale, etc expect. Maybe I overlooked an olympics medal or something in the 20 seconds I read this but from what I see you have almost no chance unless you have an AMAZING essay or some crazy connections. </p>

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<p>Your honors/awards won’t count for too much, you don’t have any testing stats yet…so don’t get too caught up in the ivies, look at some matches, reaches, and safeties. But your achievements in piano and music are great. Maybe join more competitions and get leadership in clubs involving music between your junior and senior year. That will improve your app!</p>

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<p>The way an admissions officer would read your file is a downward trend, a sharp downward trend. A PSAT of 186 might have been good for sophomore year in your state but nationwide anything less than 215 is not special. Pull your grades up quickly or you will be looking at Kansas and not their honor program</p>

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<p>I agree with W, the first thing I noticed was a disturbing downward trend. No leadership, no community service, and your scores are not very good. A 186 PSAT gets you nothing. Sorry, you need to research your stats for schools, because you are below what you need. : (</p>

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<p>I understand, I do have community service and leadership, I just forgot to put it in. 54 hours of community service, and I was in leadership for 2 years in band.</p>

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<p>Thanks for your response, yeah I got a 234 on the 11th grade Merit test if that means anything.</p>

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<p>That’s true, I should’ve probably considered that. Thanks.</p>