<p>So I'm a junior in high school and I wanted to know if anyone could give me an approximation as to where I could go to college. Some of this is approximation considering I'm not a senior yet. I'm trying to get good enough at crew to get recruited as well. I'm half Irish Half Spanish (my dad was born in spain, I have duel citizenship does this help?)</p>
<p>Overall HS GPA: 3.2
I'm at one of the highest ranked high schools in the country (top 20). Does anyone know if this makes a real difference?
APS: (haven't taken any tests yet, these are the classes I am/am going to take)</p>
<p>AP EURO
AP ECON
AP AB CALC
AP CHEM
AP SPAN</p>
<p>Guess on SAT:
700 Math
730 Writing
730 Crit Reading</p>
<p>Extras:
Debate Club Member
Kenpo Karate for 12 Years
Varsity Crew - Captain Senior Year - 3 Years on Varsity
Varsity XC - 2 years
Job working on wineries in Spain during the summer - no pay <-- Comm Serv?
150 Hours of Comm Serv
Work at Church each summer in Comm Serv</p>
<p>lol I love how smart kids on here legitimately freak out over three points on their SAT. Dude, like, you have a pretty good ****ing shot at so many good schools. I dunno, maybe not Princeton or Yale, but places like Georgetown, Duke, etc would totally have you. But then again, what do I know? I’m a senior and just last week I realized I had to apply to college. </p>
<p>Your classes are amazing (or the ones you’ll soon be taking.) Your extra curriculars are spectacular. You’re in like varsity for everything. You stand such a good chance at so many good colleges, it’s ridiculous. Wish I had half that resume. haha So no, just relax a little. It’s school, it’s meaningless. It’s not your whole life. You’re in high school only once. I say enjoy it.</p>
<p>High school determines much of your life (it sounds ridiculously drastic but please, believe me)</p>
<p>Working hard in high school at the expense of a bit of social life is worth it; your college decides your future - don’t you want to go to school with people of your own intelligence? Don’t you want to learn from the best professors in the world? Don’t you want the best chance at getting a great education and a great career? </p>
<p>You won’t have any regrets about the party you missed that saturday, or the time your friend offered you weed and said no and they went on to exclude you.</p>
<p>You will regret not utilizing your full potential.</p>
<p>My greatest regret is not trying harder sophomore year. Do everything you can to ensure that you get the most out of your intelligence - you have 1 and 2/3 years of high school left and 60+ years of life!</p>
<p>All you guys do everything you can to earn points and numbers and credits like you’re nothing more but machines. And what for? A title. A job. Material wealth. If it makes you happy, hey go for it. No one wants to learn for the sake of learning. Maybe I’m kind of weird for saying that–because certainly everyone seems to think so–but college should be about knowledge, not more points and points like you’re a videogame just to have a nice house. As you say, person above me, it’s about getting a career. That’s sadder than anything.</p>
<p>Whatever makes you happy, though, right?</p>
<p>Haha, I don’t even know why I’m having this conversation. You’re good to go, man. (Woman? I dunno.) You really seem all set.</p>
<p>Material wealth isn’t all that makes me happy, in fact, it doesn’t make me happy. However, I want to havet a spouse, have kids, travel the world, have a job I love, get a great education and I see no reason why I shouldn’t try and make it so that money is never an obstacle in my life nor an obstacle for any of my loved ones. </p>
<p>Going to a good school is the best way to do this. If i become “machine-like”, then so be it; the rest of my life will benefit.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of misguided life advice and poor college planning coming out of this thread.</p>
<p>The biggest problem with your application is your GPA. Unless you have a stellar class rank, a 3.2 will severely lower your chances at all the top schools. That, coupled with test scores that are at best average, means that you’re going to be fighting an uphill battle.</p>
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<p>Your high school definitely has an impact on college admissions; in your case, attending a highly ranked school (which almost always have tough academic environments) can help to make up for your weak GPA.</p>