<p>Sry first time using...test 1 test 2</p>
<p>Alright so I'm aiming at a ivy-league school or schools on par with them. For ex: Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Cornell, Penn, Cal Tech, etc.</p>
<p>I really don't know how I stack up though so could you give me your opinion on whether I can get into my target schools, and if not, where should I target and what can I do to make my application look better. I'm a junior with a summer and another semester of school b/f I have to apply and it's too late.</p>
<p>So me:</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.94 , ranked 6th in class of 465
Weighted: 4.34, ranked 1st in class
All A's except one A- and one B+
I've been in an accelerated math program since 7th grade at the university of minnesota, and I am currently taking junior college classes.
PSAT: only 217 :( but I should be a semi-finalist based on the last 10 yr's cut-off mark
SAT: 2320
ACT taking in 2 months
SAT II: 800 Math II, 700 US History, going to take chemistry and physics later, expecting mid-700s
I've taken every AP class my school offers and I've scored 5s on 5 AP tests, and 4s on 2 AP test, and I plan to take 2 more AP classes this yr
On that note...I've taken the hardest curriculum possible at my school.</p>
<p>Won several awards from school such as Harvard Book Club Award and The Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award</p>
<p>Employment</p>
<p>I've volunteered over 300 hrs at local hospitals and libraries. I've not had a job yet, but I'm a science internship at Cornell University this summer.</p>
<p>Activities</p>
<p>Varsity math team
Varsity science olympiad team
Minnesota Youth Symphony (played in both the 2nd and 3rd highest levels of 4 levels)
School's chamber orchestra (not a class, our conductor selects a few people to play with him)
National Honor Society
Volunteering
The U of Minnesota Math Program
Speech Team
JV Cross Country Running
JV Track and Field
Nordic Skiing
Economic Challenge Team
Economics Club - Founder and President</p>
<p>Honors and Awards</p>
<p>Science Olympiad:
Three 1st place wins and two 2nd place wins in Invitational Competitions
1 Sliver medal at Regionals
1 Silver medal at State
Junior captain...captainship next yr is pretty much fo sho</p>
<p>Math Team:</p>
<p>27th in the State High School League
2nd Place in my division
MVP at my school</p>
<p>Math League: 2nd Place in state this yr, 3rd place last yr, MVP</p>
<p>State-wide Math Competition at a nearby university: 1st Place of about 2000 competitors this yr, 5th place last yr</p>
<p>Another state-wide competitions at a university: 4th place last yr, top 5% freshman yr</p>
<p>Passed AMC every yr since 9th grade and has taken the AIME every year. Highest score on the AIME was a 13</p>
<p>Captain nxt yr</p>
<p>Sports: A few medals here and there, but nothing too big. </p>
<p>it's late now so i cant really think much more, maybe i'll post some l8ter, But thnkx a lot for your help...even if it's bad news lol.</p>