<p>just on your class ranking you can get full tuition at Elmira in NY State. :)</p>
<p>To prepare for the SAT next time (as well as for SAT Subjects, which you should take this June - after the end of class spend time reviewing and preparing for them - choose your three best subjects and aim for a 700+)</p>
<p>Are you taking the two AP classes now or have you already taken them? Try to study on your own, perhaps with material from the school library or from the town/neighborhood library, so that you show you can get a 5 (or at least a 4). </p>
<p>Do look into Questbridge. Start with the application for the summer program (mentorship, etc). But to be selected and succeed through Questbridge, you’ll need to show a strong work ethic.</p>
<p>It sounds like you’re not being academically challenged… do you want to be challenged? If so, ask your guidance counselor whether you can have access to dual enrollment (you take classes at the community college for free and it counts toward high school graduation). While it won’t be at the same level of rigor as the best schools out there, it’ll definitely be faster paced and more rigorous than your current classes, so it’ll be a good transition if you intend to attend “top” colleges or your state’s flagship, plus it’ll show colleges that you have drive, ambition, and ability to succeed.</p>
<p>You may want to read <em>A Hope in the Unseen</em> by Ron Suskind.</p>