What can I do to improve my chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm a sophomore:) So not quite time for me to apply yet. But I look on these forums and I feel like I don't have enough "stuff" yet. Help?</p>

<p>So far this is what I have done or have planned:
-Current GPA: 3.9
-Weighted: 4.5 (4.95 by the end of this year)
-12-13 AP courses during high school career. (taking 4 now)
-Varsity Track (3 years) Varsity Volleyball (4 years)
-Varsity Swim (1 year)
-Junior Olympic Volleyball (3 years) Hopefully going to nationals
-School musical (4 years) hopefully a main role for 3 years
-3-5 Musicals outside of school (leads)
-Violin (8 years)
-7 School clubs (3-4 years) with 4 leadership positions including sophomore class pres
-Hopefully NIH or APA internship
-Governor's school or Summer ventures in math and science
-Discus Award Honorable mention (1000$)
-Certificate of Completion in an MIT and Harvard online course
-AP Scholar
-400+ hours of community service
-Polyfiber and textiles chemistry camp
-Renewable energy camp</p>

<p>I feel like this is rather bleak or common. Can you give me any advice on things to do? </p>

<p>Schools that interest me:
Columbia
Princeton
Oxford
Unc Chap (I'm from NC)
NYU
Elon University
Cornell
Harvard</p>

<p>I haven't taken the SAT yet....well I did in 7th grade but only got a 1860</p>

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<p>You’d certainly do a lot better than 1860 if you had 1860 in seventh grade.</p>

<p>Your ECs are right on target for something not called an Ivy League school. You have a good shot at UNC, Elon, NYU if you can keep a 3.9 unweighted GPA, provided you score about 2050+ on the SAT next time.</p>

<p>As for the Ivies, as well as Oxford, they are reaches for anyone and it’s pretty much a lottery.</p>

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<p>bumppppppppppp</p>

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<p>When did you learn algebra? In My school we learned it in 9th grade no one in my school would get close to even a 1600 back in 7th grade in fact most of my school right now barely even get 1400</p>

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<p>8th grade. But my parents taught me some algebra and geometry for SAT purposes. Most of it was luck though. I could narrow the choices down to 2 answers and then guess</p>

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<p>bump
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