question: my school is FINALLY starting to add more AP classes to their curriculum. So on my college application, will the dean wonder why i didn’t more AP classes or would i have to explain that when I was in that grade, they still didn’t offer AP’s ?
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SCHOOL STATS
GPA: 3.87
suburb school… not big
BACKGROUND
Asian
Self thought myself Japanese and Korean
1st generation in America
SCORES
SAT score: n/a
AWARDS
Violin 13 years. (not really)
2 years in the best orchestra in my state. (sounds egotistical…)
1 year in a different orchestra equally as competitive as the first one (concert master)
4 years in state’s orchestra competition and assistant concert master
2nd place national chess champion in my division
25th place international chess champion in my division
8th place state champion in my division
1st place in Robotics in state
2nd place in Robotics in southern central America
1st place in Robotics in state (2nd time)
1st place in Robotics in south central America (2nd time )
southern central robotics American qualifier
various math competitions awards
JCL awards
countless chess awards
CLUBS AND WORK
HOSA (1st year)
JCL (1st year)
Mock Trial
Robotics (2 years)
Volunteering at the local elementary school. Everything from cleaning, teaching, paperwork, etc.
Debate club (2 years)
chess club president/vice president (2 years)
Quizbowl (1 years)
photography club (2 years)
Track (1 year)
minor awards
Vice president of math tutoring organization (2 years)
outstanding achievement in mathematics in middle school (minor awards) 2x
outstanding achievement in music in middle school (minor)
president of numerous clubs in middle school (minor)
Vice president of math tutoring organization
NHS
Beta club
dog walking business.
teaching violin (possibly)
guided new volunteers at the Nashville Public Library.
170+ volunteer hours
LETTERS -
letters i have a really good relationship with my AP chemistry and calculus teacher and i believe that i should get a good recommendation letter
RANDOM
taking the most rigorous schedule right now… took physics one year earlier than anybody else. But curriculum changed to where sophomores can now take physics.
AP’s
our school only allows us 1 AP during our sophomore year and i couldn’t take it due to my time schedule because our school only has 4 periods each semester.
What do you want in a college (major, college size, location)? What’s your budget? Then I can tell you what SAT/ACT scores to aim for.
What grade are you in?
im from TN so possibly emory, vanderbilt(i have been in their top music program for 3 years), washington (stretch), and cmu
im in 11
WUSTL: Reach (aim for 32+/2150+)
Vanderbilt: Reach
Emory: Aim for 31+/2100+
CMU: Aim for 31+/2100+