<p>Hi, I'm a junior planning for college, and need a bit of help deciding on a list of colleges. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Stats and Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.1 weighted (my school doesn't report unweighted)</p>
<p>SAT: Haven't taken it yet, but I got a 195 on my PSAT. However, I was very sick on testing day and I believe I will do better on the SAT, as I'm also taking a prep course. </p>
<p>SAT Subject Test: Molecular Biology - 730, planning to take Math II and U.S. History in June. </p>
<p>AP: 5 on AP Biology </p>
<p>Rank: My school doesn't report rank, but I am pretty certain I am in the top 5%. </p>
<p>Class Schedule: (Class and overall grade)</p>
<p>9th Grade:
English - A
Health - A
Integrated Social Science - A
Spanish 1 - A
Stock Market - A
Honors Integrated Math 2 - A
Honors Intro to Physics - A
Honors Programming in Java - A</p>
<p>10th Grade:
British Literature - A
Phys. Ed. - A
Honors Chemistry - A
Honors Integrated Math 3 - B
Honors Spanish 2 - A
Honors World History - A
AP Biology - A</p>
<p>11th Grade (so far)
Honors Anatomy/Physiology - A
Honors Spanish 3 - A
Honors U.S. History - A
AP Calculus AB - A
AP Chemistry - A
AP English Language and Composition - A</p>
<p>12th Grade (planned schedule)
AP Calculus BC
AP Government and Politics
AP Statistics
AP Economics
AP English Language and Literature
Honors Physics
Honors International Relations</p>
<p>Ethnicity - Kosovar: My entire family and I were born in Kosovo and are refugees here after fleeing the country due to a war/genocide. </p>
<p>Hook: First generation college applicant</p>
<p>School: Number 1 school in Delaware, and ranked 19th in the nation for math and science. Super competitive with students going to all types of schools including Harvard, Yale, UPenn, etc. </p>
<p>Extracurriculars and other Activities (this is where I think I'm not as strong in because I don't have a ton of EC's, but I am dedicated).</p>
<p>Model UN: All 3 years, many awards.</p>
<p>Science Ambassadors: 9th and 10th grade</p>
<p>World Quest: 10th and 11th grade, placed 4th last year.</p>
<p>Habitat for Humanity: All 3 years</p>
<p>Stock Market Club: Just started at my school this year.</p>
<p>Chemistry Olympiad: Just this year. </p>
<p>Immigrant Help Club - This is a soon-to-be club that my friend and I (who's also an immigrant/refugee like me) plan to start to help out immigrants.</p>
<p>Volunteer Hours:
About 20 hours from Science Ambassadors in which I tutor inner city kids in math/science.
Compassionate Care Hospice: 100+ hours </p>
<p>Work:
I referee competitive soccer games on weekends and in the summer. </p>
<p>I am interested in getting a degree in Finance. My dream school is Stern, but given their record with financial aid, I doubt I would be able to afford it as my family's income is less than $60,000 (but I can dream, can't I? :D). Wharton would be great if I could get in, but I think that really depends on how high I can get my SAT. I also like U of Chicago, U of Michigan, and Haas. My safety school is University of Delaware (and possibly, but a very long shot, American University of Kosovo). </p>
<p>Given all of this, do I have a chance of getting into any of these schools? Are there any other schools I should consider? And also, will my story benefit my admission chances at all?</p>
<p>Thank you all in advance. I appreciate your help very much!</p>