<p>I'm taking the highest possible level of classes for Junior year. I'm currently in 4 AP's and will be taking 6 AP's next year, but I don't think it's possible to get A's in all of them. I'm striving for a highly selective school such as Brown or WashU, but I'm afraid my GPA of 3.79 will hurt my chances. I also received a 34 on my ACT and 2200 something on my SAT, which I know can get me into a semi-decent school, but I don't think they're competitive enough for the schools I want to apply to.</p>
<p>I'm in a few clubs at school but I don't have any officer positions. I do have hundreds of hours of community service and some other EC's (My most prominent ones are playing clarinet in band- made top band my sophomore year with only one other sophomore and played in my district's honor band, people commission me for my art, and I'm a captain of a relay for life team). I am however involved in two varsity sports, one in which I am a captain of. </p>
<p>Will playing in these two sports at the varsity level make up for my GPA and subpar test scores/EC's? I'm hoping to play golf (the sport I'm captain of) in college.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>inevitabley, the varsity sports will help you</p>
<p>You do realize a 2200 and 34 are not only not sub-par, but pretty damn good? </p>
<p>Stop humble bragging, dear god I see it so much on this website it’s nauseating.</p>
<p>Harvard’s 75th percentile in ACT scores is a 34. Harvard is the most selective institution in the United States. Please get your facts before spouting nonsense like you just did.</p>
<p>They’re subpar compared to the rest of my prodigy siblings and with respect to the way I was brought up. I know they’re not bad though. And I am very aware of those facts; however, with my GPA and other lack of awards, my standardized test scores would need to be higher to give me a better chance in this dogfight.
But god, I’m sorry too. My intent was to give some background info to give everybody a sense of where my athletics stand compared to the rest of my achievements. I actually realized after I posted this that I sounded more braggart than inquirer and I was frantically looking for a delete button- but alas, there were none. None that I could find anyways. So here I am still cringing in my seat.</p>
<p>Even compared to prodigy siblings…how is a 34 sub-par? Your “prodigy siblings” couldn’t have gotten more than 2 points higher than you and you’d all be in the 99th percentile…so I’m still failing to see the difference. </p>
<p>A 36 is better than a 34, but the difference is almost negligible. Even smaller is the difference between a 34 and 35 or a 35 and 36. I highly doubt if you get rejected by Brown or WashU it’s because of your getting a 34 and not a 35/36.</p>
<p>Help your chances? Well, they do enhance your app. Leadership positions and being active in school activities are things desirable in applicants, but really at top schools, this sort of commitment in something is expected, not an extra, whether in sports or some other pursuit. It’s not the hook that being a recruited athlete is, not even close.</p>