I am currently a sophomore in High School, and I take the most challenging courses. This year I will take AP Human Geography, and I took MUN last year. I have a 4.0 GPA so far, and am very fluent in Chinese.
Challenging classes
Chinese III H, Chinese IV H
MUN H
Hardest math class
My EC’s
MUN (received many awards)
Director of Fundraising to VP of Chess Club
Director of Activities for Book Club
Founded Gay Straight Alliance and am the Co Prez
Mock Trial
Tennis JV (Varsity this year)
Work Experience
School Tutor
Waitress/Cashier/barista
Cafeteria worker
I am working to start and implement a food waste program at my school, and the whole district. I also am working to conduct a research study.
It’s too early for this. Come back when you have test scores.
Yeah, it’s a bit early to think about this. But from your SAT score, you will want like, I would estimate a 1450+ to be safely considered or a 31+ on the ACTs. It’s really hard to estimate your “chance” at ivies since there are just so many factors you can never tel. Also, you won’t really get your Gpa for college as well as class rank until the end of your junior year, so a lot can still change. Just do what you really enjoy and try to take it to the highest level. And remember when applying to ivies: don’t apply for just prestige, but more of cause you think the school fits you well because all ivies are pretty different. Good luck
*also I have a question, when you say you are fluent in Chinese, is this the language you speak at home, like a family language?
it’s the language I speak at home, but I didn’t take Chinese for an easy A as I wanted to learn how to read and write. Thus I opted to take a higher level where it would be harder. I don’t want it to be taken as me trying for an easy A though, so I don’t know how to relay that in admissions.
@mysticaleyeball I think when the time comes, you will find a way to relay that information in either the additional info section or maybe in a reccomendation or something.
But for Ivy League schools, you never know what will happen in admissions. They look at area, your school, race, and especially essays and the essay supplements they want. They all want to form a “well-rounded” class each year so it’s just difficult to tell at all what they are looking for at that specific time, even if you had a 1600 SAT and 800 on your sat subject tests.
But for now, just focus on:
-top notch grades, ivies mostly only take top 10% of the class.
-good extracurricular involvement, especially ones you like, and leadership in these
-increasing class rigor each year.
-keep a good relationship with teachers and your councilor, as they write your rec letters later on.
***Test scores, but mainly during the second semester of your junior year into first semester of senior year!
And most importantly, in the summer after junior year, focus a lot on your essays and essay supplements. This is how students usually stand out against other applicants, especially Asian applicants where a lot of them have very similar applications with generic essays.
I think I covered enough and hopefully if I forgot something, you will find out as the time comes. People generally start thinking about apps and colleges in their junior year. And please keep an open mind!! There are plenty of good schools that aren’t ivies and a lot of the ivies are very different from each other and some may not even fit you that well. Visit a wide array of schools too.
Good luck! I’m also applying early to an Ivy this year! 