Hi Forum,
I’m currently a high school junior in WI. I go to one of the top 10 public high schools in the state and in my opinion, the curriculum is challenging. I take honors and AP classes, and expect to have taken 5 or 6 by the end of my senior year (this year, two) (My school offers 10 total). That being said, I expect to have a 3.74 GPA UW by the end of my first semester of my senior year. All A’s and B’s, but most B’s came during my Sophomore and Junior years. My ACT score was a 31 and I don’t plan on taking the SAT (unless somebody convinces me to). I also try to play an active (and fun!) role in high school through extra-cirriculars:
Speech & Debate - next year will be my third year (no state or nat wins but minor awards… etc.)
Education Fund - club a few friends and I started, we raise money for education in developing countires
Golf - plan on continuing next year, will be four years in total and will be captain next year
Internship - plan on interning at the capital building in Madison for a state representative as well as working under a professor at UW Madison should be at least 15 - 20 hours/week combined
NHS - I know this isn’t really an application highlight
Volunteer - I have 100+ hours varying from food pantries to outdoor housework
Right now, I feel as though I don’t have a high enough GPA to get into the schools I want. I plan on studying something within the realms of law or business, if that makes any impact on the folks reading this. The schools I am considering applying to are UW Madison, NYU, Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Santa Barbara or Berkeley (reach), Cornell, and other places that are like those. I am asking you to tell me what you think about my chances of getting into these schools and if you have any recommendations for schools other than these.
Thank you!