<p>Hey everyone- I'm an out of state Junior and I'm a little worried about my chances of getting accepted into the colleges I'm going to apply to (U of Florida, Maryland-CP, Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Indiana, UT as a stretch)...A lot of you seem to know more about the application process than I do so could you check out my stats and evaluate my chances- I'd really appreciate it. By the way I want to major in journalism... So if you have any other suggestions that would be really helpful.</p>
<p>Stats:
HS GPA: about 3.55 W( where I plan for it to be after junior year) and I've shown a steady progression throughout high school
SAT: math- 720, Reading- 710, Writing-720- i'm gonna take them again
my HS doesn't have class rank (stupid...), but I go to a pretty competitive school</p>
<p>Extracurriculars/ awards:
lots of volunteer work (animal shelter and others), worked as bagger at grocery store, art club member (hopefully president next year), various awards for district art competitions, various national poetry awards, National Student Leadership Conference this summer, "Who's Who amongst American High School Students" (or something like that), California Scholarship Federation member, recieved an Academic Letter, thinking about taking a class this summer at the local community college</p>
<p>Other:
Should get pretty good recomendations from teacher and counselor, assume my essays will be pretty good- I'm a good writer (not to sound egotistical...)
AP/Honors classes: AP European History, Honors Chemistry, AP U.S history, AP English Language, AP Studio Art- plan on taking more senior year</p>
<p>So, any thoughts on my chances would be much appreciated!</p>