A few days ago
Anonymous

How are my credentials matching up to my dream schools?

Rank: 4/530

Total (all 4 years):

Honors classes: 10 (World Geography, Geometry, Biology, English I, English II, Algebra II, Chemistry, Physics, Pre-Cal, Computer Science I)

AP classes: 12 (World History, French IV, French V, English III, English IV, Studio Art, Computer Science II, Physics C, Calculus AB, Macroeconomics, US Government, Biology)

Dual credit: 2 (Japanese I, US History)

SAT: 720 Math, 680 CritRead, 720 Writing

ACT: none yet

SAT II: none yet (plan take Physics, French, Biology, Math)

– Theatre

– Piano/violin

– Regional scifair (2nd 9/11, 1st 10)

– State scifair (part. 9, 3rd 10, honors 11)

– French Club (secretary 9-11)

– Key Club (member 10-11, secretary 12)

– Drama Club (member 9-12)

– Thespian Society (member 10-12)

– Science Club (secretary 11,12)

– Mu Alpha Theta (co-founder 12)

– Anime Club (mem. 9, treas/hist 10, jr VP 11, VP 12)

– I run a singing organization

– and more that I can’t fit

Targets: MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Caltech

Top 1 Answers
A few days ago
TSSA!

Favorite Answer

With the Ivies, all bets are off regardless of credentials. Apply and hope. Berkeley Wise, nearly guaranteed. Probably the same with Caltech. The most important question for Stanford: Are you an underrepresented minority?

I would say get your SAT in reading past 700.

Finally,

– They supposedly prefer people who have excelled above and beyond others in just a few things to people who have excelled at making a fat resume. Focused and Passionate.

– What you do in high school does not matter once you go to college. At all. Nobody cares.

– Undergraduate isn’t all that important in the grand scheme of things. Its more a method for employers to save money by making you pay for training and for loan officers to make bank.

With those noted, I wish you the best of luck and a great college experience. May it by the exact opposite of mine! Enjoy yourself, make friends and network, and find what you love to do.

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