| Your profile is very strong, but I think you need to straighten out your priorities. Is your objective to go into a humanities major (intl relations in your case)? Or, do you want to go into science? Your academic and extracurricular profiles almost depict two entirely different individuals. While your curricular focus is science/math heavy, your out-of-school activities reflect an inclination for humanities-type engagements as well as community service (which, by the way, is your strongsuit). Your college list as well seems to reflect this dichotomy as it contains such schools as MIT and Stanford that will offer you a great technical education, but might not serve you well should you decide to pursue an intl relations major (well maybe not so much Stanford, but MIT most certainly). So, before you apply to colleges, make that decision. Once you have a focus as to your goals, you can present yourself as a worthy candidate for admissions to the multitude of top schools on your list. Depending on the field of study you choose, you will either want to emphasize your science/math courses or your out-of-school humanities activities. All of that said, you have excellent chances at many of the top colleges and you should not worry yourself. And, one final note:
"People tell me that I am set for life, other people tell me I have no chance.. "
This is a fallacious approach to a very serious situation, so I want to ask: Do these people know you as well as you do? Are they going to make your decisions for you? Forget what anyone else may say...do what you think is best for you. Now is the time you have to start making the important decisions in your life. And, because much of what you choose to do or not do now will affect the outcome of your future endeavors, the opinions of your parents, relatives, friends, teachers, etc are virtually negligible. Good luck to you! |