Am I on track for Stanford University?

chuckjuday96
Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:41:01 +0000

Am I on track for acceptance to Stanford University looking at my first two years of high school? Here is a list of things I have done in my freshman and sophomore years of high school:

Freshman Year

Academics


Two Honors Courses (Chemistry Honors and Geometry Honors)
Two Electives (Multimedia Design and Concert Band)
Maximum Number of Credits
Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours)
GPA - 2.957
Chemistry Honors (usually taken by strong juniors at my school): C+
Geometry Honors: C-
World Civilizations: A-
English I: B
Spanish I: B-
Multimedia Design: A
Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)


Extracurricular


Elected Ninth Grade Class Council Officer
Volunteer at the Children’s Section of a local library
Judge in the Elementary School Science Fair
Performed in the School Spring Drama Production
Member of a Church Youth Group
Host at a School Open House
Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)
Member of the Chess Team
Summer Volunteer at a hospital


Sophomore Year (so far)

Academics


Two Honors Courses (Biology Honors and Algebra II Honors)
One AP Course (World History AP)
Two Electives (Computer Science and Concert Band)
Maximum Number of Credits
Community Service Honors (50+ Community Service Hours)
GPA - ?
Biology Honors: B+/B
Algebra II Honors: B/B-
World History AP: B/B-
English II: B+
Spanish II: B-
Computer Science: A/B+
Concert Band: A+ (counted as half of a course)
PSAT - 184 (without prior preparation)
PLAN - 22 (without prior preparation)


Extracurricular


Elected Executive Council Secretary (Highest Student Council Position Available to a Sophomore)
Elected Tenth Grade Class Council Officer (served until elected Executive Council Secretary)
Member of the Cross Country team
Member of the Swim team
Member of the Tennis team
Weekly Volunteer at the Children’s Section of a local library
Performed in the Fall and Spring Drama Productions
Member of the Set Construction/Technical Crews for the Fall and Spring Drama Productions
Member of a Church Youth Group
Founding Member of a Junior State of America chapter (Appointed to the position of Chapter Secretary & Director of Debate for next year)
Appointed to lead the chapter at the JSA Spring State Conference
Model United Nations delegate
Wrote and Acted for two different short plays in the Instant Drama Festival (less than 24 hours to write lines and less than 12 hours to learn lines)
Staff Writer for the School Newspaper
Staff Writer for the School Literary Magazine
Member of the Community Service Board
Member of the Future Business Leaders of America chapter
Founding Officer of the 30 Hour Famine Chapter
Member of the Chess Club
Host at School Open Houses and School Orientation
Vice President of the Sports Writing Club


Summer Plans


Teen Leadership Summer Volunteer at a hospital
Mission Trip in Nicaragua for one week during the summer
(Hopefully) Attending the Junior State of America Northeast Institute on Leadership and National Security at Princeton University in the summer
(Hopefully) Attending the National Student Leadership Conference in Intelligence & National Security
Attending the U.S. Naval Academy Swim Camp


My overall goal is to go to a good law school, enter the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps Student Program, serve in the the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General Corps as an Attorney/Officer, then transition into the U.S. Navy Reserve after serving on active duty for a few years and work at a private law firm.

Thank you for your time.