Basic College Questions + Liberal Arts College...

SeekingUni
Sat, 22 May 2010 18:14:36 +0000

The situation regarding the mortgage is a tricky one. Yes, the house we live in has a mortgage. TECHNICALLY, it is owned by my step-dad’s father. It is in his name, and he pays the bill every month, but ONLY because we have money problems. So in REALITY we pay my step-dad’s dad back every month. This way, if we get behind on payments, it’s with his dad and not with the mortgage company. That’s why I’m confused as to how we would report that.

I make straight-A’s (except I made one B Algebra II my first semester of freshman year). So as of the middle of this school year, my unweighted GPA is 3.9666, but it should go up a bit after the final report card comes out (which takes into account the final semester). Not that this necessarily matters, my weighted GPA is 4.65 and should also go up significantly come the final report card.

I took two AP classes this year and am confident I got a 5 on one of them and a 3 or 4 on the other. I am taking 4 AP classes next year.

PSAT: I got a 163 my freshman year and a 192 my sophomore year. I guess that shows some significant improvement? I think I’m going to buy a PSAT/SAT review book and practice/study this summer so that I can do my best my junior year, when it really counts.
I want to take the SAT at least twice my junior year, because my school covers the cost of the test one time. So I can take two for the price of one, or just one for free. When should I do these? Perhaps one in early 2011 (middle of junior year) and one at the end of my junior year (Summer 2011)?
I am going to try to take the Biology E SAT Subject test sometime next year. I took AP Bio this year and that’s the exam I think I got a 5 on. After taking APUSH and AP CALC next year, I might try the US History and Math subject tests as well.

Extracurriculars: This year I’m in FBLA and Spanish National Honor Society. Next year, I am going to be in (I have already applied and/or been accepted to these): FBLA (Vice President), Spanish National Honor Society, National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Interact Club (a service club), and Mu Alpha Theta. I am trying to see if I can start a Doctors of Tomorrow club, but that isn’t looking too bright at this point. (It would be awesome though, to be a founder of a club!)

I only have about 25 hours of community service, but that is completely independent initiative. Being in two service clubs next year (NHS and Interact), my hours will definitely accumulate. I also plan to do some community service this summer.

I think this covers just about everything. Let me know if there’s anything else I can provide to help tailor your advice.