Chance a Junior for Top Schools (will chance back)

akacesfan
Fri, 09 May 2014 05:07:50 +0000

Hi! I’m currently a junior at a large public school and I was wondering what my chances are for getting into these schools. I plan applying to a lot of schools mainly for financial reasons, I want to see how much I receive in financial aid before making any decisions. I’m most likely going to be a political science major.

Princeton
Penn
George Washington
U of Virginia
NYU
Boston U
Case Western
U of Maryland-CP
George Mason
Michigan State
U of Minnesota
U of Alaska-Anchorage (my last resort)

Anyways, on to stats. I’m worried about my EC’s because they seem a bit scattered, but I am dedicated to all of them. I’m a white male at a large public school in Alaska. My teacher recs are coming from my APUSH and AP Lang teachers, and I have a feeling both will be fantastic.

Weighted GPA: 4.205
Unweighted GPA: 3.949
ACT: 33 (34 english, 31 math, 8 writing)
SAT Subject Tests: Not taken yet, but I’m taking US History, Math 1, and Literature

Freshman Year

Algebra II A/A
French II A/A
Keyboarding/Gym A/A
Honors English A/A
Honors World History A/A
Biology A/A
Summer Gym/Fun Summer Elective A/A (this is bringing down my weighted GPA unfortunately)

Sophomore Year

Honors English A/A
Honors US History A/A
French III A/A
Chemistry A/A
AP Biology B/A
Precalculus A/A
Online Alaska Studies A (required to graduate)

Junior Year

AP Micro/Macro A/A
AP Calculus AB A/B
French V A/A
Physics A/A
APUSH A/A
AP Lang A/A

Senior year, I am taking AP Statistics, AP Lit, AP French, AP Environmental Science, and AP Gov. I may take AP Euro if there’s room in my schedule.

Extracurriculars

Youth Court - Currently the Chief Judge. I’ve been doing this since I was a freshman and have racked up over 500 hours of community service with this organization. I also participate on the organization’s Executive Board, Board of Directors, and Ethics Board.

Speech and Debate - I’ve been doing this since my sophomore year and am currently the team’s treasurer. I was a semifinalist at the state tournament in LD debate my sophomore year and an octafinalist my junior year. I also was a semifinalist in Congressional Debate my junior year as well. I have attended/will be attending NCFL Nationals in LD debate in both my sophomore and junior years. I also was the 3rd person in my school’s history to break to outrounds at a major national tournament. I’m not attempting to brag, I’m just attempting to show that I’m really dedicated to the activity.

Partners Club - I’ve been working with this club since my freshman year and am currently a co-president. We basically work with the special education kids at my school to make them feel like an important part of the school community.

Mock Trial - I did this activity this year because our team needed another attorney and I agreed to do it so that they wouldn’t have to drop out of the competition. I actually learned a lot from it and plan to return next year! It was a lot of fun.

JV Tennis - I’ve been playing since my sophomore year. I mostly do this just for the purposes of fun and fitness. I have no realistic expectations of making varsity, but I’ve had fun playing tennis and I’ve found a sport I actually like, so that’s a plus.

NHS - It’s kind of a joke at my school, so…

So, with all this information, how do I stack up for these schools? Thanks in advance for all of your replies, and if you ask my to chance back, I will! Sorry that this thread’s a bit long and disorganized, but I wanted to provide a lot of info!