<p>I’m halfway through my junior year and haven’t taken the SATs yet. I’m waiting until June so I can hopefully improve as much as possible. My PSATs were: Math:49 (ugh), Reading: 66, Writing: 62. So 1770/2400, 1150/1600. I plan on reaching the low 1300s at least. I’ll be taking the English, History, and Spanish subject tests. </p>
<p>I’m currently taking 2 AP classes, USH and English Comp, don’t know my scores yet. Next year I’ll be taking 3 AP classes and Spanish 5. Maybe it’s too early to tell if I can get in or not. I don’t have block scheduling, unfortunately, so I can’t take as many as other kids do. My school also doesn’t have that many available because of our size/budget. (I know, excuses, excuses)</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in either English or History, Pre-Law (is that possible? I don’t exactly know how it works). My GPA of freshman/sophomore year is 3.82 (weighted), but I’ve most likely gotten it closer to 3.9 this year. I go to public school in a very small town in CT. I’m not sure how competitive it is by comparison, but everyone above me (#1-16 of 131) has crazy ass gpas between 4.1 and 4.5 - doesn’t make me look too great.</p>
<p>EC’s: Officer of Spanish club for 2 years (president next year), written for newspaper for 3 years (hopefully head editor next year), some Interact club participation. In March I’m going to volunteer at a dental clinic, Mission of Mercy. My apush class organized a fundraiser for Haiti, we’ve raised over $1000 so far. We’re planning a winter craft fair-type event for elementary school kids and expect to make about $4000 for Haiti. I’ll most likely be in NHS; 3 years of Tennis, 1 season of Cross Country, several art classes. </p>
<p>I’ve had two part time jobs at stores/restaurants (nothing special) and plan to get another job this summer. I don’t do much at all outside of school and I’m trying to change that. In a rural town it’s kind of hard (excuses). This summer I’ll be volunteering at a local hospital. </p>
<p>When I read other posts on here I feel like I don’t have much of a chance at Villanova. Hopefully I’m wrong? Some of my other choices are Sacred Heart, BC (yeah right), St. Joseph’s U. </p>
<p>No matter what school I end up at, I’ll be applying to Arts/Sciences; looking for a good pre-Law program so I might have a tiny shot at BC law school after my undergrad studies. I’m of Irish Catholic heritage and really identify with the “rounded” education that comes from Catholic/Jesuit schools. I grew up out in the woods so I’m looking for a school near a big city (NYC, Boston, Philly). </p>
<p>Thanks so much for reading this if you did!</p>