<p>I’m a freshmen this year and a student of class of 2014.
I’m in color guard/winter guard ,and orchestra.
My dream is to be get into Harvard.
I’m not a perfect student, GPA of 3.5 . sometime GPA 3.75<br>
Honor Role student for the past 3 years at Middle school<br>
a student of President’s Education Awards Program .
planning to take AP classes at sophomore year<br>
i think Harvard is the best college that really fits me<br>
Parents wanted me to go UCLA(cost less)
I’m born into middle class family, can’t not afford much money<br>
i really want to have a good amazing future!<br>
i love what I’m doing right now<br>
but i feel like I’m not taking enough classes
my Counselor refuse to remove my study hall.
can color guard help me to be in Harvard ?
i was in cross country training for the summer<br>
i mother refuse me to be in cross country due to many injuries
Would love to get advices!!!<br>
being fresh to high school really challenging<br>
LIVE RUN DREAM CONFIDENT MYSELF!</p>
<p>My schedule<br>
Period 1 :English 9<br>
Period 2: Adv Orchestra<br>
Period 3: Geometry
Period 4: French 1/2
Period 5 : Biology<br>
Period 6: Study Hall
Period 7 : Home Study
Period 8: Color Guard /Winter Guard</p>
<p>My concern is no social studies type course. One usually sees the 5 foundation areas, english, foreign language, social studies, science, and math.</p>
<p>Color guard would not be a “recruitable” activity for Harvard. An average EC, yes. Also, your GPA is simply not competitive for the top Ivies. Try to talk to your mom into letting you return to cross-country. (If you became a state or regional champ, that might be a hook- but you’ll still need a top GPA and top test scores.)</p>
<p>Try looking at some colleges where your stats match up realistically in the meantime. I bet you can find some lovely schools.</p>
<p>lrd: viable applicants to HYPS are almost universally the top performing scholars in their schools. You’ll be evaluated first on your GPA and course rigor. You should know that your peers, three years from now, will be submitting their 4.0s and +2200 SATs – and many will be rejected.</p>
<p>Like fauve said, you seem to have a very promising HS career in front of you. However, removing “Harvard” or any name school is probably best for you and instead, focus on being the best student you can be.</p>
Okay, so this is your middle school GPA. This doesn’t matter. Focus on doing as well as possible in high school, this is your first year that counts for college.</p>
<p>Hopefully, you’ll do what is best for you, not just what you imagine a certain school would like to see.
The OP was referring to the high school class of 2014.</p>