<p>Hello fellow CC Users!
My name is Aatish. I am going to be a senior this coming August and will soon start applying for colleges. I have currently not visited any colleges (I blame volunteer work, summer time ideas, and slight procrastination). I have gotten a 30 on my ACT, second time, and I am going to take 2 SAT Subject tests; which one I am going to take I have no idea but I will take them. I have a 4.2 weighted GPA, have taken AP Bio but not the AP test. I was in AP Psych, but dropped it as it bogged my GPA down a lot. I do not play any sport nor am I in any sort of school related club. I am the computer Lab AID though. I am a member of the SCCA, don’t know if that means anything but that’s why I am writing this thread. I see that my extracurricular activities are lacking, that is why I am taking initiative and going to volunteering at Mount Sinai Hospital. Also, I am going to volunteer at my Doctors office. I am First Gen and I am Gujarati. I am self taught automobile aficionado as well as a self taught video editor. Whenever I am bored, I look up something on the internet and try to implement it. For example, I recently got bored and learned about electrolysis and producing hydrogen, now I am trying to retrofit a turbine to run off hydrogen. Yeah, I’m really that bored :). I taught myself everything I know, and I am proud of that. Unlike the other kids in my situation, I am NOT stressed out or worried about college. I feel as I am in a upward trend, and I am fine with that. Sure, I may not be the most book smart, not the best athlete, not the ideal student. But I am street smart, ambitious, and most importantly determined. I didn’t start from the bottom, far from it actually, but I have worked my entire life to benefit others and myself. I want to be a Orthopedic doctor or Surgeon, and ultimately want my own practice. I would like to go to a school like Stanford, John Hopkins, University of Chicago; but I am perfectly fine with a school like Loyola or Northwestern. I know from private school experience that a good school means nothing unless you actually have the will to learn, which I do have.</p>
<p>I am not trying to sound like those snobs who think it’s the end of the world with a 34 on the ACT or something like that. I am just a kid who wants an opinion. That’s all. I know that I may not be perfect but that’s OK, because I am happy with myself. All that I am asking today is for your honest opinion on how I am doing. Do I have a chance at my dream colleges? If not how can I get a chance? Or maybe what colleges would I have a chance with? Any recommendations?
Just nothing mean or ■■■■■■ or else I’ll use my ■■■■■■■■ skills in defense, and maybe some offense;).
Thank you for your time and have a good day!
-Aatish</p>