I am currently a sophomore attending a high school in Michigan that’s top 20 in the state. I’m aiming for high level colleges such as MIT and Stanford, but I’m not sure how my resume stacks up to the competition. I’ve been worried lately because my grades during sophomore year have dropped quite a bit since freshmen year. My resume is as follows…
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Credit Earned Pre-9th Grade (At our school high school classes taken before 9th grade don’t count towards our GPA)
6th Grade 1st Semester:
Algebra I: A-
6th Grade 2nd Semester:
Algebra 1: A-
7th Grade 1st Semester:
Honors Geometry: A-
7th Grade 2nd Semester:
Honors Geometry: A-
8th Grade 1st Semester:
Spanish 1: A
Honors Algebra 2: A
8th Grade 2nd Semester:
Spanish 1: A
Honors Algebra 2: A
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Courses Taken in High School so Far
9th Grade 1st Semester:
Physical Science - Chemistry: A
Physical Science - Physics: A
Honors Language Arts 9: A
Honors Precalculus: A
Spanish 2: A
Symphony Band: A
Marching Band: A
9th Grade 2nd Semester:
Biology 1: A
Biology 2: A
Honors Language Arts 9: A
Honors Precalculus: A
Spanish 2: A-
Symphony Band: A
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10th Grade 1st Semester:
AP United States History: A
AP Calculus BC: B+
Spanish 3: A
Honors Language Arts 10: A
Chemistry: A
Physics: A
Marching Band: A
10th Grade 2nd Semester
AP United States History: A
AP Calculus BC: A-
Spanish 3: A-
Honors Language Arts 10: A
Chemistry: A
Physics: A-
Marching Band: A
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Unweighted GPA: 3.926
Weighted GPA: 4.071
*AP classes are weighted by 1.25
(Haven’t taken the official ACT nor SAT yet but on the PSAT I scored 1380/1520)
Extracurriculars:
Marching Band (Since 9th Grade)
Volunteer Program at my local hospital (Since 9th Grade)
Robotics *Our Team Made the National Level (9th Grade, but quit in 10th Grade)
Business Professionals of America *Got into states (Since 10th Grade)
Cross Country (Since 10th Grade)
Track and Field (Since 10th Grade)
Small Group Leader at My Church (Since 10th Grade)
Next Year’s Schedule…
11th Grade:
Multi variable Calculus (At local university)
Differential Equations (At local university)
AP Language and Composition
AP Government
AP Physics C
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
Hoping for at least a 3.97 GPA junior year.
Thanks for reading if you’ve gotten this far. So what do you think? What can I do to improve my resume before senior and perhaps get into a top college like MIT.