HS Freshman - Wants USC, Carnegie Mellon

Chance Me / Match Me
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High School Freshman
White Female
First Generation College
Wants to be a video game designer
All As, 4.0 GPA (unweighted)

Semester 1 -
Honors English
Global Studies
Honors Physical Science
Algebra 1
History Through Art
Art 1
P.E.
Computer Programming 1

Semester 2 -
Honors English
Global Studies
Honors Physical Science
Algebra 1
Art 1
Drawing 1
Computer Programming 2
Freshman Seminar

Art Club
JV Soccer (expects to make Varsity next year)
Robotics Team
Volunteers regularly at BadgerBots (robotics)

College Choices:
University of Southern California (top choice)
Carnegie Mellon
University of Utah
Savannah College of Art & Design
Fallback - University of Wisconsin at Whitewater

Also considering Georgia Tech and possibly UGA (we are from Georgia but now in Wisconsin, wants to go back to Georgia)

Will add a foreign language next year, taking 3 years of it. And is considering taking geometry in summer school to catch up.

So far, is she on track and what else does she need to do in the coming years?

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If you are the parent, make sure that your financial plan is in order, and run net price calculators on various schools to get an idea of what prices look like. Avoid encouraging her to aim for schools that will be too expensive after financial aid and scholarships, if any.