<p>you have your weighted and unweighted gpa’s messed up. Unweighted can’t be higher than a 4.0, while weighted is the one that’s usually over 4.0. But I don’t think your extracurriculars need to be unusual. Yes it helps if you get in, but people stress a ton of extracurriculars too much. I had basically three extracurricular things I did, and none of them were big. I still got in to seven out of the nine schools I applied to, and some of em were pretty selective schools. I think what’s more important is standing out in your essay, standing out as a person. I think the admissions at ivy leagues and top schools are starting to see kids in every club possible, and are starting to look at other things. In a way, having less clubs and just doing what you really enjoy may be a better thing. As for testing, you don’t need near perfect testing either. My SAT II scores were what CC considers to be below average, while my SAT score was a little bit above. My ap exam scores were below average too, i didn’t even have one 5. But really, i think the thing that got me through in all the schools was my essay. If you can write an essay that is stellar, it can easily make up for any flaws you might have in your application. After a certain point, ec and academic record can only take you so far.</p>
<p>edit: as long as your flaws aren’t gigantic compared to the other applicants (ex. <1300 sat score)</p>