NCSSM Class of 2021

skompella9892
Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:06:20 +0000

Hi, I’m a rising sophomore applying to NCSSM Residential and Online (don’t really want to do Residential though so I might just do Online) for the Class of 2022, and I was wondering if any of you could give me your opinion on what my chances of being admitted are being like. I made a post like this on this thread already but a lot of it has changed so I want to update it. Thanks in advance
GENERAL INFO
Congressional District: 9
School Size (number of students): ~1350
Size of Your Grade (number of students): 429
Your Rank (if any): 1/429 (it says 3 on my transcript but I strongly believe it’s a three-way tie for 1st)
School: Weddington High

TESTING
SAT (breakdown): Taking in August; I’m currently consistently scoring 1550-1590 on practice tests (my most recent one from last week was a 1590, with an 800 in math and a 790 in EBRW) so I can expect a similar score on the real thing
ACT (breakdown): Probably won’t take unless I don’t get a good enough score on the SAT
PSAT (breakdown): n/a)
AP: Took AP World History, AP Computer Science Principles, AP Calculus AB (self-study), and AP Psychology (self-study) this year; expecting either a 5 on all of them or 5s and a 4 on AP World History (I get back my scores this week)
SAT Subject Tests: Took SAT Math Level 2 in June, expecting an 800
School’s Average SAT Score: Niche says it’s a 1250 but this is probably higher than the real average because this data is acquired through voluntary response sampling (so it’s likely to be biased significantly)

COURSES/TRANSCRIPT/GPA
High School Courses from Middle School (if any):

Math 1

Math 2

English I

Spanish I

Biology (Tested out of this class; CDM)

Earth and Environmental Science (Tested out of this class; CDM)

World History (Tested out of this class; CDM)

Unweighted GPA (include scale and how GPA is calculated at your school): 4.0/4.0
Weighted GPA (include scale and how GPA is calculated at your school): 4.5625/5.0 (CP - 4.0, Honors - 4.5, AP - 5)

9th Grade:

Health and Physical Education (CP; Honors isn’t offered) (100)

Math 3 Honors (100)

Civics and Economics Honors (99)

English II Honors (95)

AP Computer Science Principles (100)

Pre-Calculus Honors (100)

Chemistry I Honors (100)

AP World History (97)

Spanish II (taking right now over summer; expecting a 100 or 99)

10th Grade: PLAN TO TAKE

AP Physics 1

Advanced Biology Topics Honors (AP Companion)

English III H-AP Companion Honors

American History I Honors (AP Companion)

AP Calculus BC

AP Biology

AP English Language and Composition

AP U.S. History

AWARDS/HONORS (only a few because I’m only halfway done with my freshman year)
List below:

DECA top roleplay in Sports and Entertainment Marketing (DISTRICTS)

DECA top overall in Sports and Entertainment Marketing (DISTRICTS)

DECA top roleplay in Business Services Marketing (STATES)

FBLA top 10 in Intro to Financial Math (STATES)

1st place in the Skills Challenge for the County VEX EDR Robotics Competition (COUNTY)

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
List below (Clubs, volunteering, leadership roles, sports/martial arts, etc.):
9th Grade

DECA (will be Director of Communications in my sophomore year)

FBLA

World Health Occupations Society

Engineering Club (Robotics)

Interact Club

Science Olympiad

Student Government Class Officer

Spring Track and Field

Achieved a 1st degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do (this was in middle school so not that important)

10th Grade

Everything that I did in 9th Grade except for Student Government Class Officer

Volunteering at a local hospital (not certain yet)

TSA

Mu Alpha Theta (maybe)

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Will likely convey a strong passion for math and science in my application.

Any input would be really appreciated. Thanks