<p>I am currently a freshman. I am in the 5th 6 weeks so I don’t have a clear grasp of my final freshman GPA, so I will list my grades in this format: first semester average - 2nd semester 4th six weeks - 5th six weeks progress report. My schedule is the most rigorous possible. </p>
<p>Pre-AP Geometry: 78 - 96 - 97
JV3 Tennis Team: 99 - 100 - 100
German II: 98 - 99 - 95
Orchestra: 98 - 98 - 100
Pre-AP English I: 88 - 90 - 94
Pre-AP World Geography: 91 - 92 - 99
Pre-AP Biology: 93 - 97 - 95
Health/Speech (each is one sem., required for grad.): 94 - 97 - 99</p>
<p>Courses taken in middle school that count in high school GPA (first semester/second semester)</p>
<p>German I: 98/98
Pre-AP Algebra I: 97/94
Gateway to Technology (part of engineering courses): 97/97</p>
<p>My school uses a weighted, 15-point scale. Ranking for first semester is 72/878, top 10%. My grades this semester are ascending so my rank should go up as well. City of residence is a suburb in Texas near the Dallas/Fort Worth area. </p>
<p>I am not entirely sure what my major will be; it could be chemistry, biology, physics, biomedical engineering, or another type of engineering. Whatever it is, I need to be able to satisfy pre-med requirements and make as close to a 4.0 GPA as possible. The university needs to help in preparation for the MCAT as much as possible, as GPA and MCAT scores are the two biggest factors in getting into medical school. If you are even good enough to get into medical school, then you might even try to get into a medical school that you would like to go to, i.e. Yale, Harvard, Duke, etc. </p>
<p>I plan on going to an allopathic medical school, becoming an MD, and then getting into a radiology residency program to be on my way to becoming a radiologist (everything before applying for residency is so significant in my case because radiology is the most competitive specialty of medicine to get into). </p>
<p>My mother has a degree in Chemistry and is currently working as a Physician Assistant. My father was on the way to getting a degree in mechanical engineering but did not finish, which means that he is not considered to have a college education, so I guess that might be to my benefit.
Financially, my mother brings in all of the dough, working weekdays and weekends. Salary is less than 100k at the moment.
My father owns a restaurant that is not in any way fruitful, it does not generate much or any income and he is trying to sell it a.s.a.p.</p>
<p>Anything that makes a difference: I am graduating one year early which means I am taking both AP Physics and Pre-AP Chemistry I next year, and taking world history over this coming summer. I don’t know how the rest of my schedule will play out. This also means I have less time to stock up my application with fluff, so starting preparation for college application as early as possible is imperative. As far as extracurriculars go, I guess that tennis and orchestra are considered EC’s. </p>
<p>I was one of four total from my middle school to start German one year early. It involved getting up earlier than almost all of my middle school peers every other morning to drive to high school and take german, then take a bus back to middle school.</p>
<p>For awards, all I have so far is an induction into the National German Honors Society. </p>
<p>Next year, I plan on joining Key Club and doing as many volunteer hours as my schedule allows. As soon as I qualify, I will join National Honors Society. I will also join HOSA, health occupation students of America, and try to do competitions. This may be very hard with my erratic schedule next year. It was also suggested that I start a chapter of the National Science Honors Society. If my school allows me to pay the $100 and do this, it will be a great addition to the application and may even mean I can become president of a club.</p>
<p>Over the summer, I will be taking US History. After completing summer assignments, I will try to do the following: begin studying for the SAT everyday, hire a PrincetonReview tutor (will be hard to convince parents to pay), get a private tennis tutor and try to get from JV3 to JV2 to JV1 to Varsity before I leave the high school, apply for volunteer work at the local hospital, get a tutor to get ahead in Algebra II, Chemistry, and Physics before sophomore year so I will not end up crashing when the time comes.</p>
<p>I am going to consider UT Austin a safety because of Texas House Bill 588. It entails that Texans will be auto-admitted based on rank in this way: first all top 1% applicants, then all top 2% applicants, then all top 3% applicants, etc. until 75% of the student body is admitted this way.</p>
<p>My extremely early SAT studying may end up getting me a National Merit qualification. </p>
<p>So, how does this sound? My mother and my sister think that I am insane and make fun of me for caring so early. Nobody around these parts makes any of the efforts that I am prepared to put forth.</p>
<p>If I follow my plans and everything goes well, what are the best schools I will be able to get accepted to?</p>