<p>What can you do to stand out more? Find a passion and stick with it. Show that you have drive and can accomplish things, but not for the sake of your resume. It’s a tiny bit late in the process, but maybe try sticking with politics and doing some things with that? Other than that, be really nice to your teachers and become friends with them (so you’ll have good letters of recommendation), and if you’re /really/ eager, start thinking a bit about your application essays.</p>
<p>As for your ACT score, it’s pretty good, but you’re still a soph, so you should be able to improve more with time. Do some practice tests and see where you can get your scores to consistently be around. Try the SAT too if you want, and maybe use this chart for comparison [SAT-ACT</a> Conversion chart](<a href=“http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/lccounseling/sat-act_conversion_chart.htm]SAT-ACT”>http://teachers.sduhsd.k12.ca.us/lccounseling/sat-act_conversion_chart.htm) . If you can get a 34 or higher on the ACT or a 2250ish or higher on the SAT, you should be fine for standardized testing (but the higher the better).</p>
<p>Most important is the balance between GPA and ECs, though. You seem to be doing pretty damn well in terms of GPA, so keep that up, and keep working at focusing in on a passion of yours (e.g. politics, or journalism if you want), and you’ll really stand out.</p>