Reasonable expectations with my current stats? (HS sophomore)

arxchniide
Sat, 21 Jan 2023 20:18:24 +0000

Hi,

While it may be early to be thinking about college applications, I would appreciate any guidance and direction. For now, my list is quite small (not categorized by target, reach, or safety), but to start, UMich, UCLA, the University of Washington (Seattle), UC Berkeley, Boston College, and San Diego State University are what I’m looking into. I don’t want to give away any personal information, but if it affects admissions (specifically for Michigan), I live on the west coast.

My current unweighted GPA is 4.0, and my weighted GPA is 4.325 after completing my first semester of sophomore year. My first and only AP class this year is AP Seminar (going for AP Capstone), and my junior year will consist of 5 APs, 1 college class, and continuing my CTE program (forensic science). Obviously, I haven’t taken the ACT or SAT, but my scores probably won’t make me stand out based on my mediocre PSAT score. To note, my class rank is 23/626 (around top 3%).
If all goes to plan, I will graduate with 8 honors, 10 APs, and 1 (maybe two) dual credit/college classes. The highest weighted GPA I can achieve is around a 4.5 with all A’s. I don’t know if specific classes will add any further discussion but I purposely left it out for reader purposes.

But as far as extracurriculars go, I quite literally have none. I struggle with joining clubs at school, as none have peaked my interest or I’m too scared. This summer, I’m looking into internships or any kind of volunteer work. My extreme reach of a dream profession is sports psychology (I’m a girl) so I want to add stuff to highlight my passion for sports (specifically hockey) and statistics. If that isn’t in my cards, I’d aim for criminal psychology. Either way, my major of choice (psychology) is highly competitive in my desired schools.

I understand that there’s nothing exceptional or original about me. So while there’s not a lot to work with, with the addition of extracurriculars and if I follow my current academic path, do I have a shot at any of the schools listed? And, is there anything I can do to make me stand out? UMich is my dream but probably the hardest to achieve as I’m out-of-state. If not, I’d appreciate any suggestions for schools with decent psychology programs.

Thank you for reading!