Hi! I’m currently an Asian-American (Brown) sophomore (class of 2027) at a SUPER large and competitive high school in the northern Texas area. I just want to see if my stats are good and if where I am right now is a good point for admissions. I want to major in finance. I’m from an upper middle class family.
Cumulative GPA (as of 1st semester sophomore year) = 4.0548 W, 3.88 UW (Top 25% ish, we don’t do class rank, but we have these things called quartiles. Quartile 1 = top 25%, Quart 2 = top 50%, and so forth)
PLANNED Amount of APs = 10 (5 on the only exam I have taken so far), 9 honors classes
Sophomore PSAT score = 1210 (retaking in October of junior year)
Planned/Current ECs (will try and get officer positions in at least 2-3):
- Model UN (10-12)
- DECA (10-12)
- Peer Mentoring (10-11)
- National Honor Society (10-12)
- Principals Advisory Committee (10-12)
- Library Volunteering (9-11/12)
- Peer Tutoring (11-12)
- Psychology Club (11-12)
- Lacrosse (11-12)
- Working on publishing a fictional coming of age novel
- Will try and get an internship. My school offers a chance to intern with the Credit Union of Texas so I will be trying for that
- I have a not-for-profit with another classmate. We haven’t gotten much done yet but teachers are aware about it and we are actively implementing it as the main fundraiser for our school’s chapter of Hope Squad, a club dedicated to suicide prevention.
Awards:
- Outstanding Effort in Biology (9)
- Honorable Mention in Scholastic Art and Writing (9)
- Honorable Delegate at YMCA Fall Summit for Model UN (10)
- Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Key (10)
- Scholastic Art and Writing Gold Key (10)
Is this good for a sophomore? Since my school is super competitive, it feels like I’m not doing quite enough. I’m surrounded by kids who’ve raised thousands of dollars to causes, on national teams for their sports, invented life-saving gadgets, and other huge accomplishments.
I’m applying to: University of Washington, University of Oklahoma, Texas Women’s University, UT Austin, Tulane University, Michigan State, Louisiana State, UT Dallas, University of Houston, Texas A&M, Penn State, University of Georgia, and UMich. Are my stats so far going to be enough for UW, UT Austin, Tulane, Penn State, UGA, and UMich?
Sorry for the yapping. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and have a wonderful day. If you’re like me and you’re in high school, I wish you luck on your endeavors and I know you will achieve great things.