Hey everyone, I’m an upcoming junior and have quite a rigorous schedule for next year. It will consist of dual enrollment just for math (College algebra and pre-calc), three aps, an AICE class, and a regular level class- entrepreneurship only because I’ve always been into that sort of thing. Currently, I have a 3.7 UW, and 4.2 W, my dream schools consist of University of Pennsylvania, Annapolis, and Yale. I know they’re all very different and all difficult to get into. I guess what I’m asking is, how much can my unweighted and weighted gpas increase, respectively, assuming I get all As. Do I have a shot? I’m going to take my first ACT on the 15th of this month, I’ll update once I get the results, but I’ve always been a great test-taker and am confident I’ll do very well on the ACT and SAT when the time comes for that. I’m also involved in various clubs, have officer positions in those clubs, plenty of volunteer hours, track. Do I have a shot? Thanks
From what little you’ve posted, it’s impossible to say whether you have a realistic chance or not at these schools. Your GPA seems low at this point so getting a 4.0 junior year would be imperative. The ACT is not given in August so I believe you mean next month unless you mean you are taking a practice test.
In a nutshell, you need high grades and test scores and your EC’s should include something that makes you clearly stand out from the crowd or schools like Penn and Yale would be a high reach (as they are for most people). I don’t know enough about Annapolis to comment.
Thank you for the feedback, yes, it is just a practice through this program I’m doing.