<p>Right now, I’m a Junior who just got his October SAT results back- </p>
<p>Here are the colleges I want to get in- Here’s the catch though- I need to get a decent amount of financial aid to attend any of them.</p>
<p>Duke (Probably too high)
Davidson
UNC (Chapel Hill)
University of Florida (Honors) (My “Safety”)
Wake Forrest
Furman University</p>
<p>Race- Asian American. Can speak Chinese with some difficulties. </p>
<p>My GPA- Around 3.9+ UW my Senior Year
(Predicted, for the most part, but I’ve made a commitment to get straight A’s or die for the rest of my HS career… I goofed off during Freshman Year, got two B’s both in Spanish, because I suck in it. Sophomore Year- all A’s, and this Junior Year my first semester is straight A’s already, so I shouldn’t have a problem)</p>
<p>Curriculum- Pretty Intensive. IB Program; My senior year I will be in Calculus II, Spanish 5, Biology and Chemistry High-Level (meaning I’ve taken 3 progressive years of both), English HL (4 progressive years), US History II, Theory of Knowledge (Some BS IB required class)…</p>
<p>SAT I: (First and only try)
Critical Reading- 800
Math- 780
Writing- 650 
(I messed up- Hopefully I can make this up with a awesome admissions essay, and it shouldn’t matter that much anyway since it’s mostly ignored)</p>
<p>SAT IIs:
Haven’t taken yet, but I am going to take Literature, Math IIC, Biology E, Spanish, and Chemistry. Given that I’m preparing for them a year in advance, I expect at least a 760+ on all of them.</p>
<p>AP Tests:
Same with the SAT II’s, but I expect a 5 in all or most of them. </p>
<p>EC’s- </p>
<p>Eagle Scout (Probably my biggest)</p>
<p>Weightlifting Team 10,11,12. Varsity for 11, I don’t know about 12. (Iffy, because some mega-jacked guy could possibly move down/up a weightclass and take my spot- Our school has won Weightlifting State Championships for like 10 years in a row, it’s ridiculous) (I got a J/V 5 Star Conference 1st Place for weightlifting, my only award)</p>
<p>Mu Alpha Theta- 9,10,11,12. Already have a couple of minor awards, but nothing that really matters. (YET) Position of Treasurer for this year, I don’t know about next. </p>
<p>5 Mission Trips for Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief with Church Youth Group, working in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity (Around 1 week each, 66 hours each week) (So 330 Service Hours)</p>
<p>Nursing Home Volunteer- Managed Thursday “BINGO” Games for 2 years. (Around 60 hours right now, going to get 100 more hours by the time college applications go in) </p>
<p>ESE Math Tutor (At a different High School)- (Around 150 hours, going to get around 100 more by the time applications are in) </p>
<p>So that’s about 740+ Service Hours, not counting the ones I earned in Boy Scouts. </p>
<p>Remember, I have one more summer where I could earn some big EC points if I really tried, so that’s not the end of it. I’m thinking of either some MAJOR service (as in spending ALL summer doing volunteer work), or… well, i don’t know. But it’s not going to go to waste. </p>
<p>Minor EC’s-</p>
<p>NHS- I don’t know if I’ll be able to get any positions though, that’s only senior year and I doubt I’ll win a damn popularity contest. </p>
<p>Spanish Club- Same as NHS. </p>
<p>National Merit Semi-Finalist- I haven’t gotten it yet, but I’m almost positive I got it. Refer to SAT scores above. </p>
<p>“Hawk of the Month”- (Some award selected by all the Foreign Language Teachers each month for outstanding students)</p>
<p>My question is- To get admitted, and get a little financial aid-
What more do I need? Where will my application be weak and flawed? What should I spend the time I have before early admission applications are due? (Around 1 year). And what are my chances?</p>
<p>And also- If anyone has any ideas of WHAT TO DO WITH MY SUMMER that will make the most impact, feel free to share! Muchas gracias!</p>