Hello everyone! I just finished junior year, so I am a rising senior. I would like to know what you think I should aim for realistically.
I don't exactly have the best stats.
As of now, I have (end of junior year):
A score of 5: on 1 AP exam
A score of 4: on 5 AP exams
A score of 3: on 3 AP exams
(4+: 6 AP exams)
(3+: 9 AP exams)
I have taken 10 AP exams and plan to take another 5-7 more which will amount to 15-17 APs in my high school (depending on whether or not I will take AP Physics C, still deciding).
(Our school offers about 15 AP classes and almost any AP exam (only) at the moment, out of which I plan to take 10 AP classes and 5 to 7 self-study APs by the end of senior year.)
My SAT superscore, sadly, is only at a 1400.
GPA: Unweighted: 3.434, Weighted: 3.775 (I did poorly in 9th grade due to COVID-19 lockdowns and other factors approx. 2.9 UW, 3.0 W in 9th grade)
California / UK / Japan GPA (only counts 10th and 11th grade weighted): A bit over 4.05
Canada GPA (only counts 11th grade GPA): About 4.14 GPA
However, my strongest part, I believe, are my ECs.
I have done about 3-4 passion projects, was in the Japan Math Olympiad top 10% contestants in 8th grade (because I took AP Stats in 9th grade, I was disqualified from then on out, as it counts as a college course and that defies the entry requirements). I am also the president and founder of my chess club. This club is certified by Japan's Chess Federation. I am also the vice president of my school's environmental club. In addition, I am a varsity runner in XC, and have been certified in a language exam in my regional language (Okinawan), and only 130 people (or less) ever have passed it. I am also part of my school's NHS (National Honor Society). (Just listing the somewhat major ones)
Uniqueness: Is a dragon lover, from Okinawa (Pacific Islander), loves to incorporate art in science.
I plan to major in bioinformatics/biostatistics/genetics. Personally, I am hoping for Ivy/T20, but realistically it's either T50 or T100.
For the US:
Dream schools (Ivy/T20): Stanford (#3 on Forbes), UC Berkeley (#5 on Forbes), Johns Hopkins University (#13 on Forbes)
Dream schools (T50): Pomona College (#36 on Forbes), Wesleyan University (#42 on Forbes)
Dream schools (T100): Tulane University (#52 on Forbes), Carnegie Mellon (#59 on Forbes), UC Irvine (#61 on Forbes), Harvey Mudd (#71 on Forbes).
I would prefer a full-ride scholarship if possible.
Sincerely,
SilverDragon (Class of 2025, from Japan, 11th-rising 12th)
Oh by the way, I forgot to mention that if I do really good this year, my final high school GPA could potentially go up to 3.95+ weighted
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