starting off, i’d like to add that i have not been doing so well in school these days, however, i plan to continue and keep on getting my grades up senior year.
i am currently junior, attending a GREAT school in NY. (goes in nation’s top 50)
my 9th grade courses are…
Math A/B – A-
Digital music 1 and 2 – A+
Biology R – B-
Gym – A-
Spanish 1 – A+
Composition – B+
Global History H – B-
English H – B

10th grade..
Global history 2H – B+
Spanish 2H – B+
Math B/R – A-
English 10H – B
B/W Photo 1 – A-
Health – A
Intro to Psych – B+
Chemistry R – A-
Phys Ed – A

11th grade..
AP Chemistry – B (got a 3 on the exam)
Phys Ed – B+
Pre Calc R – B+
Spanish 3H – B+
AP US History – B- (got a 2, ik horrible, but im prob gonna cancel it or send it, depends on what ppl recommend, and plus its not my major topic so i dont think it matters cos i know someone whos gotten into cornell with a 2 on an AP)
Physics R – B+
English H – B+

12th grade i am planning to take
AP Biology
AP Economics
AP Calculus
Modern gothic lit / Creative writing
SUPA forensics (it’s a College level course, affiliated with Syracuse University)
Statistics R
Spanish 4H
Gym
Participation in Government

The schools that i am interested are…
1. Duke University
2. UNC Chapel Hill
3. University of Virginia
4. University of Michigan
5. Tufts University
6. Boston College
7. SUNY Binghamton
8. Lehigh University
9. Georgetown (only because i could get a alumni/scholarship sponsor recommendation)
10. Vanderbilt University
I do have some safety schools, which i will look into later on.

Currently, my SAT scores are very low around 1900s, but it will definitely go up in October, i can guarantee 2000+ or even 2100.
I know that if i want to go to a competitive school, i should have all As, but for me, English was a big problem. I came from Korea in 5th grade, and graduated Middle school here. I understand that i should have mastered the English language by now, but education wise, it was very difficult. Speaking however, was no problem whatsoever. I lost my accent as soon as the beginning of 7th grade.

Some of my awards are…
- my high school scholars award
- a bronze medal in Science Olympiad, placed 3rd among 15 different schools, each having about 20-40 members.
- national honors society

My extracurricular activites
200+ volunteer hours
consistency in hospitals and churches
taught korean to young children
President/Creator of Habitat for Humanity Chapter in my school
Dance team
part of the JV volleyball team 9th and 10th
part of the Varsity track team in 11th
Project friendship – basically tutoring in 11th
and i will continue some of these clubs, if not join more in 12th grade

My weighed GPA right now is a 3.7, which is an A-
but i know that it should be well over 4.0 and i am willing to work hard the beginning of my senior year until i apply.
I can also get many recommendations from my AP teachers and Math teacher, and I want to major in either med, or something to do with math and science.
I also dance, sing and create albums as my hobbie.
I plan to send them one of my albums to show them that i am serious about my music.

Right now, as i write all this info down, i feel like im reaching for the stars here. Up until now, i thought that having an A- average is pretty solid. but looking at the individual grades of my classes, some of them went up, yet some of them went down. Please help me, and let me know my real chances. don’t hesitate to be harsh, so i can wake up and do better. Also take into account that i didn’t understand "literal english" well until about 9th grade.
I know that Duke is a HIGHLY competitive college, and i know that my chances of getting in are very slim. But it is my dream school, and i really really want to get in.

Anyone who’s currently a student at Duke or any of the schools that i’ve listed up there except for Binghamton, Lehigh, and Boston college, will you please let me know how you did it?
i honestly, feel like i should have listened to my parents more and not have gone out so much. it feels good to be with friends until you realize you’re almost at the end.
i apologize if this is so long and it gets boring.
thank you so much and let me know please!!
xx
yes, i am applying to duke early decision, just to prove to them that i will work SO hard once i get admitted. idk what to do really, except to get better grades senior year, but really, i did have a GREAT GPA until the final exams came around and completely brought them all down by 5 pts. I’m really frustrated and disappointed

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