hey guys! ever since i was little I've dreamed of going to harvard. right now i'm a sophomore in high school and was wondering if someone could give their opinion on my shot at Harvard or a comparable school.
freshman year: 4.56 GPA 1st semester, 4.63 GPA second semester (4.53 cumulative GPA that year–I thought it looked weird so in case anyone's wondering it's on a different scale according to my college counselor). did 4/5 possible honors classes. I had all A's and A+'s except for an A- in Honors Ancient Lit first semester.
sophomore year/this year: 1st semester isn't done but as of right now i have the highest GPA possible. GPAs aren't given until the end of the semester but i am doing 5/5 potential honors classes and have all A+'s with one A.
extracurriculars:
Freshman year:
Mock trial–varsity letter, certificate of merit from the Minnesota state bar association, and an outstanding attorney award from an invitational mock trial tournament.
Model Assembly–this was more of a participation thing last year but I plan on running for office. More on that later.
Science club–co-founder and co-president. This is non-competitive, but we have discussions of scientific topics and do dissections and experiments (it's really fun).
Rowing–I am not a good rower at all at this point but I did get second place in an eight race last year.
Sophomore year:
Mock trial: I did Empire mock trial this year, where my team got 3rd out of 28 internationally. I also spoke to a coach who said I have a pretty good shot of being a captain during regular season this year.
Model Assembly: I am in appellate court this year, and I plan on running for the elected position of Head Judge of the Court of Appeals. I actually know what I'm doing this time so there's a possibility of me receiving an award.
Science club–same as last year
Student Senate–I was elected along with two of my classmates as a student senator for my class, which basically includes speaking to administration and organizing student events.
NHS–yep
Volunteering at a hospital
I'm also planning on competing in the Biology Olympiad, but I don't really know what to expect there.
I got a 31 on my ACT last year and I have not taken the SAT.
Also I'm not sure how important this is but I'm currently in CIS Latin VI, and will hopefully take it though level VIII senior year, which exceeds what is offered at the University of Minnesota. I've also gotten three silver medals on the National Latin Exam and completed a neurology camp summer 2017. I'm looking into starting a nonprofit as well.
Thanks! Please let me know what you think.
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