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yeah it's really pretty late for a senior to be just investigating schools but owell, please advise. what schools do i have a decent chance at?

sat- 1600
sat ii math 2c - 800
sat ii writing -760
sat ii physics - upper 700s (i hope, come october)
psat- 235/240 (nat'l merit semi)

freshman courses - "gifted" US History I, honors biology, "gifted" geometry, algebra 2, chorus/band, french 1, "gifted" english
(most accelerated courses available)
soph courses - honors US History II, honors college algebra, honors chemistry, honors physics, french 2 (no honors available in french 2), chorus, honors american literature
junior - ap european history, honors trigonometry, ap chemistry, ap physics, french 3 honors, honors brit lit
senior courses - ap calc bc, ap english lit, ap french 5, ap microecon, gov't, ap biology, drama, independent study in advanced drawing

got A's in all so far except in ap chemistry.

ECs are weak: been playing piano for 9 yrs but switched teachers so many times- no competitions
tennis - played 3 yrs, only jv tennis junior year (not doing it this year), debate team - soph to present, science fair freshman year (1st in area), scholastic scrimmage 9-11 (not available this year), governor's science scholarship recipient, offered MIT women's technology summer program scholarship (i coudn't attend), art for 5 years (2 summers of intensive art at institute) but only some honorable mention in a local school thing, studying chinese since 5th grade, taught junior year, science olympiad junior year, key club sophomore to present, volunteered at library and hospital sophomore year, junior summer- research assistant at ivf lab in hospital. martial arts junior and senior year.

i'm like a jack of all trades, master of none.
nonetheless what're my options? please. thanks

By Daytripper (Daytripper) on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 03:10 am: Edit

oops. forgot, took calc i at community college junior year.
ap scores (not so good):
soph: us history - 5
junior: euro history - 5
physics c (mechanics) - 5
chemistry - 4
calc bc (bad choice on my part) - 3

By Clickspring (Clickspring) on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 03:54 am: Edit

What do you want to go into? What state are you in?

By Uschicka (Uschicka) on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 01:55 pm: Edit

You should have a good chance at most schools, but your lack of commitment might hurt you (but your scores should most likely prevail). Where do you want to go? I think USC is a perfect match- I might be a little bias though

By Sac (Sac) on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 02:46 pm: Edit

your stats would be enough to earn you consideration, at least, at any school. do you want to stay in california? be in a city or a rural area? do you want an lac or a research university? there's not enough information here on which to help you base a list.

By Cmaher (Cmaher) on Sunday, September 14, 2003 - 03:54 pm: Edit

Apply to UCLA, Cal (UCB), UCSD, Caltech, Stanford, Pomona (if you like smaller schools)..

and if you want to move from California..

think about schools like Washington U in St Louis or Cornell etc..

By Daytripper (Daytripper) on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 12:20 am: Edit

i'm not too sure... I was looking into Harvey Mudd and Caltech, the UCs and I nurse a small childish hope for the Ivies. I want to go to a larger University though if I could get into Caltech or Harvey Mudd, that'd be the exception. Thanks! more input please!

By Daytripper (Daytripper) on Monday, September 15, 2003 - 10:48 pm: Edit

bump