Pre-High School:
-Invited to, and attended, a gifted and talented school from 3rd-8th grade.
- Took ACT in 7th Grade, did well (scores I cannot recall, did better than ~70% of high schoolers, IIRC)
- Invited to (and joined) Duke Talent Identification Program
- Won a State Recognition medal by Duke TIP for ACT scores
- Took PSAT in 8th grade (CR:55) (MATH:51) (WRIT:53) (~1590/2400) (~1060/1600)
- Awarded various honor rolls for a couple years.
Freshman year:
- Took all Honors classes (except for PE and AP Human Geography)
- Received a 5 on AP Human Geography Exam
Sophomore year:
-Took all Honors classes (except for Sociology/Law Education, Drama 1, and AP European History)
- Received a 5 on AP Euro Exam
- Joined Beta Club, served 40 service hours
- Was the lead in Drama's Spring Production
- Took the PSAT (CR:64) (MATH:59) (WRIT:60) (~1830/2400) (~1230/1600)
What Junior year looks like:
- AP Classes: AP Stat, AP Language/Composition, AP US History, AP Chemistry,
- Honors: Pre-calculus
- Electives: Film Criticism, Drama 2 (will try to seek director/leader position)
- Hopefully invited to the National Honors Society
- Continuing Beta Club service
GPA so far: 3.6-3.8
Aspiring Major: Political Science
Aspiring Minor: Philosophy or History
Dream School: Vanderbilt
So, how likely is it that I would be accepted to Vanderbilt (ED 1), Duke (Possibly ED 2), Clemson, and South Carolina?
I understand that my PSAT is quite poor for Vanderbilt standards. How can I improve for the real deal?
Should I contact Vanderbilt's regional officer or whatever for my state? If so, what should I say?
Do my extracurriculars need improvement? What can I do?
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