I am from California, so I imagine the competition is pretty tough considering we have quite a few of the top ranked aerospace engineering universities. @christcorp: I will try and outline my stats so you can tell me which category you think I fall in (if you don't mind).
Attending a charter school.
GPA: 4.0
Class rank: school doesn't rank
SAT: verbal: 750 math: 760 writing: 620 (stinkin essay) total: 2130
ACT: just took it, scores in next 3-4 weeks.
EC's: unfortunately no military-like groups such as CAP or boyscouts, not sure how much that hurts or not. Also, school doesn't offer sports, so all sports aren't technically varsity or anything (and no letters).
Athletics:
Bicycle racer
5 yrs on Rocket Sports Foundation
1 yr on SJBC Junior Elite team (continuing next year)
2 years team captain (RSF)
1 year team mentor for a youth athlete devo. team (will continue as such next year)
Advanced skier
1 season ski instructor
many other sports for fun (snowboarding, kayaking, swimming, ultimate frisbee, etc.)
Groups:
National Honors Society
California Scholarship Federation
Church
Music:
Violin-9yrs
Fiddle-6yrs
Bluegrass band (campbell creek gang)-5yrs as fiddle/singer
Central Valley Youth Symphony-4yrs (only 1 year during highschool)
Comm. Service:
Many volunteer gigs with band over the years for non-profits
Youth development team mentor
Harmer campaign volunteer (does this count even though it is political?)
Pregnancy Resource Center volunteer
Pro-life counsel volunteer
Work experience:
Rockin' S Ranch (ranch hand)-7yrs
Wagner estates (landscape/upkeep)-2yrs
Tahoe Learning Center (Ski instructor)-1 season
Six Oaks Ranch (ranch hand/co-manager)-8yrs
Awards:
Mathcounts Individual regional winner (8th grade)
Mathcounts Countdown regional winner (8th grade)
State Junior Twin Fiddle Champion-2yrs
State Junior Individual Champion-this year
National People's Choice Twin Fiddle Champion-last year
NHS membership
CSF membership
I expect National Merits Scholar finalist, but at least semifinalist. 99th percentile for PSAT index score and my SAT score reflects my PSAT scores.
Academics:
Sophomore:
Human Bio-Community college
other basic required courses
Junior:
pre-calc/trig-comm. college
US History
English
Music
Comm. Service
PE (bicycling-school doesn't offer any sports, so this is how I get the reqs to graduate.)
Planned for Senior: I expect a 4.0, but this is a huge load considering the 1.5 hr. drive every day to go to the community college. We'll see how I do
Calc 1 and 2 at comm. college
Physics-comm. college
Spanish
English
Gov./Econ.
Music
PE
BTW. I am a male
as you can see, no AP classes as they are not offered through my school, but does the college course work make up for it? I know I don't have much college courses, but they only allow HS students 11 credits/semester. lots of questions! I appreciate the help a lot.
Thanks,
Joe
PS: does highschool work only count? any non-highschool work has been noted as such in the above.