Ok, I thought this would be a good place for me to get some of my questions answered, just because so many people visit this site every day.
As you may or may not know, I'm 14 years old, and coming towards the end of my high school freshman year... Basically, I have many questions, but my main being, where can I accurately find REALISTIC requirements for admission to a certain college. I try to look at sites of the college's themselves, but I either a) don't find anything, or b) find a page about the Minimal Requirements, which won't get me anything, they will only make them accualy read my application. What I'm looking for is the realistic (probably based on annual data) about the admission requirements to schools like U.C.L.A. and Cal-Tech.
I'm also wondering (this is mostly for you cali people), what GOOD technology (like Computer Science, engineering, math, etc.) schools are there in California (preferable socal, from L.A. to San Diego). I know one is UCLA, and one is Cal Tech (hard school to get into, which is why I'm asking where I can find the realistic requirements to get into that school).
I think I have a good chance of getting into a top-school. My sophomore setup goes as follows: AP European History, AP Computer Science, Honors Trig/Pre-Calc (this is one year ahead of the normal math level), French 3, Chemistry, Adv. English 10, and Independant PE (Cross Country + Track). As my extra activities, I do sports (just listed them), Piano (by the time I'll be finishing high school, I'll be finishing the California CM piano program, (which means I would have been playing for 12+ years)), Computer Club and the next 3 years, I plan to join the Math Club, and I do a lot of computer study, repair, programming, networking, etc.
As for my Junior year, I plan to take the following classes: AP American History, Honors Physics, AP Calculus AB, French 4 Honors, English 11 Honors, and Speech and Debate, plus sports and all the hobbies listed above.
So for all of you who have bothered to read all of this and analyze it (Which I thank you for), can you please help me out here? And help me understand what kind of position I'm in for these kinds of schools. Thank you so much...
Btw, if you guys wanna talk about your colleges and so on, you can, it will help me learn something, no doubt about that.
As you may or may not know, I'm 14 years old, and coming towards the end of my high school freshman year... Basically, I have many questions, but my main being, where can I accurately find REALISTIC requirements for admission to a certain college. I try to look at sites of the college's themselves, but I either a) don't find anything, or b) find a page about the Minimal Requirements, which won't get me anything, they will only make them accualy read my application. What I'm looking for is the realistic (probably based on annual data) about the admission requirements to schools like U.C.L.A. and Cal-Tech.
I'm also wondering (this is mostly for you cali people), what GOOD technology (like Computer Science, engineering, math, etc.) schools are there in California (preferable socal, from L.A. to San Diego). I know one is UCLA, and one is Cal Tech (hard school to get into, which is why I'm asking where I can find the realistic requirements to get into that school).
I think I have a good chance of getting into a top-school. My sophomore setup goes as follows: AP European History, AP Computer Science, Honors Trig/Pre-Calc (this is one year ahead of the normal math level), French 3, Chemistry, Adv. English 10, and Independant PE (Cross Country + Track). As my extra activities, I do sports (just listed them), Piano (by the time I'll be finishing high school, I'll be finishing the California CM piano program, (which means I would have been playing for 12+ years)), Computer Club and the next 3 years, I plan to join the Math Club, and I do a lot of computer study, repair, programming, networking, etc.
As for my Junior year, I plan to take the following classes: AP American History, Honors Physics, AP Calculus AB, French 4 Honors, English 11 Honors, and Speech and Debate, plus sports and all the hobbies listed above.
So for all of you who have bothered to read all of this and analyze it (Which I thank you for), can you please help me out here? And help me understand what kind of position I'm in for these kinds of schools. Thank you so much...
Btw, if you guys wanna talk about your colleges and so on, you can, it will help me learn something, no doubt about that.