Ivy League...Am I qualified?

I'm a freshmen going on to sophomore year this Sept (HS). I have GPA of 4.0, got A+ in 3 of 7 classes this year and the rest all A's. I got 3 school awards, played violin for 10 years and got gold medals from competitions, and currently have 100 hours of community service hours. I'm in all the honor lanes I could possibly be in. Do I qualify to go into any ivy league universities if I keep on going this way? Around how much more volunteer hours do I need? Is taking PSAT a good idea? Around how many AP's do I need to take?



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Ivy League...Am I qualified?
too early to tell.



You haven't even started sophomore year yet. Many Ivy League schools don't even look at your freshman year.



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Reply:It sounds like you're on the right track. Take as many AP classes you can and do well in them. The community service hours are a very good thing so keep up with that as well. Do well on your SATs when you're older as well, and you'll be on your way. :)
Reply:The PSATs definitely give you a good idea of what the real thing would be like... Make sure you study for the SAT, and take it more than once. As many APs as possible without hurting your GPA. Remember- most applicants to ivy leagues have 4.5+ GPAs.



Good luck!
Reply:You'll have to take the PSAT no matter what, but that's not what they look for, necessarily, for the standardized score. They will be looking for either the ACT or the SAT, and for IV league schools (technically it's IV for "four" and not "ivy", although it has transitioned to "ivy league" over the years) they are usually looking for the SAT score. Plan on scoring very high, although the rest of your curriculum vitae looks very good and definitely on track.

It will definitely help you to take 2 or more AP courses or college courses via some means such as summer classes or CLEP courses.

However......all that being said.....and I do know what I'm talking about.......you're sweating it too much. "Ivy League" is more about elitism than it is about real learning. The Ivy Leaguers I know aren't any more successful, and in many cases not any smarter, really, than some really sharp people I know who went to public state colleges. They are, however, often more full of themselves, or in some cases full of you-know-what. You can succeed in life just fine without an Ivy League education.

Best of luck, kid. Just keep in mind being a success has more to do with being a successful person and human being than it does with what Ivy League school you went to. I don't envy any of the Ivy Leaguers I know, but I do wish I could be more like some of the people I know who don't have such a high-falutin' education.