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Am I Good Enough For Top Universities?


I’m currently a junior attending a public high school in the southern region of the U.S.
As of this year, I am currently the salutatorian of my class, however, there is a good chance that I could become the valedictorian by my senior year. My cumulative unweighted GPA is a 3.97; my weighted GPA would be a 4.32
My most recent ACT score is that of a 31, however, I will retake it until I make a 34 or 35.
I took 2 AP tests during my sophomore year and made a 3 and a 5. I am taking 7 AP tests this year.
I am the assistant principle to concertmaster in my school orchestra; I have auditioned and attained seats in a regional and state orchestra. I volunteer at my state’s art museum, volunteer at a food bank, and will tutor other students in the summer for social science courses. I will also be attending an accredited 4-week summer program with other juniors. When I was affiliated with a church, I volunteered during a week-long community outreach program in Pennsylvania. I wrote many articles and provided photographs for my school newspaper during my freshman year; I was made editor-in-chief of my schools newspaper during my sophomore year.
I have received e-mails from schools such as Princeton and Washington University in St. Louis. Would I be good enough for such schools? If not, what else could I do to improve my chances?

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What Should I Do If I Am Invited To The National Young Leaders Conference?


I am pretty sure this is fake, but this is the second time I have gotten an invitation to the NYLC.
The first time, the letter apparently listed the wrong school. This time though, the letter listed the right school, but there are still issues with people faking it.
Although I go to one of the top magnet schools in the nation, I dont even have a 4.0 GPA (mines around 3.7, or as low as 3.5; weighted GPA is about 4.4-4.5). Whenever I get into a political or religious debate, I tend to piss people off, so neither grades nor my behavior is beneficial to such a meeting. I have seen at least one student at my school with at least a 4.8 weighted GPA and the guy is quite a charismatic one, so how can I be chosen to represent my school? Just for more information, the email is based off of highachieving.net supposedly from Marguerite C. Regan PhD, Dean of Academic Affairs. Whats unusual is that the university affiliated with the invidation is George Mason University (provided address is 1919 Gallows Road Suite 700, Vienna, Virginia). I can tell you, that although my hometown is in Virginia (its not Vienna though), I currently live about 500 or so miles away from the state. Theres enough evidence to prove that this is real…. and theres enough evidence to prove that this email is fake.
What a paradox.

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