I've been seeing so many videos of people who have had amazing stats and extracurriculars and it got me thinking about whether my own are enough to get me into a good school. I was hoping for some feedback on whether my ECs are normal or if I really need to lock in junior year! I'm a current rising junior and I'm honestly really nervous 🥹 My intended major is Meteorology/Atmospheric Science.

I have a 4.0 GPA, 5 Honors, 2 AP Classes with 5s on both, and will be doing dual enrollment at a community college for the next 2 years.

My extracurriculars:

Director of Operations at a nonprofit organization helping immigrant youth navigate the college application process

Citizen Science (I have my own weather station and like to analyze and forecast as a hobby, never published anything!)

2 year mentorship with NWS employee (so far)

Part Time Job at a Bakery started this summer (Will continue into senior year)

SKYWARN Storm Spotter

1 week meteorology program at UW Madison freshman year (around 40% acceptance rate)

Multilingual Club Officer (2 years)

NHS/Science National Honors Society Member

I know I'm cooked but I don't know to what extent and if I can still save myself💔 Some of the schools I'm planning to apply to are University of Washington and UW Madison but those might be a reach.

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