130 points better on the SAT

<p>Heyy
I now have a revised list of schools i like, can you tell me what my chances are? Also look at the bottom for my new SAT score =)</p>

<p>University of Delaware (my top choice by far)
Penn State
Pitt
UMass-Amherst
Indiana University
Rutgers</p>

<p>GPA: unweighted= 3.7 weighted: 4.1
Class Rank= 45/270</p>

<p>-national honor society
-High honors
-National Honor Roll
-Who's Who Among American High School Students
-XC (7-12)
-Track (7-12)
-Newspaper (10-12)
-Spanish Club (11th)
-Relay for Life participant
-volunteer @ the hospital
-Chemistry Club (11-12)
-help run invitationals for JV runners
-collected shoes for youth runners in Africa</p>

<p>Junior Classes:
Ap Euro History (will bring weighted grade up more)
Spanish 4 (the advanced spanish for grade 11)
Algebra II
Chem
English
American Cultures
^^ so far i have had a 3.7 all year long</p>

<p>Senior year i will be taking and English and a History class of my choice for the "Young Scholars" progam at our school at one of the local colleges near us.
the rest of my SENIOR classes will be as follows:
Trig/Alg 3
Environmental Science
Gym
Psychology</p>

<p>The last SAT i tool i got a 1480 on but then i took them again in may and now my best combined score is a 1610 (i know not amazing by some of ur standards but i thought i died and went to heaven) anyway can you tell me what my chances are now?</p>

<p>What you have to understand is that the type of schools you are applying to look at two things first-- SAT and GPA-- then they look at everything else. And the SAT is usually considered more important that GPA. These are just facts. </p>

<p>That said, here are the 25th-75th percentile SATS at the schools you want (on a 1600 scale) along with % of freshmen in the top 10% of their high school class:</p>

<p>Pitt-- 1130-1330 45%
Delaware-- 1110-1300 37%
Rutgers-- 1110-1320 36%
PSU-- 1100-1300 40%
UMass-- 1030-1250 19%
IU-- 990-1230 25%</p>

<p>Your 1610 on a 1600 scale would be a 1073.333. So you would be in the bottom 25% at most of these schools. I am not saying this to discourage you from applying to any of these places. I am just giving you the stats. You have a great GPA (although you still are not in the top 10%) and ECs. So here would be my guess as to your chances:</p>

<p>IU- safety
UMass- safety
PSU- match
Rutgers- match
UDel- match/slight reach
Pitt- slight reach</p>

<p>Pat, you're completely off on those.</p>

<p>how is he off?</p>

<p>IU- safety
UMass- safety
PSU- match
Rutgers- match
UDel- match/slight reach
Pitt- slight reach</p>

<p>IU isnt a safety. PSU isnt close to a match--PSU is more selective than Pitt IMO.</p>

<p>Well loslobos71, ITOOAD (in the opinion of admission departments) Pitt IS more selective, and IU is most definately a safety school. I know you are upset that Pitt rejected you, but please stop providing false information to other prospective students.</p>

<p>hahahha false information? I never said you were wrong about Pitt. Pitt is definitely a reach. Also, i'm going to a better school and i'm not upset at all. IU is not a safety. As I said, 3.4 1700s and I didnt get into IU. That's not a safety for the OP at all.</p>

<p>I think Pat is definately right. its a safety!
1. They accept 80% of the applicants.
2. their website just implemented new rules for next years class:
students with a solid B average (3.0) will be given priority consideration. Students with above average scores for the State of Indiana (if In state) will be given priority consideration. Students with above average SATS compared to the nation (if OOS) will be given priority consideration.
3. I personally got in with a 3.0 UW and a 1700 on the SATs and with a scholarship. I know tons of others with similar and slightly lower stats that got in as well.</p>

<p>Bundel, U meet all these things and go way beyond.
U have a 3.7 which is above their average and ur SAT score, according to IU is ok. so dont sweat it, IU is a safety.
U have at least an 80% chance of getting in. Im shocked lobos got rejected cause he is the first with those stats I have seen to be rejected. Something must have happened there and if u get rejected I would appeal and u should win.
Ur gonna get in! dont worry!</p>

<p>I applied fairly early, my essays were good, recs were good, etc. Nothing missing. IU is upping their standards anyway. Dont be shocked if it happens to you like it did to me.</p>

<p>Caution, University of Delaware is becoming increasingly competitive (especially if you are out of state)</p>