Admissions Chances?

Applying to College
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Hispanic Male

Schools Being Considered:
Carngie-Mellon Univ.
Columbia Univ.
Cornell Univ.
New York Univ.
Penn State Univ.

SAT (1st attempt):
Critical Reading - 570
Math - 620
Writing - 580
Overall: 1770/2400

Accu. GPA (Unweighted on a 4.0 Scale): 3.8064
Accu. GPA (Weighted on a 5.0 Scale): 4.85
Rank: 1/414

AP Exams:
English Language and Composition: 3 (Re-taking next year) :frowning:
Spanish Language: 5 (Yay!)
** Taking AP English Literature & Comp., AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP U.S. History, and possibly AP Chemistry next year**

Extracurricular Activties:
Academic Team (9,10,11,12) – President (11)
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America (11) Possibly 12
Student Council Representative (9,10,11) Possibly 12
School Newspaper - News Editor (10)
School Newspaper - Editor in Chef (11, 12)
Key Club (11, 12)
Community Service Group (10, 11, 12)
Future Business Leaders of America (11, 12)
Drama Club (11, 12)
National Honor Society (11, 12)
Achievers in Our High School (9, 10, 11) Possibly 12

School Grades:
Math
Algebra 1 Honors: A+
Geoemetry Honors: A+
Algebra 2 Honors: A+
Pre-Calculus Honors: A+
AP Calculus: N/A

English
English 9 Honors: A-
English 10 Honors: A+
English 11 Honors: A+
AP English Language: A-
AP English Literature: N/A

Science
Biology Honors: A
Biology Lab Honors: A
Earth-Space Honors: A-
Chemistry Honors: A+
Chemistry Lab Honors: A+
AP Biology: N/A
AP Biology Lab: N/A
Anatomy & Physiology Honors: N/A
~*No Room for Physics *~

History
World History Level A: A+
U.S. History Part 1 Honors: A
U.S. History Part 2 Honors: A
AP U.S. History: N/A

Foreign Language
Spanish 1 Honors: A
Spanish 2 Honors: A
AP Spanish Language: A-
Spanish 4 Honors: N/A

Electives
Culinary Art Class: A+
Computer Applications 1: A+
Journalism: A
Independent Study Journalism (I): A+
Independent Study Journalism (II): N/A

Science Fair – County Winner — Honorable Mention
Recognition for Work on School Paper

Anythign else I can add to my extracurricular activity list? As a rising senior, I feel I haven’t dedicated myself 100 percent… ::Pulls hair out of head:: :slight_smile:
Thanks for reading and submitting your opinion/evalutations! I really appreciate it!

~Fraggle

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<p>It really gives you an edge to be hispanic...I'd try to get your SATs up, if possible, especially if you have A+'s in Honors English classes. Columbia/Cornell are reaches since they're Ivys. I'd say CMU is a match, and you shouldn't have problems with Penn State or NYU. Find something that you're really passionate about for your EC's.</p>

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<p>You're ECs and grades make you a solid candidate at all of those schools. However, the SAT scores don't cut it. If you bring them all up to a 600+ in each section you'll be in much better shape. It won't be that hard if you do some practice tests since you're almost there.</p>