<p>Well, maybe for an African American. >.></p>
<p>I don’t have any subject tests (I decided to use my second waiver on a retest of the general SAT), so I can’t apply to Princeton or most other top schools at all. </p>
<p>Yale, on the other hand, is cool.</p>
<p>dang yea haha Yale is okay</p>
<p>It’s true that I’d prefer Princeton over Yale, though. :)</p>
<p>JLaine, your brother is xxx?</p>
<p>Yeaa thats my big bro haha</p>
<p>Jlaine- with a highly selective school, everyone’s chances are “maybe”. It’s reasonable to apply to a dream school, but only applying to highly selective schools- the ones that reject most of their applicants is risky. I hope you have others on your list that are good fits for you but less selective- where you chances (and everyone else’s with your stats) are higher. There are many factors in admissions decisions. Scores , race might play a part, but another one is chance.</p>
<p>Also, if you’re brother is well known, and your user name can easily identify you, your posts are no longer anonymous here- so that makes grades and scores less confidential. It may not concern you now, but on applications, job applications, this info could be accessible to the public. I don’t know how to change a user name but perhaps the administrator of the board can help you.</p>
<p>lol my brother isnt well known the person who asked runs track for Princeton so he probably heard of him</p>
<p>oh and it raised a good amount, Im retaking it once more in November</p>
<p>You know…Having a sibling currently at the school can give you a big boost in admissions. I’d wager that’s the biggest legacy boost you can get.</p>
<p>yea it would help if i actually liked harvard haha but he graduated. and Philovitist with your SAT increase I’d be extremely suprised if Yale denies you.</p>
<p>Well, HYP admissions committees have been known to surprise…</p>
<p>haha yea thats true, but HYP isnt everything, if you’re bound for success that’ll be your final destination regardless of the path you take</p>