After looking at other threads i feel totally discouraged... But chance me anyway?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Hi! So this is my first post and I really hope you guys can help me!</p>

<p>I will be applying to colleges in the next few months and I was wondering if you could chance me for my reach schools!
They include: Harvard, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, Stanford (Early Action), Yale, Brown, U of Penn, and Cornell.</p>

<p>These are the AP/Honors classes I have taken:
Biology Honors, English Language AP, Biology AP, US History AP, AP French, AP Calculus AB, AP Economics, Government Honors</p>

<p>I have had a 4.0 for my whole life and weighted I have about a 4.5 I think.
My school does not rank but I know I am at least in the top 10%.</p>

<p>I am a California resident.
I am Persian.
I am a male.</p>

<p>These are my extracurriculars:
I have been volunteering/interning at the hospital for 3 years and I am a shift leader (300+ hours)
Next week I will start shadowing my uncle in the emergency room God willing.
I have been doing Speech and Debate for 4 years and attended the State Tournament last year. (I am also the Chair for one of the events)
I have been doing piano for 10 years and will be taking the Level Advanced Certificate of Merit test this February God willing.
I was on JV Volleyball for my Freshman and Sophomore years.
I peer tutor at my school in Biology (AP and honors), French (1,2,3,4, and AP), and in all math levels until Calculus AB.
Got 2nd Place at the Synopsys Science Fair</p>

<p>Clubs:
California Scholarship Federation (9,10,11,12)
French Club (9,10)
Science Club (11,12)
Accent Club (play music for the elderly) (12)
Chance Against Cancer (Vice President) (12)</p>

<p>Other:
Attended the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at UCLA for 10 days</p>

<p>Will get 2 awesome letters of rec from Biology AP and English AP teachers</p>

<p>SAT: 2030 (Retaking next month, hope to get at least 2150)
AP: English - 3
US History - 4
Biology - 5
SAT II: Biology M - 800
Will be taking Math 2c and French w/Listening in November God willing. Hope to do well</p>

<p>Thank you so much! I really appreciate all the help! Also if you can, let me know if all the schools I am applying to have good undergraduate Biology programs because that is what I would like to major in!</p>

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<p>You would definitely need to bring your SAT up some to be competitive</p>

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<p>About how much do you think would be enough for these schools? I heard that if you GPA is high then it is okay if your SAT score is lower. How much is that true?</p>

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<p>None of it</p>

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<p>oh… thats pretty depressing…</p>

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<p>It might work with some lower tier schools, but for HYPSM-caliber schools, the best of the best apply. Why take someone with bad SATs and good GPAs when they can take someone who have good SATs and good GPAs?</p>

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<p>To be honest, you would probably want 2250+ for it not to hurt you</p>

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<p>You definitely need to bring up your SATs. It’s true that a great Gpa and amazing ECs can overcome bad test scores, but your ECs are not nearly that good. Take the SAT again, and consider trying the ACT out.</p>