are my scores competitive for Harv, Princeton, Stanford?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I am an Urm (african american male) and I'm having serious doubts about my chances at tops schools b/c of my mediocre test scores...even though I'm an urm.</p>

<p>sat: 1350/2030 (retook in nov.)
psat: 219
sat II: World history 720, Math II 680, biology 650
rank: 1/450 gpa: 4.31</p>

<p>AP scores: comp. gov't 5, us history 4, psy. 4, bio 3</p>

<p>awards: nat'l merit semi, nat'l achievement semi, ap scholar w/ honor</p>

<p>applying to Harvard, Princeton, Stanford (SCEA), JHU, Umaryland, U. Boston</p>

<p>Are my scores too low even for an Urm?</p>

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<p>err...They could use a little boost for those top colleges...Should mention your EC's.</p>

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<p>I think you'll be fine. I have a good feeling you will get into Stanford ;).</p>

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<p>Your scores are probably a little on the lower end, but you should be fine. Your class rank is impressive. Good grades can offset a poor SAT.</p>

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<p>My friend at Yale's roomate had 1900 on her SAT's and she was URM. I think SAT scores can be off set by your excellent gpa/rank. I also have lower end sat scores...</p>

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<p>Do you mean 1350/1600, 2030/2400?
And I think those scores are definitely high enough considering your excellent ranking/gpa AND urm status.</p>

<p>But while that does "solve" your grade/academics "problem," what have you done besides that? I think Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford might be interested in that too :P</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>hmm...they are a little low, but I suppose there have been urms with scores like yours (and lower) they have gotten in. It's really going to depend on how good the rest of your app is.</p>

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<p>I would say that since you are an URM that your raw scores are fine, if I were you, I would try and do whatever you can to make your extra curriculars look "harvard standard" or something. Best of luck</p>

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<p>You should just wait for your November scores before you post this thread.</p>

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<p>more opinions please...</p>