<p>I am interested in majoring in political science at college! I want to work in government and work in the DC area. :D My SAT is a bit shaky and I am aiming for 2300+. Beside my SAT, is everything else good? Thanks for Chancing!</p>
<p>GPA: 3.95, top 5%</p>
<p>SAT 2250 ( retaking in FALL)
SAT II - Math II - 800, World History - 740, Biology - 800, US History - 770</p>
<p>AP Classes - Sophomore WH AP (5), Junior - English Lang AP, US History AP, Calc BC AP, Biology AP ( all pending)
Senior Classes - English Literature, Chemistry, Government, European History, Linear Algebra or Environmental Science ( APs beside Linear Algebra) </p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
Member/Founder of City Advisory Board since Freshman Year
Representative of County-Wide Youth Program since sophomore year
Member of State Youth Advisory Council since sophomore year
President, Secretary, Member in Model United Nations since Freshman year
Editor in School Newspaper ( not editor-in-chief, just editor :( ) </p>
<p>Summer Program:
College Course
Internship w/ local newspaper agency for two summers</p>
<p>Awards:
published in local newspaper
state service award
national service award
Rotary Youth of the Month Award
$1000 State wide Leadership Scholarship
Gold Key in Scholastic Writing Contest</p>
<p>Recs: Would be excellent</p>
<p>Hook: First generation college, adopted</p>
<p>Colleges:
Georgetown
American
Tufts
Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Brown
Dartmouth
Swarthmore
Pomona
Wellesley
Princeton</p>
<p>Oddly similar to mine. Your AI is good - at least 7/9 - what is your class size and exact rank?</p>
<p>The Asian part doesn’t help, but you can’t exactly help that. I’m not sure what exactly it takes to be on an Advisory Board for the city or for the State. My school has some of those things and for the most part they are do nothing titles that consist of going to one conference a year to discuss things. This may be much different at your school, but if it is a major hinging factor in your application, you really need to concentrate on that in your essays. I’m sure you can write well, just make sure that the content is solid.</p>
<p>Even without the 2300, your chances are very solid. An additional 50-100 points really isn’t going to help you much - this is coming from someone who is also worrying about test scores that are in your range (I have a 2230, would also like a 2300). It will not be a breaking decision for admissions counselors. You can get in at many of those schools without a problem, but, just like everyone else, the big ones (Yale, Princeton, Stanford, etc.) will be difficult. I wouldn’t worry at places like American and even Georgetown.</p>
<p>That is fine. Either an apprx. rank - I know mine despite not being officially ranked (I believe my school sends out rankings without releasing them to students - or a weighted GPA would be great if you want a proper Academic Index. Also, class size!</p>