<p>Okay me and my dad have revised by list for the final time. I have decided that I will try to apply to schools that sent me flattering letters.</p>
<p>Here are my stats 3.857/4 wieghted GPA. My unweighted is about a 3.7.
My SATs suck, 1870 (1270), but I am studying and aiming for a 2100.
Overall I am pretty average black applicant, I have a lot of black friends who kill my stats.
I live in NJ.
My ECs are solid.
First Responder- 11, 12. Roughly 10 hours a week. Soon to be an EMT.
Mock Trial- 10-11-12 16 hours a week.
Teen Advisory Board- 9 10 11 12 Cordinate library activities.
Football 9,10,11</p>
<p>Tons of school ones.</p>
<p>What are my chances at my schools</p>
<p>Harvard- EA (You can laugh at me, but my dad told me to apply since they sent me a letter and application)</p>
<p>Rutgers
Case Western
Cornell (My dad is making me apply since they sent me a letter)
Dartmouth-(Dad is making me apply since they sent me an application)
Duke- Beautiful campus, I fell in loove with that place.
Hampton- Trying to get full ride here
Johns Hopkins
Tufts</p>
<p>Raise your SAT score and you should be fine. But in either case, you should still apply. You should also consider some schools that you're certain to gain admission to because most of the schools you listed are difficult to get into.</p>
<p>and id also recommend wake if you like duke, though wake is about 85% white. they are also trying to become more diverse though. i would say Wake is a match for you.</p>
<p>Personally, I don't think those SATs suck as bad as you do--although for the Ivies, I guess it's a stretch. And yes, you should retake them--especially if you're already in the middle of studying for them.</p>
<p>URMs are considered differently than at other schools, especially if you play varsity football and have been on the debate/mock trial team, and have done all this volunteer medical work in the field.</p>
<p>I'm like "good colleges"--I'm interested in your rank at your school. If it's close to the top (like top 5 people in your school), then I think you have a good shot at Dartmouth, John Hopkins, Duke, and Cornell, but if it's lower (like right at top 10-15% or so), then you are probably looking at Rutgers(match), or Hampton (safety). Something in-between would get you Case Western and Tufts.</p>
<p>Nobody knows how they pick the Harvard admits (well, not me anyway).</p>
<p>I live in ocean county.
Last year was a good year winning a championship in football, but my knee is pretty bad right. Can I express this to the app reviewers.</p>
<p>Don't underestimate your race. I had a friend who was like you, around a 1900 SAT around a 3.7 GPA, and she got into Penn. Was well rounded like yourself, did sports, was in clubs, etc. Was rejected by Georgetown though, shows you how college admissions are completely random.</p>
<p>No, actually research has shown that the average advantage of a Black vs a White is about 200 points and the advantage of a White vs an Asian is 50 points.</p>
<p>Black with a 2200 would be better than an Asian with a 2400.</p>
<p>On the college board web site, you can find a pdf file that breaks down SAT scores by race. I think that it's either under "research" or is in the guidance counselor section of the Coilege Board site. You'll find that your SAT scores are very high for African Americans. Sadly, African Americans have the lowest average SAT scores of any racial or ethnic group. I think their average combined v, m is about 800. </p>
<p>In addition, being a college-bound black male is a huge plus because nationwide, about 50% of African American males do not graduate from high school. Google and check out a 2005 report on this by Harvard's Civil Rights Project.</p>
<p>If you check my old posts, I also posted a link to the College Board's PDF file about weeks ago.</p>
<p>If you're taking APs also check the College Board's pdf file on AP results for 2005. At the end of that long report, you'll see AP results by race.</p>