Can I get into top schools???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I want to know the absolute best colleges I could get into with these numbers. What are my matches, best safeties, and reaches? I know it's a pretty vague question but just give me some estimates.</p>

<p>I am a Junior and I got a 178 on the PSAT (57-reading 63-math 58-writing). I am going to take an SAT class and study ridiculously to boost my score. My gpa is currently a 3.81 I was ranked 45/390 at the beginning of the year but I think my rank has since increased, but probably not by much. I come from an elite MA public school.</p>

<p>I'm in National Honor Society, Student Council, and Key Club. I hope to join my school's DECA, which ranks annually in national competitions, as well as International Relations.
I will be in Spanish Honor Society and I will probably run for president or high position in it and probably another position in National Honor Society.
I have about 50 hours of community service.
I play the guitar and I run spring and indoor track and have since Freshman year. I also played baseball from 9th to 10th grade. I play tennis at a local club but I don't know if that counts for anything. I am also a first-generation college student</p>

<p>All of my core classes (including Spanish) are honors. At my school, we are only allowed to take one AP class Junior year and none freshman and sophomore years, so I am taking AP US History this year (pretty much the only choice for Juniors).</p>

<p>Also, if you have any suggestions to help improve my application that would be awesome.</p>

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<p>umm...I dont want to sound harsh but odds are the ivies and a lot of top schools will be super reaches for you. I would suggest maybe Bowdoin, Penn State, Muhlenberg,
it would really help if you knew what you wanted to major in......</p>

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<p>yeah I didn't expect to have good chances at all going into these schools. I'm just trying to get an estimate as to where I stand...</p>

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<p>yah continue working hard on your scores and gpa/rank.....</p>

<p>I had a 177 sophmore year, 183 junior year, and a 2170 on the sats......I didn't really study for the psats...</p>

<p>To increase your reading score, read some classical books, like Frankeinstein, and Scarlet Letter, and try learning vocabulary words...</p>

<p>For math...all you can do is practice, the more you practice the higher your scores....</p>

<p>Once your sat score and rank increase...try doing research (makes you stand out), try to get more leadership positions.....</p>