SAT: 1520 (new) 760 Verbal, 760 Math
ACT: not taken yet
SAT II: 760 World History, 780 Math IIc, 790 Chinese with Listening
Rank: 2 out of 670
GPA: not sure? School is weird. Grades have never dropped below 97 on all AP courses.
ECs:
Interned at private Insurance Company
Teen Court Attorney and Advisory Board Member
FBLA (historian, VP)
Key Club (treasurer)
Science NHS (junior VP)
Spanish NHS (VP)
Asian Student Association (Secretary)
Orchestra (Secretary/Historian)
HOSA
JV tennis team in sophomore year
200+ volunteer hours
Awards:
1st place FBLA state Business Communications
2nd place FBLA Business Calculations
2 President Volunteer Service Awards
All Region Orchestra every year
All Area Orchestra past two years
Miscellaneous tennis awards
@kyang0309 well academics wise you are SLIGHTLY ABOVE average. You have nice ECs. i would say your chances are around 20-25% ESSAYS AND SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS/ESSAYS ARE CRUCIAL REMEMBER, FOCUS ON IT = D
Since you’re a junior, you still have some time. I would recommend taking the SAT again and taking an SAT II in Chem or Physics. You don’t have spectacular extracurriculars, but you do have volunteer experience. Really focus on that for the next year or so, and figure out how you can incorporate it in your college essays. You want to make sure you have a good story for why you volunteer! Of course, this isn’t the only route to take–it’s only a suggestion.
Right now, I’d say your chances are at around 25-30% for Cornell, 20-25% for Dartmouth, 15-20% for Brown and Penn, and 5-10% for other Ivies. Don’t worry; you’ve got a year to improve your chances! If you write a SPECTACULAR essay, that could actually dramatically increase your chances, so maybe start thinking about that now? Hope this helped!
My advice is to not take anymore SAT subject tests as you already have 3 solid scores. If you’ve only taken the SAT once and want to see if you can improve the 1520 a bit, you can try…but even that I don’t think is really necessary. What I would spend my time on is a strong activity that you can base your essay or “passion” around. Utilize this summer wisely and work on crafting your essays.
I just got accepted into a summer research program for high school students, and I am extremely excited for that. I am interested in pursuing biology or neuro (pre-med), so I am pumped for the lab experience. Hopefully, I’ll be able to demonstrate my passion for science through that, especially since my school does not have a big emphasis on academics.
I don’t really think you need to retake your test scores…they’re good. spend alot of time constructing good essays abd build solid relationships w teachers for good recs. I think you have a solid shot at cornell, dartmouth and maybe Penn. chance back please!
If you write a SPECTACULAR essay, that could actually dramatically increase your chances, so maybe start thinking about that now? Hope this helped!