<p>Well, now that my senior year is coming very soon, I feel that it is worth making a chance me thread. I appreciate your ability to take the time and chance me.
State: New York
White Male
Intended Major: Economics or Computer Science
ACT: Composite: 30 English: 33 Math: 30 Reading: 30 Science: 27 Combined English/Writing: 28(6 essay...ouchhh)</p>
<p>SAT CR: 600 Math: 650 Writing: 710 (10 essay(twice))
1250/1600, 1960/2400</p>
<p>GPA: 101.5(Weighted)
Class Rank: Most likely top 5
Class size is roughly 600 students</p>
<p>AP Classes: AP Physics, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry
All other classes are honors or college credit</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Student Gov't(Treasurer(9) Vice President(10,11,12))
Newspaper: Sports Writer(9, 10) Sports Editor(11,12)
Baseball(9,10)
Winter and Spring Track(11,12) I lettered in winter and spring and was a county and section champion in the spring
National Honor Society(11-12)
Science Honor Society(11-12)
Math Honor Society( Mu Alpha Theta) (11-12)</p>
<p>Awards/Distinctions: Male Student of the Year(only recipient of my grade)
Served as a delegate for New York State's Boys State Program</p>
<p>Also, my ACT essay was rather low. However my SAT essay was relatively high. Will colleges acknowledge that I am still a strong writer. The ACT prompt was about using GPS tracking on children. It was not very "writer-friendly" in my perspective. Do colleges focus heavily upon the ACT essay score? Also, should I submit both tests or just one of them? Thank you</p>
<p>I think you have a great chance. I would be shocked if you weren’t admitted. A key to being admitted to honors is to write a great essay that explains in detail what you are looking for and what you would bring to the program. Good luck!</p>
<p>hey, im going to be a freshman in UD’s honors program this fall, and you’re a lot like me. i got 1990/2400 on my SATS (cr/m/w=640/670/680). i was in the top 1% of my class of around 630 kids. almost all schools on the east coast favor SATs over ACT (although they will take whichever). and colleges always look at the best score, whether that be on the SAT or ACT. you’ll looking good so far, just make sure you take a challenging course load senior year & don’t let senioritis affect your grades! 
haha</p>
<p>My D will be an Honor’s Program freshman this fall at UD. She has a similar profile to yours but with slightly better SATs (2200) and ACTs (32). You are not that far off from her, but I would not call you a shoo in for Honors. I would take both tests one more time and prep the heck out of the one of them. You can look up where you fall in the percentile ranges for both tests. Wikipedia says that you are at the 93% for SAT and 96% for ACT. I would confirm that and if it is true, then I would focus on the ACT. If you can get it up to a 32 composite, that would put you in the 99th percentile. At that point most schools will be really interested in you and many will offer you significant merit aid. As a reference, my daughter’s merit scholarships ranged from $12-$25K per year. Being a boy is in your favor too. Also make sure you visit UD and feel free to contact the Honors Program folks. They are very personable and will answer your questions. Letting them know that you want to be there is very important. Also, write killer essays. Do not sound like everyone else. Anyhow, we are extremely impressed with UD. My daughter turned down William & Mary, NYU, Richmond, Wake Forest and a bunch of others to go there. Good luck. BTW, I was extremely impressed with University of Maryland’s Honors College too. You might want to check that out. Good luck.</p>
<p>I would say you have an exceptional chance. Your act, class rank, and ec’s all look solid so just finish it with a good essay (show them your not a 6 as the ACT suggests) and I think you’ll make it judging by stats of who they have accepted in the past. I’ll being applying this year too so I’m no expert on these matters… but hey maybe we’ll be classmates!.. If I get in of course haha</p>