Chance a junior, am I on the right track?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Colleges:
Columbia
Cornell
UPenn
NYU Stern
U of Chicago
Syracuse
Northeastern</p>

<p>GPA:
UW - 4.0/4.0
W - 4.652/4.0
Class - 1/378</p>

<p>AP's (All taken this year, school rules):
Biology
Language and Composition
US history</p>

<p>SAT's:
Haven't taken yet (taking in march)
203 on PSAT, however</p>

<p>EC's:
I've got a lot, but my main ones involve choir, theater, dance, and band. These EC's alone can be anywhere from 3-8 hours a day, totaling anywhere from 21-56 hours a week. I'm very involved with financing in my musical, currently organizing fundraisers. Also state ranked in choir (Generally more around the 56 mark, actually.)</p>

<p>Volunteer:
Organized/Created my own can fundraiser, about 150+ hours since Freshmen year.</p>

<p>Sports:
Fencing captain, won many tournaments (I plan on fencing in school)</p>

<p>Summers:
Volunteering, Cornell Summer College last year (4.0 GPA), hopefully governor's school this summer</p>

<p>Residence:
Southern Jersey near Philly.</p>

<p>This is a general outline, but do you think I'm on the right track?</p>

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<p>Valedictorian and a 203 on the PSAT?</p>

<p>I question the quality of your school or classes.</p>

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<p>My school isn’t fantastic, but I have 99s in all of my classes (I’m EXTREMELY studious, I’ve gone to school on about 2 hours of sleep before), and generally the Valedictorians in my school go to ivies or top 20s. The top students in my school are fantastic, it’s just the lower ones that bring us down.
As far as my PSAT scores go, I wasn’t feeling well that day, so be it. But no one cares how I feel, it’s just my score. My goal is a 2200 on my SAT, and I’ve got time.</p>

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<p>My school has that same problem, we have around 10 2300s and 1-2 2400s each year, however our API is low because our lower end drags us down.</p>

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<p>haha, it’s the worst! Ah well, last year the valedictorians went to UPenn (2 of them), Yale, and Miami (She was accepted to Princeton, but turned it down because of money). We also had students go to Northwestern, NYU, John Brown, and more. So, I’m a little less worried about my school’s ranking, you know?</p>

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<p>bump please :]</p>

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<p>i’d say you’re definitely on the right track; the one thing i’d focus on to improve your chances at columbia and cornell would be your SAT scores; when you take them, try to aim for a 2200+ since that’s what’s mainly considered ‘competitive’. good luck! :)</p>

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<p>Thank you! I know, my SATs will probably be my ultimate downfall, lol. I’ve taken some practice tests, and to say that I’m not fantastic at Reading Comprehension, well, is a bit nice (I got 7 out of 16…ouch!). So, I’m going to work my butt of this week for break!</p>

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<p>better hope you get 5 on those exams if a 203 psat is valedictorian level</p>