<p>Do I have any chances? I’m looking at majoring in film or journalism.</p>
<p>I’m a white female. </p>
<p>SAT: 1880 (I know it’s not so great, but I’m definitely taking it 2 more times.)
Math-590
Writing- 620
Reading- 670
(I also have not taken my SAT II tests yet.)</p>
<p>GPA- 3.6 (But I’m hoping to raise some borderline grades; I’ll hopefully/probably end up with a 3.8/4.0 weighted)
My school doesn’t rank.
Taken: AP Euro, AP Enviro, AP US, Honors Chem, Honors English (all three years so far), Honors Bio. </p>
<p>EC:
-written more than 40 pieces of creative fiction, published online, and am submitting some of my work to the Scholastic Writing Awards contest.
-danced competitively for 5 years with a studio.
-dance team at school which has won first place at a national level.
-co-president of my high school’s Literary Magazine Club for two years.
-secretary of a culture club.
-vice president of a Great American Bakesale club, which donates money to feed hungry children. (This club is also my main form of community service, I so far have around 250 hours of community service.)
-tutored Algebra for two years to middle school children.
-won silver place at a regional level for National History Day.
-NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, where one attempts to write a novel in a month) for 3 years. </p>
<p>Other than that, I’ve so far taken 3 years of French.</p>
<p>I really have no idea about my chances, because my stats aren’t the best. If you could give me any idea, please help me out! :]</p>
<p>I’d say that your extra-curricular activities align themselves with which you say you are interested in: journalism. You are obviously very passionate about writing, and that is something the admissions committee will pick up on. Don’t stress on the SATs too much - while your scores are low (your Math score is borderline proficient to BU standards), I suggest taking it no more than three times total. It WILL hurt your chances if you take it repeatedly; by design, it is a test you cannot really “study” for. On average, the largest possible increase on the whole test across 3 sections is no more than 150ish.</p>
<p>As you are a junior, continue taking challenging courses into your senior year of high school. Your grades aren’t too important, admissions is looking more for students who strive to challenge themselves, and that is something you can bring to the University.</p>
<p>You have a lot more activities than I had when I applied last year, but I had somewhat better grades/tougher schedule. As long as you apply yourself to the personal essay, I would say that you are okay.</p>
<p>I disagree with wbkidd. Everything he/she said was accurate except for studying for SATs (in my opinion). As a sophomore my SAT score was 1700 and then I studied my but off by taking class and lots of practice tests and brought that up to a 2140 my junior year (my PSAT score). It is a test designed to test your ability and not how much you studied but getting into top schools has become so competitive that you have no choice.</p>
<p>Thank you both. Yes, I’m planning on retaking my SAT no more than three times. I’m working hard to keep/bring my grades up and I’m trying to get involved with a few other ECs. If I can pass 2000 on my SAT, I’ll be extremely pleased. </p>