I’m technically not even a semi-finalist yet, but I got a 229 on the PSAT (TX) so I’m practically guaranteed it. What are my chances for finalist status? Info below
GPA- 3.91 out of 4, 5.48 out of 6
Class Rank- 11 of 525
SAT- 2170 (1420 CR+M) and
Haven’t done essays or recommendations yet, but I am pretty confident that they will both be pretty good.
Also I have a lot of extracurriculars and a couple leadership positions as well.
Thanks in advance
GPA is less important than your actual grades. In some years 1-2 Cs have been enough to clobber a hopeful. If, as I assume, yours are mostly As with a few Bs, you should be OK for finalist.
Rank does not matter for finalist. Extracurriculars don’t matter for finalist.
Your SAT is def good enough to qualify, maybe not enough for the $2500 awards.
Essays and recommendations are mostly for the $2500 awards. For finalist, you mostly need to show you’re not a jerk.
sounds like no C’s…if so, then chances are very high
You should be fine. I get the impression that they mostly want to weed out the high scoring slackers.