Chance me at Cornell, Duke, Brown, NCSU, Bucknell U?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm in the fall of my junior year, and am just curious as to what you guys think. I bombed my first SAT in Oct with a 1910, but took it again yesterday and felt very confident. I'm guessing that I (maybe) got a 2100...? I am not sure about my GPA as of this semester, but I've listed my grades as an estimate. I'm considering either an animal science or neuroscience degree depending on the school I go to.</p>

<p>White female
Small private school in NC (very good academics, but not a lot of honors/ ap options- I took the highest levels offered for each class)
We only report percentiles for class rank, but if I make all A's this year, I will be ranked number one in my class.</p>

<p>For my schedule, note that some classes were one semester. I take 7 classes per semester.</p>

<p>9th grade:
Biology- A
Honors Geometery- A-
Honors US Literature- A
World History- A
Drama- A
PE/ Health- A
Fitness- A
Theology I- A
Spanish I- A</p>

<p>10th grade:
Chemistry- A
Honors Alg II- A
Honors World Literature- A
US History- A
Theology II- A
Art I- A
Drafting- A
Honors Psychology- A
Spanish II- A</p>

<p>11th grade:
Rhetoric I- A
Honors Physics- A
Civics- A
AP Lang- A
Honors Pre-Calc/ Trig- A-
Honors Spanish III- A
AP Environmental Science- A *online through FLVS
Theology III *next semester</p>

<p>I already have next year's schedule, so might as well:
Rhetoric II
AP Calc AB
Calculus LAB
AP Stats *online through FLVS
AP Microeconomics *online through FLVS
Honors Anatomy
AP Lit
Theology IV</p>

<p>EC's:
Dog agility training; if you don't know what that is... here: November</a> 2011 - YouTube
Varsity Soccer
Varsity Basketball
Tutor (don't know if this counts, lol)
Volunteer at vet clinic 100+ hours
Volunteer at Humane Society *just started
Beta Club
Duke Tip Summer Academy</p>

<p>Awards:
Galileo Award in Science- 9th grade (Biology) and 10th grade (Chemistry)
Most Improved- Varsity Soccer 9th and 10th grade
Varisty Basketball 2009 and 2010 Regional Champion (4th place state in 2010)
Varsity Soccer 2010 State Champion (2nd place other years)
2010 CPE Dog Agility Nationals- High in Standard
2010 and 2011 CPE Dog Agility Nationals- 2nd place overall Junior Handlers (under age 18)
2011 AKC Inaugural Junior Handler Dog Agility Invitational qualifier (two dogs)- This is in two weeks, so obviously I don't know how I placed. :)
2010, 2011, 2012 CPE Dog Agility National Championship qualifier (two dogs in 2012)</p>

<p>Essay:
Written and fully edited</p>

<p>Will my low SAT scores and A-'s hurt my chances? Does the dog agility thing stand out?</p>

<p>Oh, and I'm new here. Hi.</p>

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<p>Just bumping this 'cause I’m awesome.</p>

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<p>okay, wait whats your question?</p>

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<p>Basically asking if my EC’s are still weak with the dog agility thing and if not, if they will help me out with low SAT scores and two A-'s.</p>

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<p>ECs don’t often make up for low scores. Do you have a class rank?</p>

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<h1>1 if I make all A’s this year.</h1>

<p>What would be a good minimum SAT score to have?</p>

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<p>bumpittybump</p>

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<p>2250 for the first 3. This may help, the others are similar:</p>

<p>[Brown</a> Admission: Facts & Figures](<a href=“Undergraduate Admission | Brown University”>Undergraduate Admission | Brown University)</p>

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<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>I noticed that the mid 50% of applicants still had some scores in the 600’s. My problem my first time taking the SAT was that I bombed the math section (don’t know why… I usually score very high when I test in math) but did very well on the other sections.</p>

<p>I’ve also noticed on here that a lot of “chances” have posts with B’s, but the people are still considered decent applicants for Ivy Leagues. They have all these fancy awards that I don’t, however, and pretty good SAT scores. Would SAT scores be more important than my GPA? It’s just strange to me that you could get into an Ivy with a B, not including the exceptions. I’ve basically been told that B = F all my life, when in reality it could still be okay because people brag about their kids being “A/B students.” I DON’T KNOW ANYMORE! :D</p>

<p>Also, does anyone know what my chances would be if I went to a school like NCSU or Bucknell and transferred to an Ivy League or Duke, assuming I got all A’s?</p>

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<p>Rank is king at almost all colleges. At ivies and peer schools, you must also have the SATs.</p>

<p>Remember when looking at the 50 percentile range that a full 50% of the class has a hook. Half the class is taken up by recruited athletes, URMs, legacies, donor children, staff kids and the very connected. These groups can have lower stats. The unhooked are likely to be at or above the 75th percentile, so the top of the range.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much! I’m hoping my rank helps me out then. I have plenty of time to bring up my SATs scores, though. Fingers crossed that I’ll be a happy person in 18 days!</p>