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<li>sorry for the random ‘along’ in the middle :P</li>
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<p>@cosmicturtle13 I chanced you, and you will be fine for the top schools</p>
<p>@bigtimeseller232 M went to Penn then Harvard grad. Dad went to Princeton then Harvard business school</p>
<p>Is taking a college class online a good idea?</p>
<p>I think you have a great chance saying you are only a sophomore! Very impressive stats. The best way to improve you critical reading is to read. I know that sounds obvious, but it really helps. Read articles, read books, read whatever, just make sure you are reading regularly, and the more challenging the better. Good luck! And I am sure your SAT scores will improve over the next two years. ;)</p>
<p>Disregard that previous post, can’t delete it</p>
<p>I think you will be fine. Everything will work out! Heck, you are only a sophomore. But for sure keep on the leadership train! Being a legacy will REALLY help! </p>
<p>Chance me!? </p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1592987-chance-me-occidental-ed2-i-can-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1592987-chance-me-occidental-ed2-i-can-chance-back.html</a></p>
<p>And your scores will only continue to get better! Just read lots of books ;)</p>
<p>Everything looks good especially since you still have time to change some things such as your CR score. The Ivies are not going to like a 580 on the SAT for any subject. I would suggest you study quite a bit in that subject (take multiple practice tests and truly understand why you got a certain question wrong, increase your vocabulary a lot, underline key lines in passages). Your EC’s are great so far. Your goals are great too, just make sure you stick with those goals. You should be fine as long as you continue with what you are doing. Really try to get about a 2,250 on the SAT though. Also, from what I have heard, try to express how much you love a specific activity such as writing, chess, track, etc. and show the admissions committees how much you love that certain activity by participating in summer camps for it or joining a club for it, and show them how much you love it. Various EC’s are great, but they really like it when you show you have a passion for specific things as well. I hope I helped.</p>
<p>It’s too early to tell. However, there are a few things that you need to work on. Keep working on your SAT, and try to maintain your GPA. My friend got into Harvard this year with similar stats (Valedictorian/4.0/36 ACT/Class President + Amazing Essays). You should be fine if you can maintain everything. However, you should try to excel in your ECs and win awards. Colleges love national level wins.</p>
<p>You’re on your way to great things. One thing I would suggest that I would have done if I could turn back time is to take as many APs as I could ( I didn’t take APUSH). Another thing would have been trying to practice for the ACT as much as I did for the SAT. I wasn’t a very good SAT test taker, and I could have concentrated my efforts on a better ACT score instead.</p>
<p>If you continue with your trend you definitely have a good chance in getting into each one of the schools you mentioned. As for critical reading on the SAT, just take AP level literature/lang classes and you should be able to develop the skills to do better on critical reading. The SAT is basically testing you on the skills you should have cultivated in school and is by no means a measure of your “intelligence”. Being intelligent makes it easier, however there are plenty of people who have brought up their scores from 500s to 700s and 800s. They obviously didn’t raise their IQs significantly but became better at the skills the SAT tests you on which is ALL learnable. </p>
<p>Its a matter of becoming better at the skills the SAT tests you on. I’ve gotten 700s on practice tests but bombed my CR on the second and last time of taking my SAT mainly because of barely getting any sleep and the mental exhaustion was really taxing. Here check this guide out an I hope it helps.
[Noitaraperp’s</a> Critical Reading Method](<a href=“http://criticalreadingmethod.blogspot.com/]Noitaraperp’s”>http://criticalreadingmethod.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! I’ll try to emphasize how I enjoy being a leader and it all started with the leadership ambassador program at Harvard, followed by class president, which further increased my love for public speaking and thus Model UN…etc</p>
<p>Harvard, high reach
UPENN, low reach
Princeton, reach
Stanford, reach</p>
<p>Things just get harder each year >_<</p>
<p>It’s quite early to tell but you are on the right track. As of this moments they’re reaches but that’s only because you are a sophomore.</p>
<p>Legacy doesn’t really apply to grad schools–they’re interested in where parents went undergrad. That being said, this is an impressive resume for a sophomore. And I’ll agree with most of the others: there’s plenty of room to grow from sophomore to junior year on Critical Reading. I’ve tutored for years and seen lots of students go up considerably (it’s also easier to go up from a slightly lower scorer–regression to the mean and all). It helps if you’re familiar with a wide variety of topics–reading the arts, science, and Week in Review sections of a paper like the Times is a good idea. Nonfiction is better for improving vocabulary than fiction is, unless you’re big on 19th century fiction or, like, David Foster Wallace, in which case have at it. :-)</p>
<p>It’s really difficult to say without finalized test scores. A lot of things can change in the course of two years. You seem to be on the right track, but it’s a reach for everyone.</p>
<p>Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, and Stanford are reaches for everyone but you have a good shot each.</p>
<p>So far you have an awesome GPA. Like others said, your SAT score could use some help, but you have a whole year to raise it (including the summer) so I wouldn’t be concerned.</p>
<p>Looking at your “goals” list it seems you are striving to accomplish a lot. While everything on that list is definitely impressive, don’t forget and underestimate the rigors of junior year. Disregarding essays, if you can pull everything on your goals list off while maintaining your current GPA (and an improved SAT score) I think you have a chance at any of the colleges you apply to.</p>
<p>As a final piece of advice you seem like a very well-rounded person. That’s fine, but colleges want to see something special about you aside from numbers. Do you have any internships/summer clubs/awards that relate to a potential area of study?</p>
<p>EDIT: SAT Superscore 2100 if that helps?</p>