Chance me for out of state

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Location:Virginia
School: Small extremely reputed Magnet School
Class Size: 100
Class Rank: 9/100
Race: Indian (the Southern Asian one)</p>

<p>Cumulative Weighted GPA: 4.84
Cumulative unweighted GPA: 4.1
PSAT Score: 190
SAT Score: 1930
SAT II: Math1: 720, US History: 730, Chem: 710
Honor Roll: 9, 10, 11
Classes: 8 AP (3 this year, 5 next year)
16 Honors
AP Scores:
AP Calculus BC - 5
AP Calculus AB (subscore) - 5
AP Chemistry - 4
AP US History - 4</p>

<p>Here is my resume that was composed for the Guidance Department:</p>

<p>Awards/ Honors
National Honors Society
Mu Alpha Theta
National Beta Club
AP Scholar
Perfect Attendance: 10, 11, 12 (I know not a biggie..shouldn't even have it on here)
Outstanding Marketing Award
Outstanding Chemistry Award
Academic Leadership Award</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
Tennis: 9, 10, 11, 12 Lettered
Varsity: 9, 10, 11, 12
Tennis position: Top 6 since 10th grade
National Honors Society Tutor: 11, (and 12th next year)
Mu Alpha Theta Tutor: 11, 12th
Research</p>

<p>Volunteered with:
Research: 350+
Hospital: 100+
Mu Alpha Theta: 15
Beta Club: 40
National Honors Society: 20
Some local
Service Hours: ~550</p>

<p>Leadership Experience:
Ping Pong Club Leader
Research Club Founding member
Mentor for a group of freshmen (11, 12)</p>

<p>Research:
Phylogeny research - 9th
Bioinformatics - 10th (at Virginia Commonwealth University)
Molecular Genetics - 11th (at Virginia Commonwealth University)
Molecular Genetics - 12th (at Virginia Commonwealth University)</p>

<p>Employment
Research Assistant - 12th
iPod App development for: AP Chemistry and AP US History - 12th</p>

<p>Senior year :
AP English Language
AP US Government
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Psychology
Research 101 (not a college class, just named that way)
Spanish 5</p>

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<p>wow perfect attendance… what a nerd (haha kidding :P)</p>

<p>I find it a little strange that you are ranked 9th at an “extremely reputed magnet school” yet your SAT is a 1930 (try taking the ACT instead). Your AP scores are great and so are your ECs. Since you said “Classes: 8 AP (3 this year, 5 next year),” I’m going to guess you’re a junior. </p>

<p>I’d say you are currently borderline. Definitely get your standardized test scores up and your rank if you can help it (it’s quite high but its still only 9%).</p>

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<p>yea well thats why even i’m really confused…and i guess one of the reason this happened is because i moved from india only 2 years ago so my english skills are not up to the mark…and SAT has 2 “english” sections which is where the confusion occurs (still its not an excuse, if i want to get into these colleges, i should have the ability to pull off a 2100)…and no i mean i took 3 last year and taking 5 APs this year…sorry for the confusion its a typo up there</p>

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<p>I think you should definitely try and take the ACT if you still have the chance, it is a more straightforward test and I think you will do better on it. The SAT is kind of concerned with tricking people and for a person who just moved here 2 years ago from India, that could be bad for your writing and reading scores. The ACT has an english, writing, reading, science, and math section and is not focused on tricking you. </p>

<p>However, if you have made a commitment to getting higher on the SAT (through taking prep courses or extensive studying) stick with the SAT. You should not learn to study for a new test by any means if you have already committed heavily to studying for the SAT.</p>

<p>Make sure you apply to a wide variety of universities, you might not get into UT by virtue of the fact that they do not take many out of state kids but you could get into a lot of other universities that are not bound by the rules UT is bound by (top 10% rule).</p>

<p>By all means, good luck! It’s nice to see a fellow indian here. :D</p>

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<p>Definitely give the ACT a try.</p>