GPA: 4.0, Rank: 1/93
SAT I: 1420 (Reading: 640, Math: 780); Essay: 24 (It was my first SAT; I will take it one more time this June)
SAT II: World History (720), Math 2C (740) + will take US History this May.
AP: World History (5), Calculus AB (4), Chemistry (3) + will take US History, English Lang, Environmental Science, and Calc BC this May.
Extracurricular: Varsity Cross-Country, Model UN, Independent Study Project, Newspaper
Awards: Top Scholar in the Class (2015-2016), Excellence in Journalism, Excellence in Math, AP Scholar
Although I am still a Junior, I am really interested in attending Tufts University.
What would be my weakness (SAT II maybe??) and what should I focus on in the next 8 months to get into Tufts?
You could possibly aim for a higher SAT score, possibly a 1500+
Also, do you have any leadership positions in your extracurriculars and have you done any volunteer work?
I’m a junior too, so good luck to us
If you have time, could you possibly check out my thread ?
Tufts is supppperrr weird with admissions… they accepted a kid from my school this year who never took any ap or honors courses at all. no rhyme or reason to it. good luck
@sandiee OMG Your SAT score is stellar!!!
How did you study for it? Any tips?
You definitely have a strong shot at all the schools you listed!!
I have done 50+ hours for community service in the past three years…
I am founder & student leader of MUN and hopefully I can be the editor for school newspaper next year…
I think that’s pretty much it…
@mimimo7890
Really? I’ve never heard of that. Thanks for sharing that!
Other than Tufts, I’m also considering Boston College, Northwestern, Swarthmore, U-Chicago, and Middlebury.
Your GPA & rank are awesome! I think you could definitely get the reading up with practice. Was time an issue for you? Was it more CR or grammar? Also, what would you likely major in? I could see your admissions going either way, but your GPA/rank alone will give you some great options.
@writergirl0316 Hey! Thanks! I am interested in majoring history, economics, and international relations.
Time was a big issue for my reading, particularly because I only slept 3 hours the night before my SAT (I find it very hard to sleep well the night before big exams…)
I got a 700 out of 760 on PSAT reading so hopefully I can do better on reading next time.!
By the way, do you have any SAT study tips?
@mimimo7890 Thanks!! Yeah… all the schools I listed above are my dream schools. (If I can get into any of them, I will be beyond happy!)
Hopefully, I can do better on my SAT next time…
Do you have any tips/advice for SAT prep?
@writergirl0316 Honestly, I think you’ve got it!
I am amazed by your scores, extracurricular activities, and all the awards you listed.
I don’t know much about the college admission process, but I think you should definitely aim at Harvard, Yale, Penn, and Princeton.
(Btw, a friend of mine got into Yale with a 33 on his ACT. don’t worry too much about your scores.)
Junior year really sucks, but it seems that you will do just fine.
Good luck!!!
Honestly no I’m senior this year and was only able to get my act score up from a 29 to a 30. I was good at English (35) but my science was a 27 and math and reading sucked for me too
and math and reading sucked for me too