<p>First generation
White
Male
public high school.
From: North carolina</p>
<p>I suffered from epilepsy from when i was 7 to around 15 years old but i used it as a motivator to make myself one of the best in my school. I hope this could be used in a way to make me stand out to some colleges</p>
<p>ACT:( (25)(this is what worries me, i retook in June i feel like i did better quite a bit actually)
GPA: 4.13 (weighted), 3.7(Unweighted
projected rank: 25/400 (top 10%)
AP: AP Governement, AP Chem, AP Statistics, AP English Lit, AP Enviromential, 5 out of the 8 offered at my high school
Major: Political Science</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
- National Honor Society(Running for office next year)
- Student Serve- Feeds the hungry in my community
- Debate Club
-Student Council- 9-11
-(Linc) leadership club for top students in community</p>
<p>Volunteering:
Summer tutoring for elementary school students
Volunteer for Town Library all summer
I help at each blood drive
Working at high school cleaning campus and assisting teacher over summer 4 days a week </p>
<p>Most of these schools i love i have visited and have fallen in love with. I kinda feel like i will not get into half of these. One of which is a crazy reach lol but if i get that ACT up maybe not so crazy?</p>
<p>George Washington
UNC- EA
Wake Forest- At least i dont have to submit my ACT here!
Boston University
Northeastern
American university
Virginia Tech
Boston College
Northwestern
Georgetown</p>
<p>Are there any others you suggest for me?
please chance me! i will chance back if u give me your link</p>
<p>I agree^, SAT worked out much better for me than ACT. Depending on what other APs are offered at your school, I would try to pick up something like ap bio or calc which both carry a lot of weight with selective schools. Gtown, nwestern and bcu may be a little tough, but with good SATs you stand a good chance. As for the others, you look fine. SAT or ACT will have to improve a bit though, which really isn’t a big deal bc SAT isn’t hard to prep for. Just apply!</p>
<p>Definitely make sure you get your ACT up - you extracurrciulrs look pretty solid tho - What exactly do you want to go into? Make sure you ec’s reflect that. You should easily be able to get into Boston, Northeastern, American university, and Virginia Tech. I think your hardest school will be Northwestern and Georgetown - but still give it a shot!! Don’t let people discourage just because your ACT score is low. Be confident and show who you really are through your ec’s - it’s not all about the numbers! Good luck!!</p>
<p>You have an obvious rigorous course work, and good ec’, but raising your test scores won’t hurt you. And try taking the SAT. Personally , I like the ACT better but that’s because I didn’t get a good score on the SAT. I think getting into everything but Northwestern will be easy for you. For Northwestern I’d definitely raise my test scores.
Personally, for Political Science I’d go to American University! A friend of mine is studying there and he seems to think it’s the best place to be to study political science/international relations/ etc. Good luck! Chance me back please</p>
<p>Yeah, your chances could drastically change with pending things next year (NHS officer position and improved test scores). To get into those more selective schools like Northwestern and Georgetown, you will greatly benefit from increasing those test scores and grabbing a position in NHS. With your current stats and an awesome essay about how epilepsy has impacted you, I’d say you have a pretty decent chance at GWU and Wake Forest. UNC would probably require a little increase in those scores and you should certainly be in at American and Virginia Tech.</p>
<p>No, no, no.
ACT is more of interpreting information.
SAT is more of knowing information.
They had it backwards.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I’d say the colleges on your list are feasible, although Georgetown and Northwestern may be reaches. SAT scores will help clear up the uncertainty. They have more of an impact than ACT scores.</p>
<p>“No, no, no.
ACT is more of interpreting information.
SAT is more of knowing information.
They had it backwards.”</p>
<p>Except for some vocab, a relatively elementary writing ability, and basic algebra/geometry, you don’t need to know anything for the SAT. It’s called the SAT reasoning test for that reason.</p>
<p>The chief piece of evidence that the ACT DOES test knowledge is its inclusion of a science component. The math, too, (from what I hear), is more complex and relies less on riddle-based questions.</p>
<p>The ACT is about being able to look at a graph or a table or read a passage and answer questions about it. In a lot of cases, you don’t even need to read the passage but only look at the table/graph to answer questions.</p>