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<li>have an 1840 (SAT Math:640 CR:600 Writing:600 , hoping to get it to at least 2000)</li>
<li>play 3 sports, 2 are varsity, and I am a team captain for one of them</li>
<li>chosen to present a project of mine in front of the Board of Education</li>
<li>provide free school and SAT tutoring to those who need it in my school</li>
<li>involved in a club</li>
<li>3.8 GPA unweighted</li>
<li>Volunteer in a soup kitchen every week</li>
<li>single parent home</li>
<li>low income</li>
<li>first generation college student</li>
<li>top 10% in my class</li>
<li>pretty high performing school in NJ (in top 1000 of all high schools in country)</li>
<li>and I'm black (just throwing that in there)
what are my chances of getting into any of these schools?</li>
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<p>You have a lot going for you in that you’re URM, low income, and first generation, but the first four schools you listed simply don’t want 1840s. If you can bump it up to 2000+, you have realistic odds at them. Good odds at WF and American.</p>
<p>Thank you for the honesty. And I am trying hard at bringing that weak 1840 to a stronger 2000-2100</p>