Chance me please :)

<p>Technically, as of right now, it's impossible, since I'm a junior and haven't taken any of the Subject tests yet :). However, based off of my current academic achievements, and assuming I continue to perform as well as I have thus far, can you please tell me what the chances of me getting in are? :)</p>

<p>(Text/Numbers*=Made up numbers of what I think I can score as a minimum or things subject to change)</p>

<p>Background
Gender: Male
Race: African American :D
School: Small, urban charter (44 students in class)</p>

<p>Current Stats:
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.21
Rank: 2 out of 44 (Salutatorian)</p>

<p>Extrapolated Stats:
Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Weighted GPA: 4.4
Rank: 1 out of 44 (Valedictorian)</p>

<p>Taking college courses on the side at the community college to boost my GPA in order to get Valedictorian, since our school does ranking based off of weighted GPA, and they treat college courses like an AP Course.</p>

<p>Communications
Calculus
US History
Will take 5-7 more between end of this year and end of first semester of Senior Year</p>

<p>ACT Score: (First try without studying, going to take again)
Composite: 33
Math: 33 (never really learned the trig part)
Reading: 36
English: 31
Science: 32 </p>

<p>SAT I: (First try without studying, going to take again)
Critical Reading: 690 (think I can get at least a 740 second time around)
Math: 800
Writing: 760</p>

<p>SAT II: (Haven't taken any but plan to take)
World History: 700*
US History: 700*
Math I: 750*</p>

<p>AP Scores: (Statistics was freshmen year, Whistory/Psych: sophomore, UShistory: junior, and depending on how I do in Calculus at the college, I might take Calculus AB AP Test)
Statistics: 5
World History: 5
Psychology: 5
US History: 4*
Calculus AB?: 3*</p>

<p>I've taken all honor classes and almost all of the AP courses offered.
Senior Year Courses:
Not a damn clue, since our school's offered classes change each year, only for sure will probably be:
Economics
Government (possibly AP)
English (Possibly AP)
AP Physics B
AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>ECs/Volunteering:
Boy Scouts of America (EC/Volunteer Hours)
Member of National Honor Society (Elections for officer position our grade are this year and I'm hoping to get voted as an officer/EC/Volunteering)
Captain of Turkish Folk Dance Team (Our school is ran by Turkish people, and this is our dance team, :D haha)
Top Teens of America (Head of the Mentoring Board/EC/Volunteer Hours)
Member of Science Olympiad Team
Hurricane Ike Relief with Church Youth Group
Camp C.A.M.P volunteer (Camp for mentally/physically handicapped people where basically you're their buddy for a week, and you do whatever they want to do)</p>

<p>Recommendation Letters:
Teachers that are writing have known me from the 6th and 7th grade, so 4-5 years, and we're on great terms :D </p>

<p>Awards:
Third Place in State Turkish Folk Dance Competition (10th Grade)
Eagle Scout (11th Grade)
Third Place in Junior Academy of Science (Basically science fair...9th grade)
Fourth Place in Junior Academy of Science (10th grade)
First place team in Regional Science Olympiad (10th Grade)
Nominated for Student Leadership Program in D.C. (Only 10 from school)
Student of the Month (11th Grade)
Will be more after this year hopefully :)</p>

<p>Hooks:
Well... I'm black :D and I perform well in school, have a few ECs that I'm dedicated to (TFD/NHS/TTA/BSA/Science Olympiad) and that emphasize leadership. I'm pretty good at writing essays and I think I'm pretty well rounded :)</p>

<p>Do not take SAT math I. It’s a useless test as it is very similar to the math section of SAT I. Take SAT Math 2 instead.</p>

<p>Alrighty then :smiley:
what’s the difference between Math 1 and 2, do you know?</p>

<p>The math1 tests elementary knowledge of trig,algebra, geometry whereas the math2 tests more advanced concepts up to precalc. If you had a good precalc class, you should go for math2 as the curve is more generous: you can score 800 with up to 8-10 mistakes as opposed to 1 mistake with math1.
See [URL=&lt;a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT_Subject_Test_in_Mathematics_Level_2]wiki[/URL”&gt;SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 2 - Wikipedia]wiki[/URL</a>]</p>

<p>Hot Damn! :smiley: That’s sweet!</p>

<p>So assuming I take the SAT II Math II and score an 800, what would you say my chances of getting in are? /:)</p>

<p>8-10 mistakes??? no… more like 3 or 4 mistakes, but still an 800 isn’t that hard…</p>

<p>OP: Overall I think you have a pretty good chance all things considered. Chances are definitely much better than average, but I wouldn’t bank on it. Good luck!</p>

<p>^ From [this typical curve](<a href=“SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides”>SparkNotes: Today's Most Popular Study Guides) it is more like 8 raw points Less than the maximum to get a 800. You are right, it is not equivalent to 8 mistakes.</p>