Chance me please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi. I plan to major in astrophysics. What are my chances? Suggestions are needed.</p>

<p>HS: public in NC, USA
Gender: male
Ethnicity: Asian
Age: 17</p>

<p>GPA: 4.563 (weighted)
Class rank: 19/376</p>

<p>Freshman year
- English 9 honors (B)
- Geometry honors (A)
- Environmental science honors (A)
- World history honors (B - 92)
- Physical science honors (A)
- Health/PE (A)
- Band (A)</p>

<p>Sophomore year
- English 10 Ap-prep (B)
- Pre-calculus honors (A)
- Biology honors (A)
- Chemistry honors (A)
- Ap physics (A)
- Civics/Economics honors (A)
- Band (A)</p>

<p>Junior year (projection)
- Ap english 11
- Ap calculus AB
- Ap calculus BC
- Ap chemistry
- Ap psychology
- U.S. history honors
- Band honors
- Spanish 1
Exams to take: SAT, SAT subj math2, SAT subj chem, calculus AP (BC), chemistry AP.</p>

<p>Senior year (projection)
- Ap english 12
- Ap statistics
- Ap biology
- Ap music theory
- Band honors
- Spanish 2
- Astronomy (college-based course)
- Descriptive astronomy (college -based course)
Exams to take: SAT/ACT, SAT subj physics, biology AP, stats AP, physics (C)(mechanics + electricity) AP</p>

<p>Test scores:
PSAT: 154 (very low, I never studied)
SAT: I'll take it this year.
AP: Physics B (3)
Writing: 3</p>

<p>Extracurricular activities:
- I play the french horn for school band for 2.5 years.
- Marching band for 1 year.
- Jazz band (I have played the trumpet for 2 years).
- Chess club (3.5 years)
- Math club
- Bible club
- I play basketball, but couldn't make the team.</p>

<p>Honors
- All-district band and all-county band.
- Governor's school
- Geometry honors award
- Outstanding achievement by county.</p>

<p>What colleges can I get into?</p>

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<p>w/ a 154 psat?......ivy leagues are definitely out of reach (esp as an asian), as well as other top tier schools ( duke, washu, jhu, mit, calthech, ucb, tufts, etc). even if you do study for the sat, a 154 indicates that you'll probably never reach beyond a 1900, myabe 2000. start studying for the ACT.</p>

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<p>Why are you taking both AP Calculus AB and BC? I'd recommend just sticking with BC.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that seems a little weird. My school doesn't allow students to take both AB and BC, and it's kinda pointless since AB is basically the first semester of BC spread out through the whole year. I would suggest BC since it's really NOT much harder than AB and the extra material will help you in college. I didn't prep much for the AP test and I got a 5 along with a lot of other kinds at my school (very generious curve on that AP test).</p>

<p>As far as your chances go, you have a nice GPA, but your PSAT and AP scores are on the low end for Asian males (I feel your pain, it is hard sometimes to be in the overachiever race :D). If you can get the test scores up and maybe do a few more interesting ECs, then you should be ok for quite a few good colleges.</p>