criteria:
- prestige
- significant opportunity for financial aid
- urban location
match/reach suggestions?
criteria:
match/reach suggestions?
It would be irresponsible of you (yes, I know that is strong wording but I care enough to say so) to not apply to a wider range of schools. IMHO you are in the running for schools you are applying, but they simply don’t have enough spots to take every kid in the running. It will come down to things you have no control over- essays and letters of rec will give a picture to the AO, but you just never know how it will go down in front of the committee- if you make it that far.
I can think of one kid this past admissions cycle that is fluent in spanish, a classical pianist, a NMSF and only applied to a few schools (including UNC-Chapel Hill where they auditioned) and was shut out by all except one private that offered very little $ and gave the parents pause about going with that school. Don’t make that mistake. There will be plenty of good options for you, just make sure to apply to some of those safeties, too. Sounds like you might already have one at ASU. Also take a look at the threads on CC for National Hispanic Recognition Scholar for more and follow the trail of where those kids got in. Best of luck to you!
@Meddy: One of my nephews was a National Hispanic Scholar & applied last year to universities. Only ASU & University of Arizona offered full tuition scholarships (plus more) based on his National Hispanic Scholar status. Visited both schools & would not consider them further. A classmate enrolled in ASU Barrett Honors College & left after one year due to the quality of the profs.
OP: Apply to at least 12 colleges and universities with at least 3 match schools. In my opinion, ASU & UA should be regarded as financial safeties.
Do I stand a good chance to get admitted to at least one Ivy?
Calc and chem could raise some eyebrows but the rest of your application is strong. Make sure you have match and safety schools as the schools you listed are reaches for everyone.
might it be a better idea to just not report those two scores?
Can you report only some scores and not others?
Yoooo I’m a Baha’i too! I’m applying to a lot of the same schools as you with a similar SAT score and the exact same pSAT score. I think that you should be fine. One of my friends who just finished senio year is going to an Ivy League school and he had two threes on his AP scores. Best of luck!
Btw Berkeley has a pretty strong Baha’i community
With your extracurriculars and SAT scores I wouldn’t worry too much about a single AP score
Since you’re an Arizona resident, can you afford the OOS tuition for Cal/UCLA?
I would cancel chem since a 2 doesn’t earn you credit, but send the rest because a 3 might get you credit at some schools (I’d search that up though).
Without a shadow of a doubt. Maybe take some subject tests and the ACT to bolster your application, but it’s solid as it is.
You look like a competitive applicant. Ivies/Highly selective schools are always a Reach even for the most qualified applicants but worth your time applying.
Race/Ethnicity will not give an advantage for UCLA and UCB.
Have you run the Net Price calculators on all these schools to see if they are affordable? Getting in is only part of the admissions process, but paying to attend a college is another obstacle.
Since it looks like you are an Arizona resident, will $60-65K/year for the UC’s be affordable? Merit scholarships are few at the California UC’s so expect to pay full fees.
Best of luck.
Some of the schools on your list require subject tests so be sure you take them.
You are a competitive applicant. Your stats and ECs are great. Your leadership roles are really good. Your URM hook will probably help your application. Write amazing essays and you could get accepted to any of these schools
730 + 790 = 1520
sorry i meant 740 EBR/W
Report the scores that you got a 4’s and 5’s in. You can probably get away with just reporting these scores, rather than the other lower scores.
You should probably try contacting the universities you want to apply for, and ask what they are looking for in a competitive applicant, as well.