<p>Well, my default school is Clark Honor's College at the University of Oregon. Could you guys give me a chance? =) I'm applying for an unknown major, but I'm thinking political sciences or liberal arts - possibly a science minor.</p>
<p>-32.0 ACT (31 English, 32 Math, 29 Reading, 36 Science, 7 essay)
-1280 SAT (700 math, 580 CR. Taking it again + expecting at least 1400)
-Over 250 hours of community service
-Ranked 1/12 at a private school
-Student Government president + VP/class ranks in previous years
-Ranked 22nd pole-vaulter in the nation my sophomore year
-4.0 GPA unweighted
-Currently taking a 200 level US history and calculus class, a 100 level anatomy and physiology class, and an honors English class (among the other core curriculum).
-650 Math II subject test. 680 physics (I've only taken 4 months of a physics class).
-Soccer team captain X2 years
-Varsity track & field captain
-Qualified for the national Junior Olympics
-Applying for unknown major, thinking about either political sciences or liberal arts
-Both parents went graduated college
-Brother currently attends UofO
-Family income is $100,000</p>
<p>I have more, but those are the most significant. Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>You look pretty good for CHC, but I’d just submit your ACT and not the SATs at all. Your CR score might be a little troubling, and while your SAT subject tests are very good, they may not be as high as the honors college would like to see.</p>
<p>If you’re going to take the SAT again, maybe hold off sending it until you get a look at your scores. If you can improve that CR score to bring it up closer to your math subsection score, then it might be worth sending it. Otherwise, I’d stick with your ACT.</p>
<p>I was surprised by some of the students I was working with last year who didn’t get accepted to the honors college – strong students with very good stats. Also, the essays really matter at the honors college, so make sure to write a great one.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks for the advice. I’ll keep that in mind while submitting my application.</p>
<p>Update: I took the SAT I again and scored a 2,000 (1,350 Critical Reading + Math).</p>
<p>640 Critical Reading
710 Math
650 Writing</p>
<p>Nice boost in your scores! You could send those and be in range with other admitted honors college students I think, but I’d still send your excellent ACT score as well. Also, if you send the SAT, use score choice and only send the higher set of scores.</p>
<p>I will say that my daughter, who is in the honors college and a senior, has just loved it – but she also says the students that feel like it’s just a ton of work and doesn’t seem worth it to them are usually the math/science majors. It’s a great match for lit majors, art students, history, political science and other social sciences – but maybe not so much for non-humanities students or pre-professional majors. (That’s a generalization, of course, as I’m sure there are students from a variety of majors that sync well with the honors college as well as those who don’t.)</p>
<p>From what you said in your first post, it sounds like you could be in the humanities camp, but your choice of math and physics for your SAT subject tests might indicate something else.</p>
<p>Anyway, just something to keep in mind if you apply and are accepted! Good luck.</p>
<p>Yeah, I’ve heard that it’s definitely targeted more towards the humanities than it is towards the sciences. As of now, I’m planning on getting a double major with political science and physics. I love the sciences, but I would never aspire to have a career in them. </p>
<p>The SAT II didn’t have a wide selection of tests; I couldn’t take either of the histories because I haven’t done world history for a few years and my American history class was only 1/3 the way completed by the time applications were due. Literature seemed more like a conventions test than an English test. The languages don’t hold much value because everyone who is a native speaker will take a language test, so it’s virtually impossible to differentiate between someone who has studied to achieve a high score and someone who has been fluent from a young age. </p>
<p>Thankyou!</p>