<p>I don't know if I am too hopeful, but here is my profile. Do I have a chance to get into MIT or possibly an ivy league school?</p>
<p>Academics:
Salutatorian of Class of about 550.
GPA: 6.12 (This is with quality points. I've achieved all A's in high school. I'm not sure how to properly recalculate it for college)
SAT Highs (planning to retake):
--Critical Reading: 610
--Math: 680
--Writing: 670</p>
<p>Clubs and Activities:
JV Football (9, 10), Class Council (9, 10, 11), Class President (9, 10), Interact (10, 11, 12)-on executive board all three years, Mu Alpha Theta (10, 11, 12)-seargeant at arm's for 11th, relay for life-captain sophomore year, national honor society (11, 12)</p>
<p>Awards:
Best Junior in Science 2007</p>
<p>Work:
I've worked at the YMCA for about 2 and a half years including two summers as a camp counselor.</p>
<p>um.....your SAT score would have to come up a lot. also, your EC's are generic, and i don't see any volunteer. you absolutely have a chance at MIT/ivy...just not a very good one with those stats. sorry :(</p>
<p>Ps: "best junior in Science 2007".....are you refering to the American Chemical Society award?</p>
<p>that is not the american chemical society award, just an award given out by my school</p>
<p>i have nearly 300 community service hours</p>
<p>projects include (relay for life, special olympics, volunteering at 78th street center, a place for underprivelaged kids, share florida and other more generic projects)</p>
<p>Will be attending Economics For Leaders at University at Chicago
--This is not a program that anyone can just pay for. You must be HOBY Alumni to be accepted</p>
<p>sorry bro-not happening with those sats. if i were you-thats how i would spend the summer-practice tests. you can look at the common data sets for colleges-they list how much they accept in each score range and figure it out yourself. the thing is there aren't many compensating factors. good ecs-not great ones. try ACT?</p>
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Even those scores they won't make a difference.</p>
<p>Ivies/top colleges look at anything 2300+ as perfect and 2200+ as just fine.
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<p>If that were true, then why do most of the Ivies have SAT averages in the low 2100s. Go look at the admissions result threads in each of the Ivy League school forums and see how diverse each candidate is. You see SAT scores from 1800s to perfect scores. In the UPenn section, I've seen so many people getting accepted with 2000s and low 2100s. And, it's confirmed by Penn as well. Their statistics show that applicants with 750+ scores for all SAT sections have a 27% acceptance rate. Students with a 700-750 in all three sections have a 22% acceptance rate. And, students with scores 650-690 have a 18% chance of acceptance rate. SATs aren't everything, and that holds true even moreso for SAT IIs.</p>
<p>Try to do the best you can. Shoot for 2200+ and 1500+ (Math + CR). Write good essays and apply to whatever school you like. Keep in mind that there is an application fee for each school. Then see how it all works out. Admissions are a crapshoot anyway.</p>
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GPA: 6.12 (This is with quality points. I've achieved all A's in high school. I'm not sure how to properly recalculate it for college)
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<p>And I agree that your GPA in the context of your SAT score does not look all that great. You may want to see what you can do about getting the unweighted listed.</p>
<p>Sat's never get u in or out, but still don't know why americans place so much emphasis on SAT's........ its even stated on the college board website dat it does not test intelligence why is it then the all important admission factor...................check the basic reasoning for introducing the SAT</p>
<p>The reason why SAT averages seem so low is that there are kids who get in through legacies, athletics, URM etc. For normal applicant like the OP to get in, 2200 is almost a bare minimum. You can't apply SAT averages for overall applicants to non-legacy, non-athletic, ORM applicants.</p>
<p>i am really sorry to say but i dont think so. my friend, who got into brown but rejected from princeton achieved a perfect 2400. not saying that you need to too but you def need to raise those scores at least above a 750 each</p>
<p>I didn't do well on the SAT either. I got a 1640, but I also have a 4.527 GPA. I'm also the valedictorian. Try the ACT! </p>
<p>I took a practice test. It said that I would get a 27, which is decent, but I'm studying over the summer(the English was my weakest subject: 20).
Good luck!</p>
<p>Even though other posters are doubtful about your acceptance, you do have a shot. Don't just apply to all the ivy leagues, though-- pick and choose the ones that have what you want.</p>
<p>Plus, there are many, many schools that have smart students and offer a great education, but are much less fetishized. If you're into engineering, these schools include RPI, CMU, Rice, Tufts, and others.</p>