<p>Thanks for reading my post! I was wondering about my chances for Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, or NYU. Heres my stats:</p>
<p>-Junior
-Georgia, female, Asian
-Rank: 10/800
-GPA: 4.0
-AP: 5 in World History
- SAT I (1st time- will take again in June) 760 CR, 710 M, 670 W = 2140 (WILL improve abysmal writing score!)
- SAT II: 750 World History, 680 Chemistry (will take US History, Spanish, and Biology in May)</p>
<p>Courses:
-AP World History, Biology, and US
-All other classes are Gifted (highest level other than AP)
-will have 4 years of Spanish
-will have 4 years of band</p>
<p>Senior Courses:
-Symphonic Winds Band (highest band)
-AP Lit
-AP Physics B
-AP Calculus BC
-AP Gov/Economics
-AP Spanish</p>
<p>EC:
- 3 years Marching Band (11 hours a week, Rank Leader)
- Dancing since I was 5 years old
- 3 years of Dance Company (competition dance)
- Chinese School (since 8 years old)
- National Honor Society (160 hours service & might be an officer)
- Spanish Honor Society
- Beta Club
- Academic Team (1 year)
- Local Library Volunteer (80 hours)
- Full Orchestra member (1 year)</p>
<p>Awards:
- Various school awards and letters
- Governors Honors Program State Finalist (for Spanish)
- International Media Festival Winner
- 3rd place at school science fair</p>
<p>So
the ultimate question
what are my chances??</p>
<p>Thanks for reading!! ^_^</p>
<p>First off, work on those SAT scores. They are very good, but you might as well try to improve them! Also, try and earn some leadership positions in your ECs, and include some diversity; you have art (dance, music), athletics (dance), but you should try and get some community service in there. I would say you're in NYU and probably Cornell (especially if you can boost that SAT). Columbia and Stanford are reaches for everyone, but I feel fairly safe in saying that you will probably get into Columbia, and possibly Stanford. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you!! I'm going to work on my weaknesses.</p>
<p>sats are overrated. i wouldn't worry so much on 'em. your scores are fine. the personal aspect of your app will make your decisions (i.e. essays and interviews), so take some time and reflect on yourself. then when it's time to do the apps, you'll be prepared.</p>
<p>[edit] you know why scores don't matter much? because everyone who applies to top tier schools is basically in the 2100-2300 range, and it doesn't really matter to them if they choose a 2100 over a 2300.</p>
<p>"you know why scores don't matter much? because everyone who applies to top tier schools is basically in the 2100-2300 range, and it doesn't really matter to them if they choose a 2100 over a 2300."</p>
<p>Really?? That's makes me feel better. After I started reading more of this forum I started freaking out since almost everyone had like 2200+ SAT. Thanks for the comment!</p>
<p>note that the stats on cc are skewed... and your score is fine as it is, but i'm sure you'll get a higher score once you take it again in june.</p>
<p>I at first thought SATs were overrated. But as I was reading posts at the Ivy League section (about who got accepted/rejected), I realized unless you are a special case (athlete, extraordinary EC, you are Ethiopean etc) you better get above 2300.</p>
<p>But don't be discouraged, you can do it!</p>
<p>i haven't looked at the ivy league's decisions threads yet, but for mit, a lot of people got in with a 2100-2200 over those with 2300+. and one can generally say that mit is better than the lower ivies and comparable to hyps.</p>
<p>As I said before, they probably had an extraordinary EC (esp. important for MIT are science/math competitions; not all math geniuses do well on CR/WR, but they really deserve to get into MIT) or are of Nigerian origin.</p>
<p>a particular student is admitted based on a complete evaluation of his/her app, not just his/her test scores (not that i need to say that), and i would imagine essays and interview to be more important than a difference of 100 pts on the sats because they actually concern the student's character and personality. admission officers use the essays and interview to see if the student is a "match" for the school because the "match" is what they're usually looking for, not the stats.</p>
<p>finally, i'm sure you didn't read the admitted students' essays. you just see their stats and conclude that they got in because of it.</p>
<p>Dude, I am already aware of this. These scores are prerequisites (cut-lines essentially) and for these elite colleges, it appears that 2300 happens to be the minimum with exceptions for particular individuals.</p>
<p>I'd say good shot. Go for it =] Stanford here you go.</p>