Chances at Temple?

<p>PA Resident
Race: Black
Gender: Male
Possible First Generation student (Mom has an Associate's degree)</p>

<p>GPA: 3.8/4.0 UW</p>

<p>SAT (Ugh): 1430/2400 or 920/1600</p>

<p>Class Rank: 180/325
Junior Year class rank: 143/321</p>

<p>HS Type: Well known and academically respected Catholic HS in the Philadelphia area. A few days ago, it was ranked the best private HS in my county!</p>

<p>EC's
-Marching band
-Drumline
-Percussion ensemble
-Private drumming lessons
-Wells Fargo College Bound program
-Semi-Pro baseball
-National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, Summer 2011</p>

<p>Honors/Awards:
Sophomore Year
-Student of the Month award from Phys/Ed teacher</p>

<p>Junior Year
-Student of the Month in Theology 2 times-Junior year
-Theology department award for being tied for highest Theology avg. in Class of 2013<br>
-First Honors (93 avg, No grade below 90)-3rd quarter of Junior Year
-Second Honors (88 avg, No grade below 85)-4th quarter of Junior Year
-2 Student of the Month awards from my Theology teacher</p>

<p>Senior Year
-Homecoming King-Senior Year (Also, I am my school's first black Homecoming King!)</p>

<p>Hi Futuredoctor31,
I’m also a high school senior applying to temple University this year so I can’t give you the best advice but I could give you pretty good advice from the research I have done. Your GPA is high which is considered to be really important. Do you take AP and Honors classes? To determine if your rigor is good, you need to provide more information. Your SAT is in fact in the lower 25th percentile of admitted students at Temple. If you can, try retaking the SATs. Your Class Rank is weak even if you are in a top school. Just because you go to a top school does not mean you can slack off or not be the best. Temple might be a reach for you.</p>

<p>Please consider joining the Temple University Class of 2017 page if you are a potential student, accepted student, or parent of a child interested in Temple University for useful information to incoming freshman and the chance to meet your classmates ahead of time</p>

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<p>Thanks, and btw I believe your chances of admission to Temple are very strong. Your SAT scores are low but they are only slightly below what Temple looks for. Also, your list of extracurriculars helps to make up for your performance on the test. I wish you the best in your application to Temple.</p>