Chances for a Junior

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>School: Public Long Island School
Gender/Ethnicity: Male/White
Family Info: Income=$75000
-Parents are divorced. I live with my mom and step-dad
GPA: 100.419 weighted (as of June 06)
Rank: Doesn't Rank ...Top 10% (maybe top 5%)
Grade Size: 300
Major: Econ Minor: Spanish or Arabic
Courses/Grades:</p>

<p>8th Grade
Earth Science 95, Accel Math 95, Spanish 99</p>

<p>9th Grade
English Honors 93, Journalism 90, English Honors Writing Workshop 97, Global Honors 96, Chemistry Honors 95, Math A Acc 91, Math B Acc 94, Spanish 98, Orchestra 99, PE 99</p>

<p>10th Grade
English Honors 97, Global Honors 95, AP Bio 93, Math B Acc 91, Spanish Honors 97, Orchestra 98, PE 100</p>

<p>11th Grade (first two quarters)
English Honors 97, APUSH 94.5, Urban Studies 100, AP Chem 81, PreCalc BC 83.5, Spanish Honors 94.5, PE 98, Health 99, Creative Writing ___</p>

<p>12th Grade (intended schedule)
AP US Govt, AP MicroEcon, AP Calc AB, AP English, AP Spanish, Physics Honors, Psych, Intro to Photo, PE</p>

<p>SAT (first time)
Verbal 650
Math 630
Writing 600 (???) Essay 10
My goal for June is a 1950, Oct Goal = 2000</p>

<p>SAT Subject Tests
Bio 630
World Hist 630
US Hist- may
Math 1- may
English - nov</p>

<p>AP Scores
Bio 4
World Hist 4 (after taking honors)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
-Habitat For Humanity (10-12)
-Environmental (10-12) Vice Pres
- Newspaper (9-12)
-National Honor Society
- Spanish Honor Society (Corres Sec, Pres next year)
- Math Honor Society
- JV Tennis 9th grade
- Orchestra 9-10
- Job (15 hours a week)
- Volunteering at State Park soon (4 hours a week)
+Next Year: English Honor Society, History Day Club</p>

<p>Awards
- Science Pride Award (9th)
- Orchestra Award
- Poetry Contest Winner</p>

<p>Summer Activities
- This summer I'm going to Costa Rica for 8 days to take part in a volunteer trip. I'm getting credited for 40 hours of community service.</p>

<p>Essays/Teacher Rec
???? Probably will be good though</p>

<p>Here is my list:</p>

<p>-Vassar (reach)
-Hamilton (reach)
-Dickinson
-SUNY Geneseo
-Muhlenberg
-Skidmore
-Bucknell</p>

<p>*I think I'm a first generation college student (my mom went to college for less than a semester because she was pregnant)
* Need Fin Aid because I have 4 siblings and $75,000 Income</p>

<p>Are my SAT Goals doable?</p>

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<p>as well.....what are my chances at those schools?</p>

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<p>Yes, do 20 practice tests and you will increase about 150-200 points</p>

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<p>I think you can get into all those schools. Having such a high GPA will make up for your below average SATs(with respect to the schools).</p>

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<p>even with my abysmal grades in AP Chem and PreCalc BC ?</p>

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<p>What's the grading scale? For example..in my school, 94 is an A..
Does ur school only use percentages?</p>

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<p>You have a chance at all those schools (especially since Vassar doesn't even look at SAT scores).</p>

<p>I would say that you should look into public universities...because except for SUNY, you won't get a very substantial scholarship (if any).</p>

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<p>yea we grade out of 100 with a weighting of 1.1 for honors/AP and a weighting of 1.05 for accelerated math.</p>

<p>precalc and calc classes are weighted 1.1 though!</p>

<p>no letter grades</p>

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<p>any other opinions?</p>

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<p>WOOO VASSAR!!! Nice choice there :-). Ratings: unlikely reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety.</p>

<p>-Vassar... REACH.
-Hamilton... REACH.
-Dickinson... SEMI-REACH. But if you do EA non-binding (highly recommended as it gets pretty selective by RD time) I'd say its a GOOD FIT.
-SUNY Geneseo... GOOD FIT.
-Muhlenberg... LIKELY.
-Skidmore... GOOD FIT.
-Bucknell... SEMI-REACH.</p>

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<p>littleatheist you are the best!</p>

<p>Would I have a better chance at Hamilton or Vassar if i applied Early Decision to them or will my mediocre SAT scores put me at the bottom of the ED applicant pool?</p>

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<p>How about</p>

<p>-Middlebury
-Conn Coll
-Wesleyan
-Richmond
-Lafayette</p>

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<p>Ratings: high reach, reach, semi-reach, good fit, likely, safety. </p>

<p>-Middlebury... HIGH REACH.
-Conn Coll... REACH.
-Wesleyan... REACH.
-Richmond... GOOD FIT.
-Lafayette... SEMI-REACH.</p>

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<p>-Bates
-Colby
-George Washington
-Colgate
-U Delaware
-Haverford
????????</p>