<p>Hey! I applied early decision like a month before the deadline, but I still am pretty nervous about getting in... I also am applying to Penn, Harvard, Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, University of Chicago, and Brown. I consider myself to be well-rounded and a very active leader in the community (my strengths are mainly in leadership and creativity). I love the city, and I hope to become a doctor and do clinical work as well as stem cell research.</p>
<p>4.97 gpa ranked 4th in class out of 450 (top 200 public schools)
2080 sat, 730 math, 700 writing, 650 critical reading
sat 2s: 790 chem, 710 bio, 710 math 2
ap scholar with distinction
all ap classes senior year, 4 aps junior year, 1 ap soph., the rest honors
(senior year classes: AP physics C mechanics, AP spanish language, AP english literature, AP calculus BC, AP government, AP economy, journalism, art, mock trial)
editor-in-chief of school newspaper for 2 years
copy editor for 1 year
mock trial captain for 2 years, lawyer for 4
best lawyer award from school
a black belt in shorin-ryu, teach martial arts to children
varsity tennis for 2 years (we have a great team)
president of a young women's organization with 7 participating high schools (by women leader's forum)
vice president of environmental science club, member for 4 yers
president of rotary club at school
competed with speech at county level after winning 2nd in previous rounds
volunteered at a zoo for 4 years
volunteered as a counselor at a religious summer camp going into 12th
member of national honor society for 2 years
student of the month, student athlete award, top 10 of class all 3 years
wrote great essay on loving culture (very unique/creative)</p>
<p>spanish/ eastern european female</p>
<p>thank you for your input! please be honest with me, i really appreciate it! i want to change the world! </p>
<p>also, i would love to join an online network with other students applying to similar schools; we are all in this together!</p>
<p>GPA and Rank: GREAT!
SATs: Not bad, definitely wont help; may hurt
ECs: You dont really seem to have a passion or a trend in you ECs. Nowadays, colleges are looking for a diverse class not diverse people so you need to focus your ECs in your other apps.</p>
<p>Id say you have a good chance. Youre no shoo-in but you fit all the stats.</p>
<p>ahh are my scores really that bad?
ive had such anxiety with them… i do fine when i take the tests on my own but for some reason i always perform poorly…
my essay is pretty memorable i would say… it is a unique format that explores the creativity of my mind with being well cultured even though i live in a cultural wasteland</p>
<p>But you still need a hook… an essay isn’t going to add to the university community. Not to belittle it, because an essay can really help, but you need to emphasize your ECs in a way that they look really attractive. You have a great GPA but your scores are right outside the range. then again, a girl at my school got into MIT with alright SAT scores so you never know.</p>
<p>There are many on CC who think a great essay might compensate for below median scores. Frankly, that’s a myth. The hooked bring the scores down and the unhooked generally have scores near the 75th percentile. That’s 770 or so for the lower ivies and 790 for HYPS. per section. The 650CR is an unusual score for an unhooked candidate.</p>
<p>to be honest i dont really have a hook
i have always performed very poorly on these tests
i am a math/science person (ex. 5 on ap calc and bio, but only a 4 on english), and i take the english questions in my head and completely over-analyze them and defend both sides and i take too much time and zone out and then get nervous about time and it is a vicious cycle
i am much better in a relaxed setting where i can discuss and debate and really understand the material
but colleges dont want to hear it </p>
<p>i think i just need come to terms that i am not good enough for these schools based on my scores… it is hard to accept, but i mean i have realized that i will never be able to do well on these kinds of things </p>