Chances for my top 10 schools!?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I've chosen the ten colleges I'm applying to this fall, and I would appreciate it if you could tell me my chances of getting in. My schools are (in no particular order):</p>

<p>University of Arkansas
University of Alabama
Texas Christian University
Baylor University
University of Tennessee
Auburn University
University of Texas
Texas A&M University
Southern Methodist University
Vanderbilt University</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Race: White
State: Texas
High school: Public, somewhat competitive</p>

<p>GPA: 3.59 unweighted, school doesn't tell us weighted GPAs but reports them on official transcripts
Rank: 37/290
SAT (first attempt, retaking): M:560, CR:560, W:650
ACT: 25 Composite, 26 English, 25 Math & Reading, 24 Science
AP: English Language & Composition- 3</p>

<p>9th grade classes & ECs:
Pre-AP English I
Pre-AP Biology I
Algebra I
World Geography
Spanish II
Yearbook Staff (head photographer)
Volunteer Organization (trustee)
National Junior Honor Society
Piano (National Piano Guild)</p>

<p>10th grade classes & ECs:
Pre-AP English II
Chemistry
Geometry
Pre-AP World History
Spanish III
Volunteer Organization
Piano Lessons (National Piano Guild)</p>

<p>11th grade classes & ECs:
AP English III
Physics
Algebra II
AP US History
AP European History
Newspaper Staff
Journalism Team
Volunteer Organization (in-school)
Volunteer Organization (outside of school, Manager)
Piano Lessons (National Piano Guild)
Future Career and Community Leaders of America</p>

<p>12th grade classes & ECs:
AP English IV
AP Environmental Science
Pre-Cal
AP Economics
Dual Credit Government
Newspaper Staff (editor-in-chief)
Yearbook Staff (section editor)
Journalism Team (captain)
Volunteer Organization (in-school)
Volunteer Organization (outside of school, Manager)
Piano Lessons (National Piano Guild)
Future Career and Community Leaders of America
National Honor Society (maybe, there's some confusion with the sponsors at my school)</p>

<p>AWARDS & HONORS:
9th grade:
President's Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence
Chosen for National Junior Honor Society</p>

<p>11th grade:
Various journalism awards at the state, regional, district, and local levels
Temple Sweetheart (volunteer award)
Chosen as All-American Scholar
Washington Journalism and Media Conference: National Youth Press Correspondent nominee
National Student Leadership Conference: program nominee
National Young Leaders Conference: program nominee
People to People: leadership program nominee
United States Achievement Academy: English Award
Chosen as a published author in the Creative Communications essay and poetry contests
National Society of High School Scholars</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Although I can’t add that much input on 90% of your list, I don’t think that you should expect getting into Vanderbilt (even if you ED).</p>

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<p>I know it’s a very high reach, but you never know until you try, right?</p>

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<p>Also, I have one more question for anyone responding to this thread…</p>

<p>Should I go ahead and apply to TCU with my current SAT scores or should I wait to submit my scores once I retake the test?</p>

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<p>Bump! Any input is appreciated.</p>

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<p>Anyone? Bump.</p>

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<p>Wait until you retake. You have more than enough time to submit scores. I have to agree with the above poster though. Vanderbilt is a high reach. Your SAT and GPA are significantly below its average.</p>

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<p>With the exception of Vanderbilt and Texas A&M, your pretty much a match for every school. From your test scores and AP exam grades, it is evident that your school is not very competitive, something that will hurt you. Try to retake your SATs and ACT. Other than that, write a good essay and get good recommendations.</p>

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<p>I thought Texas wanted top 10%. If so, that would also rule out Texas would it not?</p>

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<p>I don’t know if it would rule me out completely, but it would certainly make it more difficult for me to get in. </p>

<p>Thanks for all of the replies so far.</p>

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<p>Your ECs are great and GPA is strong. However the 560 in CR and 560 in Math are going to be seen as low by competitive schools who would want to see those scores well into the 600s. You did get a 650 in Writing but It is questionable how much weight most colleges give to this new section of the SAT. Here in California, the California State Universities (CSUs) do not consider it at all and only use CR plus math scores when evaluating SAT results. Since you are a Texas resident and appear to be applying to a number of state schools, you will probably get accepted at at least one of them on the basis of your GPA unless your class rank would exclude you from consideration. </p>

<p>If you want to go to a private or OOS public college with competitive admissions like Vanderbilt you will probably have to boost your CR and M scores considerably if you take the SATs again. I believe you can raise your math score by just setting aside a couple of hours a day when you do nothing but math problems from SAT prep books. The more problems you do, the better your score will get, up to a point. Not everyone can score 700-800 on the math SAT no matter how hard they practice but getting to a 650 in math, which is a respectable score, should be doable. As for CR, unfortunately, being able to read a difficult written passage and correctly answering somewhat subtle and ambiguous questions on it usually is a skill that is acquired over a lifetime and dramatic improvements with just a few months of preparation are much less likely than on the math section. Try reading materials that are more difficult than what you normally read and then try to write down what you think the author was trying to convey to get an idea of how well you understood it.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your input! I really appreciate it. Do you have any SAT math books you would suggest? </p>

<p>Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Bump? Thanks again for the responses so far!</p>

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<p>Bump again?</p>

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<p>Barons makes a really nice math review book.</p>

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<p>Thanks! I’ll look into getting it.</p>

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<p>Bump!?</p>

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<p>I’m probably starting to annoy people. Sorry!
Bump?</p>

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<p>Bump?
Thanks again.</p>

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<p>Bump… again?</p>