<p>Go to a very competitive h.s. in ny
GPA- 4.41w (don't know unweighted)
No class rank...i'm pretty sure it's within the top 10% or less
Sats: 1970 680v, 580 math :( and 710w
-I'm going to take them again and i'm aiming for a 2100
SatIIs: 680 bio, 590 math, I'm taking the us history next week (hoping to get around the 700s range)
I take the most challenging course load possible for all 3 years (i'm a junior) and my senior schedule is:
Ap spanish, Ap english, Ap calc ab, Ap environmental, ap economics, italian, and ap gov</p>
<p>Ecs:
-prez of youth group
-editor/writer of a lit mag
-lots of community service
-few clubs
-varsity track
-played soccer for several years until 10th grade
-spanish immersion program over the summer
-camp counselor this summer</p>
<p>**I want to major in journalism/communications
-How do i look for these schools: Northwestern (my top choice), washu, emory, brandeis, nyu, boston university, and vanderbilt</p>
<p>Northwestern -- reach to huge reach (depending on how high your rank is...if you are in the top 1% it may be feasible)</p>
<p>WashU - Reach
Emory - Slight Reach/ Reach
Brandeis - Slight Reach
NYU - Slight Reach / Match
Boston U - Match
Vanderbilt - Slight Reach</p>
<p>PS Math is the easiest to improve...my friend had a score about yours on the PSAT & got 690 on the March SAT. </p>
<p>If you had a 2100...</p>
<p>Northwestern - slight reach
Wash U - slight reach
Brandeis - match
NYU - match
Boston U - Safe Match
Vanderbilt - Match</p>
<p>Unfortunately, test scores do matter. Something to remember is that a lot of colleges will not be taking the writing section too seriously. Not counting the writing, you have a 1260 math/reading, which makes your test scores below avg for just about all the schools on your list.</p>
<p>Also, Northwestern journalism is much more competitive than Northwestern in general. If you weren't looking at Medill, your chances would be considerably better.</p>
<p>One more thing...since you are looking to major in journalism, I would consider improving your reading equal to the improvement you should hope to make in math. Given your major, I think you would be accepted at most of the schools on your list if you were able to pull off a 720-750 Reading / 650-680 Math score, which I think is doable.</p>
<p>If you get your SAT's up to 2100, you'll be in GREAT shape.</p>
<p>You have a very high GPA with a tough courseload. I'd say NW and WashU will be the only ones you'll have trouble with.</p>
<p>You're definately into BU.</p>