Chances for Princeton,Stanford,etc.

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, I'm a white male(17yrs) junior from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Just curious about what my chances are at some schools I'm interested in. Thanks</p>

<pre><code>Duke(I have an older brother enroled there)
Stanford
Upenn
Princeton
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<p>SAT I - 2310
Math: 760
Reading: 780
Writing: 770</p>

<p>SAT II
Math II- taking it in MAY
Biology- taking it in MAY
Physics- taking it in MAY</p>

<p>GPA(unweighted) - 4.0
GPA(weighted) - will be barely over 5.0 after end of year</p>

<p>Class Rank: 2 out of 400 some.(I'm 1 right now, but some guy is taking 5 AP's his junior year, so I'll drop to 2)
School: Ranked #516 out of 1000 best public schools in the nation(Newsweek)</p>

<p>JUNIOR
AP English Language: A(no A- or A+)
AP U.S History: A
AP Physics B: A
AP Biology: A
Hn.German III: A
Hn.Pre-Calculus: A</p>

<p>SENIOR(what I'm signed up for next year)
AP German
AP English Literature
AP European History
AP Physics C
AP Statistics
AP Calculus BC</p>

<p>Activities/Honors
Cross Country
Outdoor Track
Academic Team
Soccer
Church Chorus
Community Chorus
Young Republicans
Youth and Government
Some community service(nothing worth bragging about)</p>

<p>National Honors Society
NC Governor's School(Math)</p>

<p>I haven't taken AP exams yet, but I think as long as I study enough, I can manage 5's on all of them. That's what I have been lead to believe by the AP practice stuff we've done in and outside of class. </p>

<p>I know it is hard to say exactly what my chances are without having taken the SAT II's or the AP exams, but supposing I do get 5's and upper 700's to 800's on my SAT II's, what do you guys think my chances are for the colleges listed above? If you guys have any advice on how I can improve anything, let me know. I'm also considering taking the SAT I again to bring up my math to an 800. If I did, My new list for consideration would read:</p>

<p>MIT
CALTECH
DUKE
STANFORD
UPENN
PRINCETON</p>

<p>Again, thanks for any suggestions, advice, or comments.</p>

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<p>Great chances! Don't retake the SAT, it will make you look paranoid and obsessed if you retake a 2310. At least thats what I think, and I have the same score. Focus on doing really well on your SAT IIs; they count just as much.</p>

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<p>Congrats, you have a good shot at all of them...</p>

<p>Personally, if I were you: I'd apply to Duke-ED, I'd be suprised if you didn't get in.</p>

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<p>"Personally, if I were you: I'd apply to Duke-ED, I'd be suprised if you didn't get in."</p>

<p>I agree. If Duke is your first choice, you should be a lock for ED.</p>

<p>But you have a great chance at all of those schools, assuming your essays and other stuff are just as spectacular as your stats!</p>

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<p>Your chances are way above average, but hardly 'great'. Applying ED/EA to these schools, however would significantly improve your chances.</p>

<p>Your stats are beautiful, and where they need to be, but remember where you're applying to--schools that reject around 60% of those with even perfect SAT scores, etc. I realize that numbers aren't all they look at, but what I recommend you do is focus on your ECs, personal qualities, and keep those awesome stats.</p>

<p>If you want to go to MIT/Caltech, you might want to seriously consider working on some demonstrated math and science activities.</p>

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<p>murasaki: are you telling me that 60% of the people that apply to the top schools in the country --ivies and other top 10 schools-- have perfect SAT scores??? no. way.</p>

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<p>hanskist, i agree with darkrulerII, your SAT shows awesome consistency all of your section scores are around 770, which is amazing very few people can say that they have such a well rounded sat score. you'll be fine with a 2310.</p>

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<p>
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Great chances! Don't retake the SAT, it will make you look paranoid and obsessed if you retake a 2310.

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Your case was different since you had perfect and near perfect math and writing but 720 CR. Colleges look at each section separately so if one section was below average for a particular school, you may want to retake. </p>

<p>For the topic creator, you have an above average chance. Good luck. However, if you want to attend Caltech, you should maybe retake for math. A 770 in the math section there is the 25%tile. Everywhere else though, a 760 is math is EXCELLENT and you won't have to retake. Your reading is superior, and writing is excellent as well.</p>

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<p>Thebillsfan: no, he was saying they reject near 60% of the people who do receive perfect scores</p>

<p>People who said 2310 is great: his concern was with getting an 800 in math so that he would have a better chance at caltech and MIT</p>

<p>I think you have great chances at the schools, but you aren't by any means guaranteed. But if you do retake the SAT and get the 800 math, and the scores you're forcasting, I think you should at least get accepted to 2-3 of the schools (assuming you apply to 6) on that list. Good luck.</p>