<p>3.5 uw gpa, at one of the top college prep schools in PA
course load includes: AP US, AP Chem, AP Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Economics
1320 sat (retaking hopefully getting that up to 1400-1450)
SATIIs- expecting a 750+ in US and Math I, 700+ in Literature
really really good recommendations
good essay</p>
<p>ECs- varsity basketball (9,10,11,12), senior captain
-aau basketball (10,11,12), travels east coast to top tournaments
-school chorale (9,10,11,12), member of madrigals in 12th (tours the
world performing)
-member of church choir (about 100 hours of community service there)
-worker/organizer of church bazaar (40 hours of community service)
-orientation community (12), helps new students assimilate to the school
-peer mentor (11), similar to orientation</p>
<p>Class rank? From general knowledge, 3.5 uw's don't usually put you in the top5% or even 10% of your class. That, combined with a current SAT that's more comparable to the in state score doesn't make it look so good for the chances. Definitely will need that 1450 and a 'great' essay, not just a good one- of course that's almost all subjective but you should feel it is a great one (Essays are actually taken a good deal into account)</p>
<p>Yea, I'm not top 10% (but i can't be sure because my school doesn't do class rank); however, considering that my school sends about 6 kids a year to the Ivies (out of a class of 120), I am pretty sure I am not top ten.</p>
<p>You're chances as an OOS student, not in the top 5 or even 10% of your class, are pretty low. Your SAT is in line with in-state scores not OOS. Everybody has a shot, if you can up you SAT like you think and put together solid grades next fall you'd definitely help yourself.</p>
<p>Basketball is easily the hardest college sport to play Division 1. In my league, I am really good, one of the best actually. I'm 6'5, and play power forward with some guard ability; however, when you leave the area and start playing in NYC and Boston tournaments the talent level SKYROCKETS. A white 6'5 kid like me is undersized for power forward and isn't as athletic as the inner city kids whose whole life is basketball. I can play Division 3 if I wanted to, but I think that's a waste of time.</p>
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<p>Exactly. I don't know what all this scholarship talk is. If you were an ACC caliber recruit, you probably would have known it by about 10th grade...</p>
<p>I was also OOS and got in as Echols. Not to kill you or anything, but that GPA looks pretty bad. =S I had a 3.9 uw and 2240 SAT's, which would be.. 1480 in old SAT terms.</p>
<p>With those AP math courses, why the heck are you taking Math I? It's actually harder to get a good score on Math I cause it's easier (easier to make dumb mistakes, one point off = 20 points off final score, or something like that). I only took AP Calc AB and got a 760 on Math II..</p>
<p>Your EC's look good in my unprofessional opinion, work on those academics!</p>
<p>warning - it can be really tough to get in OOS. My son was 3.9, 1480, top 10% (no ranking), 4 years varsity tennis - regional awards plus captain, eagle scout, 9 APs with 5s on all exams, NMF, plus solid community service. Good creative esssays, good recs. Waitlisted! Give it a shot but find other schools you like just in case!</p>
<p>Yea the GPA is not good, but it is better than it seems. The bump for APs at my school is .6 where at other schools its a 1. Plus a 3.5 at my school probably puts me in the top 20% of a class of 120 (which usually sends about ten kids to the ivies every year).
I am retaking the SATs in Oct. and the Subject Tests in Nov. I thought Math I would be easier than Math II.
To toneranger- That's unlucky. He certainly seems qualified. Where did he end up going?</p>
<p>tussin - he went to his third choice - PSU/Schreyer for business (chose it over Lehigh, Wake Forest and Richmond). We're in state and he got multiple scholarships there - almost free! Rejected at cornell too - his second choice (UVA was his first). It's tough out there!</p>