<p>hmmmm.....u got a point there......</p>
<p>if u ask me....i think its pretty low for the schools to distinguish between 2400 and 2390s like dat...</p>
<p>I'm going to have to agree with its being low for schools to make that distinction, but it is a valid point. I don't think he's being an ass. I have a question: when one says, "50% chance at HYP," does that mean 50% at each school individually or 50% of getting into any one of the three (in other words, kinda like 16.67% at each)</p>
<p>no they mean individually</p>
<p>wow. that's quite impressive. my first reaction would be to say that you'll get in wherever you want to go. obviously you're qualified. but i also have concerns about whether or not i can get into top and ivy schools, even though people always tell me that i'll get in anywhere. but honestly, even if i am qualified, there are tens of thousands of other kids who are just as qualified, and i'm worried that i have nothing to make me stand out (although i do do crew, which takes up most of my time). so back to your question, i would say that there's no doubt in my mind that you are definitely qualified for any of those schools, i would just hope that the admissions people notice you and recognize that.
best of luck with everything.....college applications are brutal</p>
<p>I don't think they distinguish between 2390s and 2400s.</p>
<p>Amazing application.</p>
<p>Great chances...holy cow you're smart</p>
<p>but gosh the best memember name you could come up with was porsche930??</p>
<p>where's the creativity in that!?!?!</p>
<p>Without such a terrible name thingy....ur in</p>
<p>Well, people have been saying that the ivies are going to give more "leniency" because we're the first class to take the new SAT. Hopefully that's true ;)</p>
<p>You don't like my name? haha i'm a car nut, and I don't feel the need to display creativity through a username on a forum. But you're right, it is kinda lame. Go to google and type in porsche 930; it's not just a random number. </p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about university of chicago? and not just the hype</p>
<p>Having graduated from Penn, and looking at your credentials...at least for Penn, you'd have no problem getting in there, and no problem getting into most of the other schools, I'd say....provided your college essay writing skills are pretty stellar too. Good luck!</p>
<p>Over represented state hurts some. A 2390 from New Mexico and a 2390 from Maryland are not equal.</p>
<p>stambliark41 is a tard.... you're not 100% in to any ivy(It just doesnt ever happen) but I'm gonna say your most likly in to all of the schools.</p>
<p>there arent' nearly as many 2400's range people as there were 1600 people, so I think if you can score that high, you have a way better shot than those before us might have had when applying with their 1600's. I don't know, I'm just assuming that, but it seems like ti would make sense. I heard that like 5 percent of the SAT takers get like 1600's (okay that may have been exaggerated a bit), but with the new SAT it's like .01 percent, so.....keep that in mind.</p>
<p>Haha funk.. you realize the 1450 or so cutoff (I'm unsure of the exact cutoff) is the 99% for a reason.. that means everyone scoring above it is already in the top 1%. Like in high level IQ tests, I bet the relative number of people getting the 1600 is about the top 1/10 of the 99%. I think you might be kind of right in saying that there will be slightly more people getting 1600s before than 2400's now. However, i think it would be a marginal difference, since those people who would get a 1600 to begin with would likely get an 800 on writing as well, since many consider it easier (I'm generalizing, I know, but I have two friends who did this).
Porsche:
Incredible stats, I think you present a great overall package (sufficient for the Ivies? Who knows dude? It can be a cra pshoot). If I could give some constructive advice, the first would be to not get to complacent in the process just because of your high SAT I scores. I think this board as a whole places inordinate emphasis on the score/stat side of things (It's easier to look at and categorize.. I do it too). You have the GPA and school side things to back it up, so no big sweat, but as others have mentioned don't think you are automatically in, or even above 1/3-1/2 chance, just becuase of your scores. That warning might already be heeded, so if it has been, ignore my rambling.
The second would be your EC's.. they are very well-rounded and you have a lot, but to be frank they seem to be your weakest part of your application (and that's saying a lot :) The key thing here is that you seem involved in a lot of things but not extremely involved in a few, and you don't have a lot of state and national recognition in any. Some of the 'major' involvements or state-level things you pointed out seem to only be in your Fro/Soph years which seems to indicate that you have changed involvements around a lot rather than having become extremely involved in any one pursuit. Your science research stands out as your most 'signficant', but without any external validation (Siemens, Intel) colleges have no way of knowing exactly how momentous this was. Likewise, your sports involvement seems like your second most signficant involvement, but just saying you were varsity doesn't say much for ivies, and you seem to have switched sports a lot. I would recommend making this into an essay topic if you can to stress your time invested (if you have), and/or if you do have significant sports awards to list, do that so they have a way to validate. In short, don't let your EC's become a list. Be prepared to use your ECs in a meaningful way in your essays and work around the fact that this is your weakest point. A quick footnote: I read through your list cursorily and there might be things there I didn't see or acronyms I am not familiar with that are more substantial in recognition. If so, excuse my criticism, I wrote this based on my quick impression of your resume. Anyways, this is not intended to point out flaws, just give you some helpful criticism. Good luck to you and everyone else on this board applying these next couple months.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, and, trust me, I have not become complacent due to my scores. Getting into college is getting pretty crazy...good luck everyone! There is great hope for the future!</p>