Chances??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey, everyone! Ok so I used to think I had a pretty good shot of getting into the schools i wanted but after seeing some of these stellar profiles I'm not so sure because I definitely don't have as much as I probably should. If you could give me an honest opinion on the outlook that would be great!!! (However dismal it may be)</p>

<p>User Name: fhlvr1
Gender: F
College Class Year: 2011
High School: Public</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 4.20
GPA - Weighted: 4.70
Class Rank: top 5% (Ranked #1)
Class Size: 299</p>

<p>Senior classes:
Dual Enrollment English
AP Statistics
AP Government
Chemistry II
Advanced Physics
Computer Applications
AP Latin Vergil</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 650 <em>will retake</em>
SAT I Critical Reading: 750
SAT I Writing: 710</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars:
Varsity Field Hockey (9, 10, 11)
Varsity Track and Field (9, 10)
Varsity Tennis (11)
Latin Club (9, 10, 11, 12)
National honor society (11, 12)
National Latin Honor Society (10, 11, 12)
Concert Band (9)
Rocket Club (12)</p>

<p>Leadership positions:
Class Council member (10)
Latin Club Board member (10, 12)
Rocket Club Vice President (12)
Completed 10-week leadership seminar
Athletic Status - list sport and your level: Varsity Hockey
Varsity Tennis
Varsity Track</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work:
FH camp volunteer (9, 10)
Nursing home volunteer (12)
Boys and Girls Club volunteer (12)</p>

<p>Honors and Awards:
-Governor's Latin Academy
-Summa cum laude Classical Association of Virginia Latin Tournament
- Three Academic letters
-All district, all-region Field Hockey honors
-English Award (11)
- 8 Perfect VA Standards of Learning scores
-Top line 6 tennis player in district</p>

<p>Schools I'm interested in:
University of Pittsburgh (OOS)
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (OOS)
Georgetown U
Clemson</p>

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<p>If you could raise your SAT score, I could see you as a competitive applicant for schools more along the lines of Georgetown (i.e. Ivies), instead of just state schools. After all, you are a Valedictorian and your extracurriculars are solid. You will have an excellent shot to all the schools on your list, but shouldn’t be afraid to reach a little more.</p>

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<p>If you can improve your SATs, you should get into all the schools on your list. Just like billabong said.</p>

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<p>Thanks so much :)</p>

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<p>How easy is the curriculum at your school that you can be a valedictorian and still get a 650 on the Math portion (arguably the easiest) of the SAT?</p>

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<p>^There is no correlation between someone’s Math SAT score and their GPA. I have seen many Vals and Sals with disproportional SAT scores; this, too, does not mean that their schools are easy. Perhaps the OP is just not good at math. </p>

<p>Regardless of what the OP’s academic environment is like, she is still the Valedictorian, an achievement that schools will look very favorably upon.</p>