***dartmouth, Nyu, Georgetown***chances Please!**

<p>I am a junior at a highly competitive public suburban HS, average ACT= 22.2 vs national avg. 20.3. Class of 07= 386 kids</p>

<p>ACT- 31 (31.25, 1 subpoint from a 32) (as a Junior, plenty of time to go higher, shooting for 33 or 34)
GPA- 3.61/4
SAT II- Math Level 1- 680
Class Rank-Wish school didn't rank, but I'm in the 2nd Decile (<20%)</p>

<p>Soph Year- AP Euro: (3)
Jr. Year: AP Chem, Pre-Calc, AP Psychology, Research (see below), AP Gov, AP lit
Senior Year- Physics, AP Statistics, C++, Research, AP US Hist, AP Lang
Total 8 OR 9 AP, depending if I take AP Physics next year.</p>

<p>Working with a professor (mentor) at Washington University-STL on cognitive psychology research..He will be able to write an excellent recommendation letter as well; He is alum from Cornell. Possibly conducting extended research at UChicago over the summer using MRI technology.</p>

<p>EC's- As some people have realized, almost ALL selective colleges look for commitment in a few areas...
Jazz Band (4 Years) 1st Alto Sax, All Suburban Band as well (st louis)
JV and Varsity Football (2 Years)- I suck at football, but at least I went out for something I enjoyed.
Speech and Debate- (2 years) President of Speech and Debate Club, went to District and Nationals (individual)
Also, Marching Band 1 year, JV Soccer 1 year, JV Track 1 year</p>

<p>Want to major in Political Science/Government/Pre-Law</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>we have similar gpa and sat. i would say you're pretty good for nyu.</p>

<p>Thats great news...I was on the Georgetown forum earlier, and most of the people, including almost all the people that got admitted, were only in 3 or 4 AP/IB classes....is 8 or 9 like I have an unusually high number?</p>

<p>anyone????</p>

<p>Unusually high at Georgetown? I think not. Get over yourself. PS my high school's average ACT was a 24.9 last year, one of the highest in the nation, so your school is hardly "highly competitive."</p>

<p>Get good grades and move into the top decile, and then you'll have a better chance at Dartmouth and Georgetown. As it is, you can get into NYU.</p>