<p>-Rising Asian senior from Washington (interested in medicine)
-4A High school in a suburban area</p>
<p>GPA: 3.78 unweighted
Class rank: among top 15 or 20%</p>
<p>SAT: 1st-1510; 2nd-1430
**Scores will surely improve to near 2200s (min 1900s)
SAT II: US History 530</p>
<p>APs: 5 or 6 total depending on my senior schedule</p>
<p>Volunteer work:
-Elementary School (max 50hr)- Organize materials for next lesson/work with children
-Piano accompaniment for Sunday services (max 10hr)- Play hymnals during Sunday services. Regardless of religious affiliation, this counts for volunteer work right??
-Local art museum- just got accepted so I’ll complete a minimum of 40 hours
-I’ve done other volunteer work but, they were just one time things</p>
<p>ECs: National Honor Society- all four years
Key Club- all four years
World Affairs Club- 11, 12
FBLA- 11, 12
Letterman Varsity Tennis-10, 11, 12 (Most Improved Award)
Our school won state title due to one individual. Should I mention this? No one else had any contribution to it except that one person.
Church Youth Group- all four years (served as Secretary, VP, President)</p>
<p>1- I really doubt your score will increase by 800 points. I really, really doubt it. Even 500 is quite a stretch. ESPECIALLY if you took it again and got a lower score.</p>
<p>2- Your GPA and rank are good, but compared to your test scores, it honestly looks a little fishy.</p>
<p>3- Do more stuff. Join clubs, do more volunteer work.</p>
<p>Honestly, at this point, BU is quite a stretch for you. Keep up the GPA, and study for the SAT, SAT II’s, and ACT. But do not expect to jump 800 points- I can promise you will be disappointed.</p>
<p>Short of a miracle, its exceptionally difficult to raise SAT scores by more than 200 points on a third attempt. I’d recommend you try the ACT and not submit your SAT scores</p>
<p>Umm are you serious?? My resume didnt look anything like yours and I got in. I dont know how I did but it happened. I mean, I’m smart, but high school was kind of hard for me. YOU WILL MOST DEFINITELY GET IN!!! Don’t worry!</p>
<p>I really disagree. I don’t really think that you will jump that many points even with the summer. If you think so - please please PLEASE tell me what you are doing differently that will make you change so much? </p>
<p>If you come into a test with the same skills, intent, everything - then why should you expect anything different? I believe that jumping to say the 1700s is very possible, but certainly not a 2200 (min 1900 either). </p>
<p>I know im harsh, but you asked for this exact harshness (I have a feeling you already know the answer to your own question). </p>
<p>YES - you are on the right track to focus on your SATs, but don’t expect so much! Your ECs are great. You need different approaches! Try the ACT, take classes (or if you are, continue to do so), and raise your SAT II score.</p>
<p>In the end, I think you are smart and the score on your SAT will not change that one bit. Its a very silly test that measures “college preparedness”, but in all honesty it really doesn’t.</p>
<p>TheMan777,
Your answer was very helpful!
Your open honesty motivates me even more to aim for that high SAT score.
I know it’s just a silly test that i’ll be taking a couple more times but my future depends on it. haha
Thanks! Really :)</p>
<p>SAT’s are suppose to test your IQ on everything you learned throughout your current period of life…getting a 1500 is horrible and it expresses that you really arent a good student but you either go to a grade inflation school, you cheat, or you just study 5 hours for a test.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call SAT an IQ test at all. It is slightly, I agree with that but it’s also a practice test. More SAT’s you do the better you get. But 1500 is pretty bad if you have that high of a GPA so I would agree with there.</p>