Do I even have a shot at these schools

Transfer Students
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<p>SAT I (breakdown): 640 680 660 vmw -1980
ACT:not taken
SAT II: math iic 640 bio 730 chem 700
College GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 projected
High school GPA: 4.4
High school Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/1000 Salutatorian
Major Awards: a few scholaships nothing much state awards if that accounts for anything but i dont think they care anyway
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A few clubs just members not the president or anything but I plan to start neuroscience research (bio/chem) research my firs smester so that should be somthing
Job/Work Experience: a held a few jobs at clothing stores
Volunteer/Community service: 1000 at local hospital and in the community as well as volunteered aborad
Essays: Great
Teacher Recommendation: i think good
Counselor Rec: alright</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): NJ
School Type: Rutgers University Newark i think reputable public school
Ethnicity: Southasian male
Gender:M
Income Bracket: low
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): just that I did alright in high school</p>

<p>My courses are:</p>

<p>-General Chem I and Chem Lab
-Honors English and Comp
-Science and Religion
-Calculus I
15 credits in total </p>

<p>so what do you think are my chances for schools in the top 20 such as </p>

<p>Harvard, Yale,Columbia Brown, Upenn, NYU, Carnegie Mellon, Duke, UChicago thats it</p>

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<p>i think you will do pretty well
do they consider south asians as a URM?</p>

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<p>retake the SAT's or take the ACT and apply..if you don't get in, apply the following year.</p>

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<p>only thing that might hinder your chances is that you are obviously choosing schools based on prestige. You will not get in to Harvard Yale or Duke if they catch wind of this.</p>

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<p>You are NOT going to be considered a URM.</p>

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<p>bump anyone else i need more indepth info like what could I improve on and what is looking not so great for me right now.</p>

<p>I don't think that ill take the sat's over becaue I'm already in college and it wouldn't look so good if I spent time taking it in college I might just try to work on my ec's to set me apart</p>

<p>so can anyone else give me specifics as to what I can improve on to have a better chance at these schools???</p>

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<p>Everything looks good, your SAT's are low, probably what you have heard time after time. Now you have to go to college and prove yourself. If you transfer after your first year, your chances are lower than if you apply for junior standings. If you can establish yourself in college with a good gpa 3.7-3.8+ you should have a good shot at an ivy league school. Focus less on your highschool because you are in college now. They want to see what you are doing now.</p>