<p>I am a junior in high school right now
I have a 4.08 GPA on a 4.0 scale
I am currently in 4 AP classes
I have a 30 ACT, 2020 SAT
I currently play #1 on the Varsity Girl's golf team, varsity cheerleader, am on the speech team(4th at state last year), robotics team(world championship qualifier last year), NHS member, was sophomore class president, and am the editor-in-chief of out student newspaper
I volunteer at an art museum, and for JDRF as well as at a type 1 diabetes camp in the summer (I have type 1 diabetes)</p>
<p>I feel that I have fairly strong extracurriculars, but will my test scores hurt my chances of getting in? and do I need to have a specific "passion" to shine through more to get in to an Ivy League?</p>
<p>thank you so much!</p>
<p>Well it depends which one, im pretty sure you could get into Cornell and Princeton, but idk about the rest like Yale, Harvard and UPenn, you have a good chance though, so my answer is yes, you do have a shot! Goodluck!! Oh and retake the SATs, and do some subject SATs to increase your chances.</p>
<p>I agree with Shipsarecool ^ ^</p>
<p>Your GPA is excellent. Excuse me for digressing; do you mind telling me how you got that flawless GPA? I’m starting high school next year, and I’m worried that I’ll slip. </p>
<p>Back on topic, your SAT and ACT scores could use some improvement. I’m not trying to be discriminatory, but if you’re of Asian descent, you should ideally score a 2300+/34+, so you stand out among the others. </p>
<p>I’m not seeing a clear passion through your extracurriculars. In order to make your passion more lucid for the colleges, find the profession you are interested in and do activities that are similar to it. For example, if you want to be a veterinarian, volunteer at some animal hospitals.</p>
<p>I hope that helps! And don’t give in to the diabetes! :)</p>
<p>No problem, I was typing almost the exact same thing and looked up to realize my post would be useless, hah :)</p>
<p>yakisoba, I have taken a lot of ap classes and at my school an A in an AP class=4.5, so getting A’s in all of my ap classes has balanced out the couple B’s in other classes. I don’t know if your school operates the same way, but hope that helps! Basically, If you can handle it, take as many ap classes as possible!!!
and I honestly have no clue what I want to do professionally yet, which might be my weakness. I am interested in endocrinology because of the diabetes and all…so maybe if I did research/internship+my volunteer work in the field + perhaps an essay loosely about the disease, do you think that would adequately display a “passion”?</p>
<p>Your test scores may hold you back- this was what I feel kept my son from getting into the Ivies- they have so many kids to choose from, and with such a high yield at so many schools, they don’t really have to accept that many. When all things are equall, they are going to use those test scored, because they can then report to USNWR how great their test scores are, as if that means anything (in the ling run, those scores are meaningless).</p>
<p>But do not fret- even if you don’t get into an Ivy, there are so many awesome schools out there that do a phenomenal job of teaching. Shoot for an Ivy only if you feel that you would fit in at a particular campus- my son loved Penn but hated Princeton. But try to visit schools and see where you fit in the best. You may be surprised what you discover.</p>
<p>If you raise your ACT score, you won’t have to submit SAT subject test scores (unless you are applying to Harvard or Princeton or Georgetown, which require them regardless of the ACT- I’m not sure about all the Ivies, but I would check their websites). You have a great opportunity for an essay on how Type 1 diabetes has had an impact on your life and what you did to improve the lives of others.</p>
<p>You seem to have a very bright future ahead of you, and you don’t come off as pretentious. Best of luck!</p>
<p>I can’t answer your question, but I can tell you:
a) you have plenty of time to improve your test scores
and
b) you sound a helluva lot more interesting than most of the over-avchieving stats I read on here.
c) remember that not being accepted by a school is in no way a reflection on your worth as a student or a person. Jack Welch went to UMass. Warren Buffet went to Univ. of Nebaska.
I may encourage my D to attend a school I had never heard of before- because I believe that school may be the best school for her
Good luck!</p>
<p>Your test scores are a bit low, but it depends on the breakdown of your scores. The rest of your resume sounds excellent. Your essay is very important, but you have plenty of time to work on that. If you don’t get your test scores up though, you will have little to no chance at the Big 3 (Harvard, Yale, and Princeton) and low chances at most of the other ivies, but you would still be a competitive candidate at Cornell. If you could get your SAT scores up 100-200 points though, you would be a competitive candidate at any of those schools.</p>
<p>Your ACT and SAT scores are low enough to be a handicap. With that said, even if your scores were tippy top, it’s not a guarantee for admission. You just have to apply. But be sure to apply to a safety YOU LOVE, as well as matches, so that you have choices next year at this time.</p>
<p>Oh, that’s weighted? Stupid me, that’s where the .08 in the 4.0 comes from. I thought you had an unweighted 4.0. That’s still a pretty good GPA, probably higher than what I’ll get when I’m your age.</p>
<p>Well unless you are trolling, you really seem as a great motivated applicant, if you feel that you could be doing better in your test scores then that is a definite sign you need to improve them. You said you have talent in many areas, the only advice I can give you, if I may is to present yourself when it is time for your application, in a way in which you see yourself, and try to present yourself as you really are, becuause if not many people might consider you rather than well-rounded and polytalented, as not focused in a straight path. If your credentials are true then they sound great, right know I just recomend self examination so that you can do great in portraying yourself when the time comes. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you apply early decision I think it is definitely a possibility. I imagine you could write great essays and would have great recs, and SAT scores aren’t always a determining factor. Remember, most colleges will want to see an unweighted GPA, but I think your’s would still be strong. In my opinion, you should give it a try.</p>
<p>“Well it depends which one, im pretty sure you could get into Cornell and Princeton, but idk about the rest like Yale, Harvard and UPenn, you have a good chance though, so my answer is yes, you do have a shot! Goodluck!! Oh and retake the SATs, and do some subject SATs to increase your chances.”</p>
<p>People say “HYP” for a reason. Princeton is one of the best 3 Ivies. To put it on a plane with Cornell and below UPenn is, quite frankly, absurd.</p>