<p>A's in everything, great GPA, rank, 11 AP's, an overload of leadership positions in 8 clubs, recommendations, etc.. </p>
<p>How the hell do I end up with slightly above average SAT's and only slightly better scores on the ACT. Do those two scores hinder my chances of getting into the top universities I'm going to appy to next year?</p>
<p>What are your scores and what schools are you applying to?</p>
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<p>Cornell, Columbia, Northwestern, and Florida State (honors program) </p>
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<li>29 ACT
-680 Chemistry SAT II
-720 American History SAT II
I wouldn’t even submit my SAT scores.</li>
</ul>
<p>Wow, I swear, I could have written this post and it would have been 100% accurate to me as well (except for the choice of the colleges - mine are mostly still ivy league though). </p>
<p>What I’ve finally come to terms with is that yes, having lower test scores than the middle 50% of students will hinder our chances a bit, but we always have to remember that 25% of students who got in were indeed below those scores. That’s where all of our extra carriculars will come in to help us. It also shows that while we still take grades seriously (and a 29 ACT definitely shows that), we like to get involved with other things that interest us and stay busy - in other words, we’re more than just book worms. That can’t hurt us at all.</p>
<p>I at least know that Northwestern’s middle 50% for the ACT is a 30 or somewhere around there. Having a 29 on the ACT will not be the deciding factor against you in their decision. And if it is, then I at least wouldn’t want to be in a school that judges an individual on one inaccurate number that replaces years of hard work anyway.</p>
<p>Keep your head up. It’ll all work out in the end for both of us.</p>