<p>Senior courses -
AP Biology
Macroeconomics (college bridge program) (for 1st semsester -
U.S. Government second semester)
English (college bridge program)
Calculus (college bridge program)
Latin IV
[I'm taking the most challenging courseload available at my school, especially considering that only 2 people other than myself take Latin IV.]</p>
<p>Lots of community service (both inside and outside of school)
NHS, Honor Roll, full scholarship/highest program in school, et cetera
Editor of video yearbook
Various clubs spread out over the years in H.S., high school newspaper</p>
<p>Additionally, I wrote excellent essays (as assayed by my english teacher, who is not one who patronizes), and she (one familiar with the college admissions process) is quite optimistic about me getting into Harvard and Princeton (despite my crying to her about my finding out that people with 1550+ get routinely rejected from the aforementioned lol), and is definite about Georgetown (as am I). </p>
<pre><code> So, what about Georgetown, Harvard, and Princeton (I really want to go to Georgetown if enough aid is provided)?
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<p>I know you only scored low on one of the three sections, but still, 2090 does not bode well for any of these schools, considering you don't seem to have any special EC's or hooks. Are you an URM? What are your grades like? Those factors might change my opinion.</p>
<p>Career GPA - 98.17 (this is as of the end of junior year, because my school only re-does cummulative GPA at the end of every year, not as you go along for each academic quarter). This is also from where my 4/198 ranking arose.</p>
<p>My school also does individual year rankings: Freshman year I was 12 (I know, it's not that good but I was adjusting, plus, many schools don't look at freshman year when they calculate your GPA; if this were to occur, then my GPA would be MUCH improved). Sophomore year - I can't remember the exact ranking, but it was better. Junior year I was first by at least a point over the next best student. This year (senior year), I'm going to be either 1 or 2 (I'm very sure of this, as the people closest after myself and the other person are about 2 points behind us so far).</p>
<p>This shows that at least I've been making consistent improvements over the years, rather than being static or even falling.</p>
<p>URMS- under represented minorities - black hispanic native american
asians are over represented</p>
<p>ECs- extra cirriculars</p>
<p>BTW, 580 is really low for those schools. I hate to say it, but thta may keep you out. If those 3 are thye only schools you applied to, get more applications out pronto(no its not too late)</p>
<p>all 3 are attainable, but don't hold your breath</p>
<p>Low math SAT. I'd say that's too low for the Ivies. But Georgetown is a possibility considering it's more humanities oriented. But it's still a stretch. What are your safeties?</p>
<p>ill go far enough to say you have no chance at georgetown. you n eed connections or stellar stats and it looks like you have neither. slap your 'teacher' for me</p>
<p>I know, the 580. It's still a 1330 on the old scale though, and they most likely take a peak at the writing even if it's not "officially" part of the "formula" (admissions officers don't reside in a vaccuum). From a college-search program that my guidance counselor has:</p>
<p>Georgetown:</p>
<p>Freshman SAT I scores (percentage of class)
Verbal/Math
between 400 and 499: 2%/1%
between 500 and 599: 11%/10%
between 600 and 699: 42%/41%
between 700 and 800: 45%/48%</p>
<p>From the Princeton Review's Best 361 Colleges (2006):
Range SAT Verbal 650-740
Range SAT Math 640-730
Projected Range SAT Writing 660-720</p>
<p>I do think that I have a chance at Georgetown, how much of a chance I honestly don't know.</p>
<p>The interviews for all of these schools went very well, and I gave them samples of my writing and fiction at the interviews' consummation. Also, for Princeton and Harvard, I submitted to them a letter trying to explain that while my SAT grades may not be on par with their average student, I have other abilities which compensate for that (I additionally enclosed an essay which I discerned as an archetyple example of my best work). I clearly expressed my extreme interest in both schools in the letters (I sent these packets approximately two months ago).
In March, I'm participating in the Federal Reserve Challenge, and I have a letter stating so which my economics teacher received from a friend at the Federal Reserve, and I plan on sending it to these three schools. How much of a difference will this letter in itself make (and if my team were to win the New York Fed Challenge, how much of an impact will that make?)? </p>
<p>And please, CCRunner, you don't have to act in pusillanimous abasement towards me; if I'm misguided, simply point it out; criticism is fine, just remember that there is a human at the end of the other computer screen reading your messages.</p>
<p>I almost forgot to list my safeties (I've been admitted to all of the following so far except for GWU):</p>
<p>Wagner College (Staten Island, NY), $14,000 per year scholarship
Binghamton University
Stony Brook University
NYU
GWU (waiting for admissions response)</p>
<p>When the Princeton Application Reader came to my hs to talk about Princeton, she praised applicants who could write. It's something that values, and by the way she talked about it, it seems that she's not the only one on staff that believes so. My point: For Princeton, I think you have a chance because your stated writing skills can overshadow the sub-par SAT scores.</p>
<p>Have you asked your counselor what basis she thinks you will get into these schools with sub par scores? It seems like disturbing advice, especially when you can see the data for yourself. When you see 25% a class under certain numbers think athletes first, then urms and the rich and famous. Actually those groups make up more like 50% of those who have scores below average for any top school.</p>
<p>How am I cocky to put NYU as a safety? I've already gotten into it; the admissions letter is beside the computer as I type. </p>
<p>"I almost forgot to list my safeties (I've been admitted to all of the following so far except for GWU):" NYU was in that list.</p>
<p>And CCRunner, do you honestly think that I resorted to a dictionary or thesarus to respond to your utterly contemptuous comment? I wouldn't want to risk the papercut. That is how I speak, how I write on a normal basis; if you find it challenging or offending for some God-forsaken reason, I suggest that you simply stop with your petty-minded ways and undeserved air of superiority.</p>
<p>NYU has already sent you their decision and its not even March...
Interesting.</p>
<p>I have never heard of kids who applied Regular Decision to NYU get their decision before March 31st unless they got referred to GSP. When did you get your decision and on what date?</p>