<p>I was just wondering what kind of colleges I can get into with my
790 math,
700 critical reading,
670 writing
730 Math I
770 US History
5 on AP US history
98.25 GPA</p>
<p>Im just very weak on ECs. im just on a few academic teams but not on any sports teams and i never volunteered or did any of those sort of stuff. </p>
<p>Do any colleges just look at Grades for acceptance? </p>
<p>Can I get for example into NYU, Brandeis, Cornell, Georgetown, Duke, Wash U, BU or any of those Tier schools just based on my good SAT scores ??</p>
<p>2400 SAT, 36 ACT here with 4.55ish weighted GPA. I’ve won a bunch of math/science awards and compete nationally in taekwondo, so I’d rate my ECs as pretty good as well. I ended up being rejected from all the Ivies.</p>
<p>The colleges you listed will definitely be looking at ECs as well as your transcript/scores. Unfortunately, I don’t think you stand a very good chance at NYU, Cornell, Georgetown, Duke, or Wash U. If you can write a convincing essay and if your teachers/counselors like you then Brandeis and maybe Boston are within reach. If you’re a junior, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of this summer to help your application; I’d recommend volunteering (I spent two summers at a hospital and would recommend it). </p>
<p>Schools at the mid-top tier all need more than test scores unfortunately. The couple auto-admits are going to be at not so great state schools and the like. See if you can’t get more involved with what you’re doing right now and possibly get some leadership positions for the next year.</p>
<p>A 2160, no matter your GPA, is not going to get you in at those schools without any ECs. Even a 2400 and a 100 GPA (assuming your GPA is out of 100) would not get you into Cornell, Goergetown, Duke, and probably the others.</p>
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<p>That’s pretty harsh… flat out rejection from all? Did you actually apply to all 8 Ivies ad not even get a waitlist at a single one? National taekwondo does sound pretty good… how were your essays and recs?</p>
<p>This is CC, so no one on here is actually qualified to tell you your exact chances. Admissions are unpredictable, so if you really like a school and don’t mind spending the application fee, GO FOR IT! If you don’t try, you will definitely have a 0% chance because you’d be taking yourself out of the game. And you’d very likely always wonder “what if.”</p>
<p>Good luck! And remember, this is a website on the internet filled with (on this board at least) kids around your age, who are either going through the college application process right now, or have done so recently. NONE of them have been behind the doors of an adcom meeting, nor will they be there the day your app is reviewed.</p>
<p>Thousands of colleges just look at grades. Unfortunately, none of them are in the top-40 colleges. To be competitive, you need high grades, high test scores, plus extracurriculars and community service work. If you’re a URM from an inner city school, the standards would, of course, be much lower.</p>
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<p>My son had a 36.0 ACT, 240 PSAT and a 1/400 class rank with a 5.15 GPA (which may be an all-time school record). He is captain of Scholastic Bowl, de facto captain of Math Team, peer tutor in all AP math and science classes and created an innovative community service project (no sports). He was rejected from MIT, Yale and Princeton. He was, however, accepted by Brown, Williams, Amherst and Northwestern.</p>
<p>It’s brutally tough out there right now, much tougher than it was 5-10 years ago. I would use this coming summer to do something substantial in the EC/community service area – show leadership, not just log hours. That might give you a fair chance at a few of your less cutthroat choices, like NYU, Brandeis and BU.</p>