Good GPA. Decent SATs. Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>White - Male - NJ - 1st Gen
GPA weighted - (98)
Top 10% - ~550 in class (doesn't give specific ranks)</p>

<p>Just about all AP and Honors courses throughout HS.
Thinking about majoring in Biochemistry and maybe a minor in finance or soemthing</p>

<p>Senior Sched:</p>

<p>Spanish 4 Honors
Calculus AP
English 4 Honors
AP Macro-Economics
Ap Biology</p>

<p>SAT results (first try):
M-720
CR-610
W-600</p>

<p>SAT #2
M-710
CR-620
W-680</p>

<p>Best Sections...M-720,CR-620,W-680 - total=2020 - taking one more time..going for 2100+</p>

<p>SATIIs
Math II - 750
US History - 710 should i send?</p>

<p>Working experience-</p>

<p>2 Pizza Shops - 9th to 11th - 12 hours per week
Babysitter- when needed
Tutor - 3 hours per week</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>-Vice President of my class for 2 years
-Member of student council (all four years)
-Interact club - officer next year - club that does community service
-Italian-American Club
-Student Alliance
-Philosophy Club
-Basketball league in which i've been playing since 2nd grade
-Another league in which i started playing since 6th grade
-National Honors Society
-Spanish Honors Society
-Accounting award for school</p>

<p>Volunteer:</p>

<p>Mentor to an autistic child
- Each week I spend one or two hours with an autistic child of a Families Fighting Autism family I know. Started in 11th grade to present.</p>

<p>Animal Orphanage
- Walk dogs at a local animal shelter</p>

<p>Highschool’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt
- Event when children come to Eastern and have a variety of acitivites to and food to eat. At the end, there is a egg hunt for all of the age groups.</p>

<p>Walk-a-Thon</p>

<p>Breakfast with Santa
- Annual event that children attend with many events going on and every child receives presents donated by the volunteers.</p>

<p>Senior Citizen Luncheon
- Annual event where the volunteers serve, talk, and entertain the the senior citizens who attend</p>

<p>Elementary Fair
- Volunteer at a elementary school (that i attended) annually when they have their fair</p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are at the following schools? (don't have to answer all, just as many as you feel like or as many as you know about):</p>

<p>Bucknell
College of New Jersey
Lehigh
Northeastern
Penn State - UP
Duke
Rutgers NB
University of Delaware
University of Maryland - College Park
University of Michigan
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
University of Florida
University of Miami</p>

<p>So what do you guys think? Any other schools to look at?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>you have a good chance at these schools – duke is a reach though.</p>

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<p>In all. You have an impressive resume which will attract colleges to you. You have a high GPA and Great SAT scores (Breaking 2300 would be perfect but 2100+ isn’t bad either). IMO, your in all of the listed. You have a lot to offer. </p>

<p>-Please chance me back</p>

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<p>thanks thanks. Yeah i wanna get those SATs up…especially CR…any1 else?</p>

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<p>You have a great chance at most of the schools you mentioned except for UNC and Duke. UNC is very tough for OOS students and Duke is anybody’s guess. Try to add a couple more reaches in your short list like Cornell and WashU</p>

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<p>Should think about Purdue also. You might be able to get a scholarship to the College of Science here. I know a few friends who are also Biochem majors here and enjoy it. Alot of work but that’s what would happen obviously if your going for a Biochem degree. If you wanted to get into Biomedical Engineering lets say in the future, Purdue has a really really good Biomed. Engr. program. I’m from Jersey also and know a few others who are from Jersey as well. Purdue may be located in the middle of the cornfields. But if you love good food, nice people, and a Big Ten environment. Check the school out. Boiler Up!</p>

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<p>I am curious, which school did you finally decide on? Did you retake you SATs?</p>