Good scores, decent GPA, any chances?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I attend a competitive public high school in NJ that ranks consistently in the top 100 for public schools across America. I am a multiracial male, Indian-American and African (Kenyan).</p>

<p>I am applying to EA to UChicago and MIT and RD to Cornell, UPenn, Swarthmore, Amherst, Claremont-Mckenna, Yale, Williams, Harvard, Brown, Columbia, Wash U in St Louis and Rutgers.</p>

<p>GPA is a 4.22 weighted on a 4.0 scale</p>

<p>SAT I's CR-620, M-800, W-720 ---I am retaking, and also taking the ACT in September</p>

<p>SAT II's--Math II-800, Chemistry-760</p>

<p>AP's taken---US History, World History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Chemistry, English Language and Composition</p>

<p>AP's for next year---Government and Politics, Spanish, Statistics, BC Calculus, English Literature</p>

<p>So far I have all 4's and 5's and expect all 4's and 5's on the rest</p>

<p>In addition I have taken 9 honors courses. I have always opted for the hardest class that I could possibly take, and have never dropped out of a class.</p>

<p>EC's
School's track and XC captain--record holder in many events (4 year varsity in track- at a competitive school-sends kids to nationals)
All State first team XC
School's Most Valuable Runner
President of Indian-American club (12 kids)--serious
Staff writer in the school newspaper-not too serious
I work a job at the local running store during the school year
Secretary of school's cycling club. Go on rides with principal of school (30 kids)
Big Brother/Big Sister Leader
Part of afterschool diversity club (GAIA)
Member of Model UN
Interned at an NGO affiliated with the United Nations for 1 month after soph. year. Was the project coordinator and set up and fine tuned a camp bringing needy kids from around New york city to the UN everyday to learn about diversity and tolerance.40 hours/week
-Interned for 6 weeks on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange for a small brokerage firm. Learned a lot about how the trading works, and I studied for the series 7 (stockbroker) examination. Paid internship. I got this job because I was selected from a group of 20 underclassmen who took AP econ this year. Every year a student from my high school gets to work for the firm because of excellence in economics and I got lucky.</p>

<p>Rec's
Very good, but not the best ever
Counselor rec will be stellar</p>

<p>My times for track are 51.4 in the 400m, 1:58.0 in the 800m, 4:25 in the 1600m, and 16:14 in a Cross Country 5K. I am going to stay with members of the track teams during my school year at MIT, Swarthmore, Wash U, Amherst, Williams, and Yale.--Recruited.</p>

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<p>Get your SATs up a bit and you will have a decent chance at all schools since you’re a URM.</p>

<p>Just wondering, but what high school do you attend?</p>

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<p>Just bump up the critical reading score and you should be fine. Also, write a stellar essay and try to get excellent recs from teachers. You should have a high chance though because you are URM. Good luck!</p>

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<p>i attend millburn high school in nj</p>

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<p>highlight your leadership abilities and retake your SATs to increase your odds.</p>

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<p>I know that I will be re-taking the SAT’s, but how much different does a 620 CR look from a 700 CR to an admissions officer?</p>

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<p>I’m not sure how much of a difference that it will make. You also take the chance of getting lower scores on the math and writing. Although, they superscore your tests.</p>

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<p>Are you an Achievement Scholar?</p>

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<p>Get higher scores on the SAT or do well on the ACT and you’ll get into a significant amount of those colleges. You a devoted runner and a URM with leadership=good chances. Make sure your essays don’t mess you up and your in good shape (assuming SAT score increase or high ACT). Good Luck :)</p>