Got my SAT scores today! Are they good enough? Chance me!!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SCHOOLS!
Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton (EA), Cornell, Johns Hopkins, MIT</p>

<p>Sex: Male
Race: Asian
US Citizenship: Yes</p>

<p>High School: Competitive, Public
Other: Summer research and current job at Washington University Medical School (Stl)
GPA: 4.6 Unweighted GPA: 4.0
Rank: 1 of about 500
SAT: 2280 - 740CR 800M 740W<br>
Subject Tests:
Math II - 800
Chemistry - 800
Physics - 800</p>

<p>AP Courses:
Calculus AB - 5
World History - 5
Physics B - 5
US Government - 5
Comparative Government - 5
English Literature - 5
Chemistry - 5
Statistics - 5
Physics C Mechanics - 5
Physics C Electricity/Magnetism - 5</p>

<p>Senior AP Courses: Biology, Spanish, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, English Language</p>

<p>Activities:
Orchestra/Violin: 9,10, 11, 12
Member of National High School Honors Orchestra (1 of 40 violins)
All-State Orchestra 10th - 12th
Principal Violinist of Community Orchestra in 12th
Concertmaster of highest school orchestra from 10th - 12th
I Superior Rating every year at State Solo/Ensemble</p>

<p>Model United Nations: 11, 12, President in 12th
Science Olympiad: 10, 11, 12
State Awards: 1st Tower, 2nd Bridge, 4th Astronomy, 4th Cell Biology
Robotics: 11
Mu Alpha Theta: 9, 10, 11, 12, President in 12th
Student Council: 9, 10 ,11, 12</p>

<p>Sports:
Swimming: JV 9/10, Varsity 11/12</p>

<p>Other Awards:
National Merit Semi-Finalist
National AP Scholar
AP Scholar with Distinction
AP Scholar
Distinguished Achievement for Excellence in Science (through local University)
Certification of Excellence, 2011 Missouri State Science Olympiad Tournament
Delegate of the Day in Model United Nations</p>

<p>Volunteering: 150 hours total at hospital</p>

<p>Work:
Job as Lab Assistant at WashU Med. Authoring manuscript for submission.</p>

<p>Please chance me! I am worried about my dreary SAT scores. Will they be a problem? I will do my best to chance back if I can!! Thanks in advance!!!!</p>

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<p>Your SAT is fine. Essays/Recommendations will hold the key. Everything looks good…you have a lot of science/bio stuff. Presuming that is your passion and you will talk about that in your essays. Good luck</p>

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<p>Thanks for the chance! </p>

<p>I should add that I am getting recommendations from my physics teacher (2 years, great relationship) and government teacher (who is also the sponsor for Model UN).</p>

<p>The professor with whom I work at WashU is also writing me a letter, which should be pretty solid.</p>

<p>My essays are written about orchestra and my experiences as a researcher. I’ve had friends and teachers read them and they have told me that they’re quite nice.</p>

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<p>You worry too much. Your SAT scores are far from “dreary”. If you check the average scores of the schools you have listed, you are well within the norm for current students. Unfortunately, I can’t give you any more advice on the topic. However, I encourage you to be more confident in your abilities. No one is perfect. No one is omniscient. Admissions officers know this. </p>

<p>Although you should strive to do your best in ALL endeavors, stressing out over your inability to be perfect in all endeavors will only lead to hernias… and possible mental health issues in the future. I have seen too many people burn out in their academic careers (and life in general), simply because they considered anything short of perfection to be an utter failure. These individuals usually developed serious self-esteem problems. To summarize, perfection is good… but so is “very good”.</p>

<p>Relax. You’re doing great. Good luck with your applications!</p>