Hello

Applying to College
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<p>I am a student from South Korea.
I came to the states about 4 years ago.</p>

<p>So here is my question.</p>

<p>I am a rising senior now.</p>

<p>I have GPA of 4.5
My SAT1 is 2000
My SAT2 MATH2 is 800 and PHYSICS is 780
I have one more chance to take the SATs but I am not sure whether to take 1 again or 2(Spanish&Korean&Chemistry)
I have little over than 1000 hrs of community service
I am an eagle scout
I am the creator of Math Club
I am secretary in NHS
I am a member of CSF
I was selected as one of Riverside's 25 most remarkable teens
I was awarded as the most inspiring student by math department in my school (which I don't think it counts!)
I participated in math competition(which I will do more as senior year starts)
I was a steady participant of mathleague
I worked about a month as a waiter in a restaurant</p>

<p>And some more trivial stuffs etc...</p>

<p>Okay. I WISH TO GET INTO ONE OF THESE
-Stanford
-MIT
-Caltech
-Columbia
-UC Berkeley
-UCLA
-Yale
-Princeton
-Pennsylvania university
-Chicago university
-duke university
-brown university</p>

<p>My 1st is MIT.</p>

<p>Would I be able to make it?</p>

<p>I'd appreciate sincere answer and several advices to make my application better!</p>

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<p>If I were you I’d retake the SAT 1 instead of taking more subject tests. You’ve proven very proficient in two subject tests which is all you need. Your SAT 1 score leaves something to be desired in comparison. </p>

<p>Do you have some safety schools? All those schools are very competitive. Also, what’s your reasoning for the schools on that list? Sure, they all have great reputations, but you shouldn’t want to go to a school for its rep. Those are very different schools, you should focus more on schools that would fit you, not those schools that “look good on paper.”</p>

<p>Your SAT score is a little low for most those schools and while you have good ECs there’s not a “wow factor” really to me that would excuse a 2000 with no hook. Almost all of those are reaches.</p>