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<p>please help :)
Hey, so I was just wondering about my chances. I'm an Asian female and I just finished my junior year.</p>

<p>Intended major: Pre-med</p>

<p>SAT: 2220 Math: 760, Critical Reading: 700, Writing: 760
SATII: Biology E: 750 Chem: 740, Math IIC: 740, World History: 600 (abysmal, I know), French w/o listening: 660 (again, horrible)
APs: European history (sophomore year): 4, waiting for Calculus AB, Physics B, Chemistry, French, US History, & English Language
Cumulative GPA: 96.7 (unweighted)
Rank: none, but around top 10-15%
School: public
My SATs are pretty low but I’ll be retaking them in October. I’m also retaking my chem. SAT II’s.</p>

<p>EC:
- Model United Nations (4 years and will continue senior year)
- Key Club (1 year and will continue senior year)
- Youth Coalition (1 year and will continue senior year)
- Photography club (1 year and will continue senior year)
- yearbook staff (joined end of school year & currently working on next year’s yearbook)
- painting (6 years and will continue senior year)
- church youth group (4 years and will continue senior year)
- 1 week missions trip (2 years and will go again this summer and next)
- volunteer in church nursery (4 years and will continue senior year)
- church choir (3 years and will continue senior year)
- hospital volunteer (just started)
- nursing home volunteer (1 year)
- library volunteer (1 year)
- organized an exhibition at local library
- All County choir (freshman year)
- piano (4 years and will continue senior year)
- leadership conference in Washington DC (last summer)
- summer mentoring/tutoring (did it last summer and will again this summer and next)
- medical conference in NYC (will go this summer)
- selected for a 6 week paid internship at hospital</p>

<p>Awards:
- Top 10 nationwide in National French Contest (2004)
- 2nd place Continental Math League (2004)
- National Junior Honor Society (2004 & 2005)
- President’s Education Awards Program Outstanding Academic Excellence (2005)
- 1st Place in school science fair (2005)
- Studio in Art Fine Arts Award (2005)
- Model United Nations Conference Award of Merit as Chairperson (2006)
- Overall Excellence Award for Best in Show at UPL Imagination Unlimited Art Contest (2006)
- 1st place UPL Imagination Unlimited Art Contest (2006)
- 1st place UPL Summer Art Contest (2006)
- Honorable Mention Illustration Contest at local library (2006)
- Mentoring students program award presented by town (2006)
- Academic Honor Roll (all through high school 2004 - 2007)
- The Society for in vitro biology Certificate of Outstanding Achievement for Ability and Creativity in Vitro Biology at Regional Science Fair (2007)
- National Grid Award Certificate of Achievement Presented by Pratt & Whitney-HMI Metal Powders (2007)
- Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Certificate of Achievement (2007)
- 10th in state in National French Contest (2007)
- painting currently competing state level, won 1st place regional</p>

<p>Leadership:
- chairperson at a Model United Nations conference this past school year and will be chairperson again this coming year
- leadership conference in Washington DC (last summer)
- summer mentoring/tutoring (did it last summer and will again this summer and next)</p>

<p>Courses taken:
- Studio Art 1 & 2
- Chorale
- English 9 & 10 Honors
- French B, 2, 3, 4 (Honors not offered)
- Math A & AB Honors
- Math 3 & 4 (Honors not offered)
- Pre-calculus Honors
- Biology Honors
- Chemistry Honors
- Global History 1 Honors
- Computer Applications 1
- AP European History
- AP American History
- AP English Language and Composition
- AP French 5
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics B</p>

<p>Courses to be taken Senior Yr:
Choir
Chorale
Health
Chinese Language and Culture
Speech Communication
Exercise Science and Sports Medicine
AP Government and Politics
AP Biology
AP MicroEconomics
AP English Literature
Calculus II (tentative)
Linear Algebra (tentative)</p>

<p>Depending on my grade for the AP Calculus AB exam, I will be able to bridge to a local college as part of my school’s Advanced Study Program. In order to be part of this program, I must have exhausted my school’s offered courses in math (which I have), and must receive a 5 on my AP Calc exam. So hopefully I get a 5 and then Calculus II and Linear Algebra will be in my schedule.</p>

<p>Colleges:
Columbia
U. Penn.
Northwestern
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
NYU
U of R
UB</p>

<p>I don't really think I stand a chance at the top three. They’ll be quite the stretch. But I would really like to get into Cornell, or any of the middle three. The last three are my safeties. My counselor is certain that I will be accepted into those.</p>

<p>I know I’m not anywhere close to being as good as the rest of you guys. But please share your opinions and/or suggestions. It’ll be very helpful and much appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I think there is a specific "what are my chances" forum, rather than posting here in the parents forum/</p>

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<p>Are you joking?! You got a 2220 and you think your SATs are LOW? Uhh, reality check, that would get you into the honors college at almost every single school in the nation, not to mention that novel full of activities. I'd say yes at NW, Cornell, and your safeties. The rest is anyone's guess. Oh, btw, ask your fellow students this, not the parents. Most kids these days know more about college than their high school counselors, and they will give you a more objective opinion. Good luck!</p>

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<p>I see no point in you taking the Chemistry SAT II again. 740 is fine, and colleges may not care about that score anyway (unless you're applying for Engineering). Most colleges seem to look at the two highest scores in different subjects. In your case, that's Bio and Math II. </p>

<p>Your SAT score really isn't low at all, but if you want to take one more shot at it, go ahead.</p>

<p>Based on what happened to my daughter and her classmates this year, I think your chances at Northwestern, Cornell, and Johns Hopkins are good, Penn is iffy, and Columbia is probably impossible (lowest acceptance rate in the country). NYU and U of R are probably sure things. You have a well thought-out list.</p>

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<p>Yeah, those 99th percentile SAT Is <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M.pdf&lt;/a> <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdfmust%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanksCompositeCR_M_W.pdfmust&lt;/a> really undermine your self-confidence.</p>

<p>And who cares about all the subject tests -- You only need two or three.</p>