<p>Hey everyone. This is my first post, and I'd really appreciate everyone's help. Thanks so much.</p>
<p>So I'm going to be a senior. I've researched long and hard into colleges. I hope to major in International Relations or International Studies and follow a path to law school, and eventually into Foreign Service. </p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>School: Suburban public high school. Not competitive at all.
Rank: 2 out of 409
GPA: 100.89 out of a possible 105
SAT: CR: 730 M: 650 W: 800
I'm going to take the SAT again in November. I really need to work on that math.
SAT Subject Tests: World History 740, Chemistry 690
APs: World History 5, Chemistry 2 (lol), English Language 5, US History 5,
Biology 4</p>
<p>Senior Schedule (tentative)
AP US Gov't & Politics
AP English Literature
AP European History
AP Calculus AB
Spanish 4
Gym, etc.</p>
<p>I'm scared to apply to Ivies, but I figure, what the hell, might as well give it a shot.
So here's my list:</p>
<p>Brown
Amherst
Georgetown
Middlebury
Vassar
Tufts
Wells
SUNY Binghamton</p>
<p>Any other suggestions? I'd really appreciate your help.
And by the way, I'm Indian, and surprisingly bad at math and science. Oh well.</p>
<p>Oh my EC’s. Sorry:</p>
<p>Drama Club- 4 years, lead roles in musicals, a couple of local awards
Newspaper Club- Arts and Entertainment Editor (10, 11) and Co-Editor in Chief (12)
National Honor Society- Vice President (12)
Renaissance Club- Secretary (9,10) Activities Coordinator (11, 12)
Science Honor Society
Academic Team/Quiz Bowl</p>
<p>Awards:
Best Featured Male Performer in a Musical, Babylon Council on Arts
National Merit Commended Student
Honor Roll, etc.</p>
<p>I have no national awards I really stinkk</p>
<p>I’m not an expert, so don’t take my word for it, but your stats are no doubt impressive and definitely above average. However, you do want to get your SAT math score up a bit (at least 700), especially for the schools you’re applying to.
Though you do have a great set of ECs, they seem a little scattered in terms of your passion. So, the schools may take that detail into consideration - just a warning.
I would say that these schools are matches to reaches. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for your help guys!
highhopes, I agree with you. My math is pretty low, and I’m definitely going to try and raise that. And you’re right about the scattered part-my main focuses are drama and writing, and I really want to show that…I just don’t know how.
Do you guys know of any schools that would be good safeties?</p>
<p>Just wanted to update my stats:</p>
<p>I retook the SAT in November and I got a 2220: 800 CR, 620 M, and 800 W
My superscore would then be a 2250. I’m just worried about the discrepancy between my math section and the other two sections. How are colleges going to interpret that?</p>
<p>Oh and I’m like borderline failing AP Physics what a joke, hate my life.</p>
<p>oh and i got a 800 on my US History Subject test and a 730 on the Lit.
Nothing else is new I guess. I’m just hoping for the best, I sent in my applications to Tufts, Middlebury, Wesleyan and Dartmouth. I just have to finish the rest of the big name schools. I probably should’ve done those first right?</p>