Honest opinion: Chances? please respond. I won't bore you!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm gonna make this really quick to read.</p>

<p>Okay. so everything finalized.. grades and SAT and w/e</p>

<p>STATS</p>

<p>I just got my June score... 2090.. urrg... should I take it again in Oct.?</p>

<p>SATII
Chem 780
USH 740
Math IIC 800
Korean 800 </p>

<p>School doesn't rank</p>

<p>gonna take 8 APs by the end of senior year. I think school offers about 20 APs. (the highest number of APs taken by students in my class is 11 but not with good grades...)</p>

<p>pretty much very rigorous courses (dunno how to define most rigorous)</p>

<p>GPA is about 3.7 uw</p>

<p>school is pretty competitive. Fairfax County. avg. SAT about 1200. </p>

<p>HOOK</p>

<p>-Chorus?
-A Korean interested in something OTHER than math and sci? lol (foreign relations)</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>-The liaison of choral department
-Student leader/tutor at non-profit org.
-Senior/leader of church service group
-County Youth Leadership program (1 per each HS)
-American Legion Boys State
-Student writer for local Korean newspaper
-Started a small business
-Intern at gov center
-Intern at Korean embassy</p>

<p>Awards & recognition</p>

<p>-chorus awards (1st in region, grand prize in destrict) and medal
-Award of St. Paul (Diocese wide) for essay contest
-Essay contest Splendor award (east coast wide)
-American Legion Best Citizen Medal
-Academic letters</p>

<p>Expecting very good counselor rec and teacher recs. (can I get a rec from a foreign lang teacher and eng teacher?)
Those recs got me into many programs.</p>

<p>BTW.. Korean, came to US 4 years ago, not minority i guess lol, single mother.</p>

<p>I think that's pretty much it.</p>

<p>What are my chances at
HYPS
JHU
Georgetown
UCB
Washington Univ. in St. Louise?</p>

<p>Please please respond.
Thanks!</p>

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<p>if you're not satisfied with a 2080 then take the ACT in September</p>

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<p>HYPS - reach, they are reaches for everyone. Work on the SAT score.
JHU - eh, match, I'll say
Georgetown - slight reach
UCB - match
Washington Univ. in St. Louis - depending on amount of interest you have demonstrated, match</p>

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<p>ahhh thanks SO much.
yea HYPS IS reach for everyone... URRGG lol</p>

<p>Should I work on SAT for JHU?</p>

<p>also if I'm interested in foreign relations, won't Georgetown be harder?</p>

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<p>jimbob1225, why is that? is ACT easier or something? since those colleges I listed want SAT II, they'll see my SAT I neway, right?</p>

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<p>I know for sure that if you take the ACT and send it to Yale, they do not require SAT II. </p>

<p>The SAT is better for some people; the ACT is better for others. I personally prefer the ACT.</p>

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<p>but they're diff. format and I'm scared!!!! lol
I think ACT is better, too cuz it actually has something that we learned in HS courses.</p>

<p>but I CAN put SAT II on Yale app, right?</p>

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<p>Sure yeah. But do try the ACT, it won't hurt...I mean you probably do have to pay but it's worth a try. Why be scared? You haven't got much to lose, not like you're gonna fail.</p>

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<p>wowser- yes you can still put the SAT II on Yale app, and they will look at it if you do. But they don't require it. </p>

<p>Do as you think is best for you. Good luck.</p>

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<p>thankx! (10 char)</p>

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<p>wowser147:</p>

<p>Assuming you are a California resident,
UCB: Match</p>

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<p>ooooo...
not CA resident... VA
so i guess UCB is a slight reach then?</p>

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<p>school is pretty competitive... but the avg sat score is 1200???</p>

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<p>yep
I was surprised myself.... </p>

<p>but you know Thomas Jefferson HS for sci and tech nearby has avg. 1400</p>

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<p>Good, solid ECs and IIs. Study over the summer and retake the SATs again. But, don't worry about it too much. If you study hard and well, you'll definately break 2100 or even 2200. I took it in December of 2005 got 2060, retook it in april and got 2220. So, raising your scores for HYS are not out of the picture. In short, you chances are good</p>

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<p>thanx! (10 char)</p>

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<p>Average SAT Scores (2005) 739-V
756-M
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_High_School_for_Science_and_Technology%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_High_School_for_Science_and_Technology&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>i thought you meant out of 2400 so i was like WHAT THE HCK???</p>

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<p>oh lol
sorry.
yea the avg. is out of 1600 scale.</p>

<p>any more advises?</p>

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<p>What are my chances at DUke?</p>