How can I improve my chances???

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi im going to be a senior and was just wondering how I could improve my profile in this short period of time to have a better shot at some top tier colleges (ivies, etc.)
Male/Indian/PA
first generation in college in US</p>

<p>GPA: 3.86 UW 4.06W def top 10%</p>

<p>Senior year classes:
AP Calc
AP english literature
AP Economics
AP Biology
AP Psychology
Spanish 5</p>

<p>SAT: 2170 720M 720CR 730W (maybe retake)
SATII: 710 US History 660 MathIIC(retake in fall along with one more prob lit)
PSAT: 208 nationally commended i think???</p>

<p>EC'S
Varsity Basketball 3yrs- (MVP junior year, state qualifier, district champs)
Varsity Track/Field 2yrs
Karate 6yrs- second degree black belt
Student government- Class secretary junior year/Class senator senior year
Key club- 3 years
National Honors Society 2yrs hopefully secretary senior year
Model Congress 1yr
Growing up in a household of doctor's, i have taken great interest in the field of medicine and therefore look to follow it in the future.
100+ hrs volunteer work in hospital(ER attendant/ patient discharge)
Summer job in doctor's office 20+hrs a week getting to know the intricacies of the profession</p>

<p>will also have very solid essays/recs</p>

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<p>improve chances?</p>

<p>score much higher on your SAT and your subject test, especially if you plan on applying to ivy league schools.</p>

<p>also, try to get into the top 5% of your class by working your butt off during you first semester of senior year. you have mostly AP's, and i'm guessing they are weighted. So, if you really want to improve your chances, get straight A's 1st sem. ( which would be about a 4.9 W)</p>

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<p>208 probably isn't high enough for commended, ESPECIALLY in PA.</p>

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<p>^ actually, there's a national cut off for commended ( i think it's like 202)</p>

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<p>In 2004 the commended cut off for PA was 214. So no.</p>

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<p>^ that was the semi-finalist cut off. so yes.</p>

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<p>^ whatever, it's not an important award. </p>

<p>you have to score a lot higher on your SAT and SAT II's.</p>