<p>remember:, youve pretty much done all one can do, just cross your fingers, i’d give you 30% chance</p>
<p>liljay: retake those sat’s for 2000+ (see previous posts for techniques) and you should be able to get in with relative ease, urm and firstgen will help a lot</p>
<p>Brown University</p>
<p>STATE: PA
SAT/ACT: 2170 (680 M, 740 CR, 750 W)
SAT 2: 790 Chinese, 720 US History, 680 Bio (will be taking Math II)
GPA: 4.00 unweighted, 4.8 weighted
RANK: 7/808
3 BIGGEST EC’S: President of Leo Club, Vice President of Medicine Club, tutor at local Kumon Math & Reading Center (there’s a ton of other stuff that I do, but those are just my favorites)
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Regional Spanish Essay 1st Place Winner, National Spanish Exam Bronze
ANY HOOK: none that I can think of.</p>
<p>thanks in advance elytron!!</p>
<p>nottoocrazy: You are on solid footing for getting into Brown. A few things that you could do to help: retake the SAT for 2200+, especially 700+ for math, and with Math 2- find a friend with or buy a TI-89 calculator, learn to love and use it, and then it will basically take the test for you</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Duke
STATE: NY
SAT/ACT: SAT 2200 (M:740 CR:740 W:720 10 on essay)
SAT 2: 760-Bio 750-Math I 750-US history
GPA: (UW:92.7 W:95ish) My GPA went down junior year because I was going through the death of a loved one (my aunt). She had cancer for 7 years and died this year. We were extremely close.<br>
RANK: N/A
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Founder of a NOW chapter in my school (we work to get medicine and help to women in underprivileged nations), Volunteered in a rural medical clinic in India (summer 2008 and got a great recommendation), Officer position in various clubs (astronomy-secretary, MUN-VP, Foreign Language and Culture club-VP, Indian Club-secretary), and I went to a medical forum for 10 days last year<br>
3 BIGGEST AWARDS:Honorable Mention at The Columbia International Model UN Conference for my committee, Best Delegate at the smaller Columbia conference ESIMS, AP Scholar with Honors, and I also write posts for Teen Ink and won and got it published.<br>
ANY HOOK: Don’t really need financial aid? My parents were born in India and I was born in the US.</p>
<p>lovinglife: You have great chances at Duke, they can only improve if you get your SAT’s up- but only if you feel you have the time. The only way you can hurt yourself right now is to write an essay about the death of your aunt, though it may have been an emotional tumultuous event, the 3 D’s (drugs divorce and death) are way overdone. make sure you pick something original</p>
<p>i’ve had enough for today. back again another time</p>
<p>Duke University
SCHOOL: A top Public School.
STATE: Pennsylvania
SAT/ACT: 1920…Sadly
SAT 2: Math I: 710
Physics: 690
Spanish: 650
US History: 800
World History: 770
GPA: 3.73
RANK: Class isn’t ranked
3 BIGGEST EC’S:Editor in Chief of a top 10 School Newspaper in the Country, Eagle Scout, Young Republicans President
ANY HOOK: Native American</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Princeton and MIT (EA)
STATE: CA
SAT/ACT:2260 (hoping for 2300+ in oct)
SAT 2: Bio M :780 Physics: 790 Math II:800
GPA: 3.98uw (4.76w)
RANK: 7 out of 560 (Top 1.5%)
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Science Bowl Club (vice pres), part of Economics team, Math club team member, tennis 4 years
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Won Regional Science Bowl and attended Nationals, Won the State Economics Challenge competition and got 2nd in West Regionals, won Westmont College HS Math comp for two years in a row. All three are team comps with 4 members each. National Merit scholar (hopefully) and National AP scholar (I got eight 5’s)
ANY HOOK: Nope… I am Chinese so it is kind of an anti-hook.</p>
<p>Applying to Johns Hopkins, Brown, WashU, Georgetown (which ever is most selective)</p>
<p>SCHOOL: Public school in Texas, very very competitive
STATE: Texas
SAT/ACT: 2220
SAT 2: Math 730, Bio 770, USH 750
GPA: 4.60/5.00
RANK: 49/700
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Yearbook (Editor in Chief), Debate (Captain/3 time national qualifier), Unicef Volunteering Club (VP)
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Top 8 in Nation (Debate), Gold Crown (Top 10 in nation, Yearbook), 3 Time National Qualifier (Debate)
ANY HOOK:Shadowed at a Doctor’s Clinic?</p>
<p>SCHOOL:Wesley College
STATE:Delaware
SAT/ACT:1250 =(
SAT 2:
GPA:3.7
RANK:1/233
3 BIGGEST EC’S:JROTC, Global Kids, Internship at Borough President Office
3 BIGGEST AWARDS:Leadership since 2006, Highest GPA in entire school, Principal Award
ANY HOOK: Early Decision,</p>
<p>SCHOOL: UC Berkeley/UCLA
STATE:Connecticut
SAT/ACT: expecting a 34 or 35 on the ACT
SAT 2: 770 Physics, 750 Math II, 800 Japanese
GPA 3.0–>3.7–>4.4
RANK:no ranking
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Ice hockey, Residence Assistant in the dorms, International Club Executive
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: U-16 Japanese hockey team invite, Top 100 1992 born players in 2005,2006 for hockey
ANY HOOK: Ridiculous upward trend. However, I was forced to quit hockey due to injury. Since then academics has skyrocketed. Essays will be spectacular</p>
<p>oo…this was my first time takin the SAT</p>
<p>School: Dartmouth College
State: New Yorkk
SAT/ACT: 34 ACT
SAT II: 710 Math II, 710 USH
GPA: 95/100 UW
Rank: School doesn’t rank
3 Biggest EC’s: 1) Varsity Tennis 2) Teen Animal Protectors [treasurer, vice and prez] 3) Environmental Club [treasurer and vice]
3 Biggest Awards: 1) National Merit Commended 2) National Spanish Exam Bronze Medalist
3) National Honor Society
Any Hook: NOPE=[</p>
<p>Applying to University of Virginia</p>
<p>SCHOOL: competitive public high school
STATE: Virginia
SAT/ACT: 2070 (720 CR, 700 M, 650 W)
SAT 2: 800 Chinese, 800 U.S. History, 800 World History
GPA: 4.17 weighted, 3.92 weighted
RANK: top 20/283
3 BIGGEST EC’S: academic team (3 years, social studies captain), school newspaper (manager, circulation manager), 100+ hours of community service
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: honor roll, Beta Club member, National Honor Society
ANY HOOK: </p>
<p>Wow, you’re the best! Thanks!</p>
<p>@elytron
I’d like to say this is a really nice thing you’re offering here</p>
<p>Can I pm you my stats?</p>
<p>i only like to do a few at a time so i apologize if I did not get to you, if you’re desperate just PM me</p>
<p>SCHOOL:UC Irvine
STATE:CA
SAT/ACT:1780
SAT 2:590’s on both
GPA:3.5, 3.86UC
RANK:school dosnt do one
3 BIGGEST EC’S: Baseball 4 Years, Basketball 3 years, CSF Member 4 Years
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Most improved player (baseball, freshman year), Gold Seal CSF Member, Honor roll and scholar althete for 6 Semesters
ANY HOOK: not really…</p>
<p>Cornell College of Engineering ED
STATE: CT
SAT: 2190 (790 M, 700 CR, 700 W)
SAT2: 780 Bio, 760 Math 2
GPA: 3.96 UW
RANK: 3/190
3 BIGGEST EC’s: Civil Air Patrol, Sports every year high school, independent study in C++ programming
3 BIGGEST AWARDS: Mitchell Award (for CAP), St. Michael’s College Book Award, Outstanding Achievement in Grade 10 Science (only one in grade to get it).</p>