<p>I put my SATs. stupid 1400 and 32.</p>
<p>okay, guys, colleges aren't looking for perfect people. why? because they don't exist!</p>
<p>the thing is..if u changed something then it wouldn't be you! it would be someone else! and that's meaningless</p>
<p>I said ECs.. I didn't really get involved until last year.. my junior year. But I was split between that and GPA (which suffered some due to my job, and in part due to my laziness)</p>
<p>I really regret my freshman year.. sigh</p>
<p>jwlee ... exactly! your uniqueness is the only thing you have, basically. and now it's too late to actually change things, but it's okay.</p>
<p>i think the most important thing is just doing your best and making sure you have your priorities straight</p>
<p>If I don't get in to where I really want to go I can always look back at about 5 B+'s that could of easily, eaaaaassiiillly been A-'s....my gpa could be so much higher!!!</p>
<p>definitely fewer schools... i panicked at the beginning of senior year and put in 14 (!!!) transcript/SAT score requests--$140, + stamps and envelopes and things. i ended up sending out 12 of those 14, which at ~$65 per school is almost $800--except now i realized that i don't really want to go to most of those schools that badly. and there are a lot more things that i would have rather done with almost $1000... not to mention all the time and effort and headaches!</p>
<p>I said gpa/grades, I went through a hard time last year, and it's very obvious in terms of my gpa. While my EC's are weak, I would rather have fun than be tied down by something I don't really care about. But then again, I'm a "what if.." kind of person</p>
<p>I have no idea how to start a new thread on this site yet, so I'm going to post my question here. This isn't really a fresh topic for this site, but I was just wondering if some one could evaluate my chances at the schools I applied to (all RD).</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>High School Transcript</p>
<p>3.8 unweighted
No class rank - I go to a public high school that's lazy and won't rank :)
SENIOR YEAR:
APs: Euro, Calc AB, Chem, Bio
Honors: Organic Chemistry, English IV
Mid Year Grades: 5 A's, 1 B (Chemistry)</p>
<p>Test Scores:</p>
<p>690 (V)
670 (M) * I am retaking in Jan. I feel special because it is the last normal SAT. lol, it sucks to have to do the writing, reading, and english all in one sitting. sorry juniors.
Being realistic, I'd like to get over the 1400 bump, but we'll see...</p>
<p>SAT II Scores
Writting: 730
Math IC: 670
Chemistry (I had only had less than 1/4 year of AP Chem when I took it) 660</p>
<p>My EC's are a stronger component of my application. They include the following:</p>
<p>9th
JV Cheerleading
Mini-Cheer Camp Counselor
Semi-Dance Committee Chair</p>
<p>10th
JV Cheerleading
Mini-Cheer Camp Counselor
Service Committee Chair
Key Club member
French Club member</p>
<p>11th
Varsity Tennis Team (starting doubles player - undefeated record)
Secretary of Student Council
Coordinated Independent Service Project (4 hrs twice per month - I take 25 kids)
Worked 15 wk at Abercrombie Kids (6 months)
Service Committee (Student Council)
Decorations Committee (Student Council)
Key Club
French Club
National Junior Honor Society</p>
<p>11th-12th Summer
Yale University Summer Program (Got a prof rec)</p>
<p>12th
Stronger Involvements:</p>
<p>President of Student Council
Coordinate Same Independent Project
National Honors Society Social Chair
Coordinate Dinners at Local Homeless Shelter (Bring about 8 kids from NHS)
School District Board Representative
Co-Founder and President of Badminton Club :)
Marketing and Advertising Apprenticeship</p>
<p>Lesser Involvements:</p>
<p>Math Team
Key Club
Service Committee
Dance Committee
Decorations Committee</p>
<p>Awards</p>
<p>3-4 art awards (I was in art class from 9-11) I still paint, but on the side now.</p>
<p>Chosen as school's rep to state conference (1 of 2 out of 300)</p>
<p>First places in about 5 JV cheerleading comps (do these even matter since i was part of the team and i was not out there alone cheerleading?)</p>
<p>Honor Roll (how exciting) Scholar Athlete (A average and do a sport)</p>
<p>World Affairs Council Scholarship (awarded to 6)</p>
<p>Published writer (local magazine)</p>
<p>Hobbies:
Dance
Gymnastics
Skiing
Painting/Drawing
Tennis</p>
<p>Letters of Recs
**I've decided not to follow the style of some other "What are my chances" posters who declare they have "shining and outstanding" letters...</p>
<p>I read one which I liked and think does the job (AP EURO teacher also student council advisor - we're pretty close)
Yale Prof - very encouraging
Pre-Calc Teacher - I did very well in that class, but it was an honors course, so I don't think it carries as much weight as AP Euro. We became friends, so I think she had nice things to say:)</p>
<p>Go ahead, be honest - what do y'all think my chances are at the following colleges ( i applied to a ton)</p>
<p>University of Pittsburgh (Safety)
UMass Amherst (other Safety)</p>
<p>Boston Unversity
George Washington
Richmond University
Emory
U Michigan Ann Arbob
Northwestern
Vassar
Vanderbilt
NYU</p>
<p>Middlebury
Amherst
Williams
Wesleyan
Wash U
Pomona
CMU</p>
<p>Cornell
Yale
UPenn</p>
<p>I'd be awesome to hear someone's opinion!! thanks kids.</p>
<p>wow! u really applied to a lot of schools :)
i think you'll get into pomona and a bunch of others as well
depending on the weight of the yale rec maybe yale too
keep in mind tho that it really depends on how u present urself in ur essays and other personal statements</p>
<p>Bump in SATs would've been nice... SAT II scores are worse (not awful, just not what I want). I'm trying to transfer... so I'm kind of stress right now...</p>
<p>And I accidentally voted essays... I suck :(</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>i wouldve spent more time on my essays, and wouldve started applications earlier, giving more time to guidance counselors to get to know me and stuff....but i think its bad to be thinking about what we would change.its not like we have a choice to change it now.i think that if we're meant to get in somewhere, then we will because it was fate...its what im counting on for harvard ;)</p>
<p>I have not been through the entire process yet, but im positive i will not regret anything. I just do the best that I can do</p>
<p>Great attitude, although personally, I do not agree with it.</p>
<p>whats done is done
there's no point in dwelling on the past..
just sit tight and wait for the envelopes in April</p>
<p>i definetely agree with you! I applied to 13 schools and now I'm beginning to realize how insane i am....if only the epiphany could have arrived sooner</p>
<p>jwlee - its just stuff we wish we'd thought about. not changing who we are - for me, i wish i'd been motivated by the importance of grades bfore i slacked off. i'm not wishing for something i'm incapable of, but something that COULD have reflected my abilities better. i'm wishing i didn't make stupid mistakes.</p>
<p>Im a really smart kid, i just cant do tests! Im so mad! My SAT is like 1280...That sucks so bad! yet, i want to go to ivy leage colleges. All my other credentials match, its just the gosh-darn SAT's that bring me down.</p>