I'm tensed! I need help. Please Chance Me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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Hey Guys,

I’ll be providing my statistics below; please give me some feedbacks… That whether I am a good candidate for

  1. Lehigh University
  2. University of Pittsburgh
  3. Penn State University - Main Campus
  4. Drexel University
  5. Villanova University
  6. West Chester University
  7. Temple University
  8. Widener University

Please categorize it as reaches, matches, and targets.

Leveling at my school:

  1. Academic (Regular)
  2. Accelerated
  3. Honors
  4. AP

So far, Until my Junior year, I have taken 9 Accelerated courses, 4 Honors.

For 12th Grade, I have been rostered for AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP Psychology, Accelerated Humanities, PFE (Professional Field Experience), ELL Peer Tutoring.

Also, some community college courses, like American history, etc.

My GPA (In a 100 Percentile) is 95% (Weighted). My school is considered as one of the harder schools.
I recently took the SAT’s and got an 1120 ( Not too happy about it)

Volunteer Works:

  1. Lankenau Hospital (11th - 12th Grade)
  2. Mercy Philadelphia Hospital (11th Grade)
  3. Elementary School Tutoring (Math) (10th Grade)
  4. High School Tutoring (French) (10th Grade)
  5. Hamper Shop of Lankenau (11th Grade)
  6. ROC - Freshmen Orientation Helper (11th -12th Grade)
  7. Church - Plays Piano, Give sermon’s etc. (9th - 12th Grade)
  8. Chorus - 11th - 12th Grade
  9. Concert Choir - 12th Grade

Extracurriculars:
Anti-Bully Club (Attended conferences on representing the club)
Cricket Club
Badminton Club
Annenberg Science Symposium (Research on Zika Virus, etc. and did presentations at hospitals)
Teens for Christ
** Doing a research on Biochem **
** Currently Shadowing a couple of Cardio Surgeons, along with volunteering in the same unit. **

Leaderships:
Student Government (11th - 12th Grade)
Badminton Club’s president (11th - 12th Grade)

Awards
National Honors Society
National English Honors Society
Science Award
Distinguished Honors throughout high school (Didn’t even miss one!)

Please give me some feedbacks on my statistics. My intended major is Biochemistry (Major), Pre-Medicine Program.

Thanks A lot

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Unless you can raise your SAT Lehigh is a high reach.

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@TomSrOfBoston … I threw in Lehigh just for the sake of having a reach in my college list. What about the others?

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University of Pittsburgh and Villanova are also reaches for you with that SAT score, as their averages scores are a 1340 and 1370.

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@oakland818 Should I still apply there?

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You could try, maybe your EC’s could speak up for you in place of your test scores. Try to at least get your score up 100 or so points between now and the fall, and your chances will greatly improve.

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@oakland818. The thing is, I didn’t prepare for the test because I took it during the school year! So, I’m gonna study, and gonna give an attempt on August

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Ok but since that will essentially be the last time you can take it before you submit your application to college, you had better make sure it is a 1300, since you’ll have all summer to study. Most people, like myself, take tests during the school year though, so it’s not as if taking it during the year is really a reason why you can’t do well.

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Definitely take SAT preparation before retaking the test. I would start with some sort of course (your local community center might have this, and there are on-line options). If you can afford it, a small amount of SAT tutoring can help quite a bit. For example, they will give you a sample test and see where you are strong and where you can use help. Then they can focus their time on specifically the area where it will do the most good.

Otherwise it looks like you are doing well.