ivy sophomore?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys, I know alot can change in a year and a half, but thus far, how do I look</p>

<p>White Male from Texas
Rank: 22/1206 (will drop slightly due to getting B fall semester) huge brand new public school
Sophomore PSAT score: CR:73 M:65 WS:60
GPA W: 4.88
UW: 3.94</p>

<p>All honors classes except Photo, Athletics, and Latin II</p>

<p>AP: Wld Hist, Eng III, Stat(maybe), Psych, Eng IV, Physics B, Gov/Eco, Calc AB</p>

<p>EC's
Soon to be Eagle Scout
Football: 4 yrs, 2 varsity, capt fr. soph.
Powerlifting: 4 yrs, 3 varsity (possible captain)
Technology Development Club
Math Club
Key Club
Guitar (non-school related)
Science Olympiad (starting this semester)
NHS (next year)
Young Life(church group) Youth Leader</p>

<p>100+ hrs comm. service
future summer research in physics</p>

<p>What else can be done to improve my app. My PSAT scores were from what I've heard, the best of any white person at my school. It will be improving when NMS comes around junior year. My goal schools are Stanford, Columbia, UT(auto admisssion anyways), MIT, Vandy, UVa. Physics Major.</p>

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<p>Way too soon to tell without SAT scores. Suggest you follow the "Xiggi method" [ do a search of CC] and start studying for your SAT's a lot! That in itself will help improve your PSAT scores, and hopefully move them into NMF range. Good luck and keep us posted.</p>

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<p>"the best of any white person at my school"
What???</p>

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<p>Just do well on the SATs and you'll have your shot.</p>

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<p>"the best of any white person at my school"
What???</p>

<p>Looking back on this, I'm doing my job as propagating Texans as ignorant racists, not my intent. What i was trying to get at is that only Asians had superior scores which, from my lurking here on CC, seems to not matter because it seems that colleges generally assume that Asians are better test takers. How much does being a multi-sport athlete and Eagle Scout help me. I may be over-estimating myself but I consider myself an atypical top tier applicant. Is this assessment accurate or am I on track to becoming the typical Ivy applicant. Thank you for all the previous responses and thank you in advance for any future ones.</p>

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<p>colleges love eagle scouts, from what i hear.</p>

<p>multi-athlete is good, but do you excel in any of your sports? That would be better; being a potential athlete recruit is a major hook.</p>

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<p>Okay. I understand. I was freaked out there, for a minute.</p>

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<p>haha, powerlifting and math team/technology? are you like a nerdy jock or something?</p>

<p>anyway, I would say maybe make good relations with teachers so that they can give you good recommendations in the future? continue working on your community service hours, there this one good program you may want to try for in the near future, Student</a> Conservation Association</p>