My chaaaaances.

<p>Hi, I'm an Indian male from North Carolina.</p>

<p>GPA: Unweighted: 3.6 Weighted: 4.5
PSAT:192
SAT: 2100+, hopefully
SAT II's: I am taking Math IIC, US History, and Physics in June
Class Rank: 12/428, probably in top 10 by end of this year
Public High School</p>

<p>AP's: Statistics, US History, Environmental Science, Computer Science AB, Calculus AB, Calculus BC
Next Year: AP English IV, AP Psycology, AP Economics, Calculus III, AP European History</p>

<p>Taken AP Tests in: US History, Calculus BC, and Environmental Science</p>

<p>EC's:
Quiz Bowl - Vice President/Captain
Executive Board - Probable Comittee Head
-Rock for Relief to benefit Tsunami victims, a county-wide concert with 9 local bands
NHS - Vice President
Men's Soccer
-3 year letterman, one more next year
-Appearance in State Finals
-2x Conference Champions
-Tournament Champions
Awating Decesion on Boston U Research Internship for this summer
11 years of competitive soccer; many with the classic program TFC</p>

<p>Please evaluate chances at:
UNC-Chapel Hill
Duke
Cornell
Princeton
Wake Forest
Johns Hopkins
NC State</p>

<p>I do not know exactly what I am going to major in; Engineering is a possibility.</p>

<p>Nothing stands out unless you're an excellent soccer player. Instead of going to BU this summer I would play for a semi-pro development league if you're good enough. Everyone else is mediocre and you need to bring your SAT up above 2250+ to be competitive with other asians / indians at those schools. :( sorry to say it but the bar is higher for yellows and browns.</p>

<p>UNC-Chapel Hill - Good
Duke - Medicore
Wake Forest - Good
NC State - Great</p>

<p>Main thing you need to work on is bringing your unweighted GPA up.</p>

<p>Is mediocre not good? :(
I forgot to put Junior Marshall, for the top 5% of our class.</p>

<p>I think my unweighted will go up because of this semester; I think I can get all A's. That would give me a 3.875 unweighted and a 5.375 weighted for the year.</p>

<p>w/ a 1920 SAT:</p>

<p>Chapel Hill: slight reach
Duke: reach
Cornell: reach
Princeton: reach
Wake Forest: slight reach
Johns Hopkins: reach
NC State: safety, i assume</p>

<p>w/ a 2100 SAT:</p>

<p>Chapel Hill: match
Duke: slight reach / reach
Cornell: slight reach
Princeton: reach
Wake Forest: match
John Hopkins: slight reach
NC State: safety</p>

<p>Would the chances be different if, say, I were applying to Engineering programs. (Pratt, SEAS, etc.)</p>

<p>Bring your grades up, they're the most important part. Maybe bring up SAT I's as well. It really would have been nice if you were a semi-finalist, or did better on PSAT's, but there's still hope. Do well on SAT II's (you need to make an 800, or close, on the Math IIC) and AP tests. Your EC's look pretty good, especially the commitment to soccer and summer activities. Overall, I'd say your chances are average to good at all of them except for Princeton, which is a reach. It's very hard to get into Princeton; you need more than just "the numbers." Unfortunately, I'm not quite sure what that thing you need is.</p>

<p>I dont know if this matters.
But I have improved my GPA over the three years I have been in high school:</p>

<p>Freshman: 3.6/4.05
Sophomore: 3.5/4.25
Junior: 3.875/5.375</p>

<p>Yes, that helps (though how much, I can't say). It would help even more if you were to improve that your first semester of senior year (or at least retain it).</p>

<p>Anymore feedback? please</p>

<p>Thanks for all the replies.</p>

<p>Engineering programs are generally more competitive, at least in terms of test scores. However, if you have a high math score & lower reading/writing score you will fair better in the engineering admissions process.</p>

<p>ps if you want to do engineering, why princeton?</p>

<p>Princeton because I am not sure what I want to do, and I hear that Princeton is good about letting their students experience many fields of study before actually declaring it. It just seems like a good place to grow; a good place to learn.</p>

<p>So what areas should I focus on?</p>

<p>If I had to choose between a summer job and the BU Research Internship (I live in North Carolina), what would be the best option to take?</p>

<p>anyone? bump?</p>

<p>What is the internship? If it's in an area you're interested in and competititive to get, it would certainly be better than an average job.</p>

<p>Your list is aiming VERY high. A 2200 plus will probably be average at the ivies with the new SAT, probably higher at Princeton. Duke is also a lottery school. </p>

<p>You need more match and safe schools unless you love NC State.</p>

<p>I still can't imagine how you can have a 3.6 GPAuw and still get a 4.5w. At my school, the only to get a 4.5w GPA is by taking every single AP course and not getting a single B</p>

<p>3.6uw/4.0
4.5w/6.0</p>

<p>oh...6.0</p>

<p>ok nvm</p>