<p>Asian
1st generation college student
3.945 (UW), 6.745 (Local Weighted)
Ranked 4th in the school (Local Weighted GPA is very competitive, 1st is at a 7.2 atm)
Non-International Baccalaureate Student (I attend an IB School, where IB students attain higher local weighted GPAs than non-IB students)
SAT Score: 1930 (RMW: 630, 710, 590) (Going to take it for a 3rd time following the summer)
ACT Score: Pending
SAT Subjects: Math Level 1: 780
Math Level 2: 800
Physics: 670 (Awaiting Retake Score)
Chemistry: Awaiting Score
United States History: Awaiting Score
13 AP Classes Taken (So Far):
Freshman Year: Environmental Science(4), Macroeconomics(3), Microeconomics(4)
Sophomore Year: Chemistry (4), European History (2), Human Geography (4)
Junior Year: United States History, United States Government and Politics, Calculus AB, Physics B, Physics C, Statistics, English Language and Composition
298 Community Service Hours at the Moment (45 additional hours need to be inputted, and more hours on the way)
Officer Positions:
Vice President of Bonanza in Math Club
Treasurer in HOSA
Treasurer in EHS
Historian in NHS
Projected to be an Officer in Science Honor Society</p>
<p>Running and managing math competition for elementary and middle school students during this fall </p>
<p>Not good, not good at all. Your ECs are bland, your scores are not up to par, and you do not have any outstanding awards. Those schools are super reaches. Look into less selective schools.</p>
<p>I think@ooohcollege is being too pessimistic. Yes, the schools you listed are very hard to get into, but we can’t judge you until you get your ACT and SAT II graded. I think any one who applies as any shot, so long as they show passion. </p>
<p>I’d say you have close to 0 shot at MIT or Stanford if you’re not a URM. High reaches.</p>
<p>Yeah, don’t count on getting in. Nothing is impossible, but try to find some safeties</p>
<p>Thanks for the comments. I have a big list of schools to apply to this fall, but these 3 were my dream schools, so its no problem if my chances are slim to none, but I will keep on working harder to get those test scores up.</p>
<p>I know that this adds little to my original post, but i forgot some things in the EC department, like my participation in Mu Alpha Theta Competitions (my rankings are decent; I even got 2nd place in my regional mental math test), Science Bowl, Science Olympiad, and a summer internship at my county’s IT department</p>
<p>I agree with @ooohcollege . You really don’t have anything exceptional except your GPA. SAT score is very low for these schools and you don’t have many extracurriculars that are unique. </p>
<p>Ok well heres my opinion, if your math is the 710 SAT section
MIT- nice Sat II for math your ec’s are a little ordinary i’d say MIT is a (slight reach)
GT- It’s possible if you obtain a better SAT score i’d say GT is a ( slight reach)
Stanford- Definitely a no, Honestly, it’s a crapshoot and your level of standing will not peak through the admissions process. ( Insane reach)</p>
<p>I know my opinion is highly subjective, and I was highly critical about stanford it’s just HYPS is very unpredictable you may get a weightlist, but admission will be highly unlikely I wish you luck at MIT and GT!</p>
<p>@TheJHUenthusiast MIT is nearly as (some would argue equally) selective as Stanford, definitely far more selective than Georgia tech. … It is also a high reach like Stanford is.</p>
<p>I honestly think you have a great chance at any elite university. That said, you could work on a few aspects of your application before applying. As a couple other people mentioned, improving your SAT score would certainly increase your chances of acceptance. In addition (and I’m saying this as someone enrolled at Stanford), these schools look for people who are incredibly excited about what they’re doing both in and out of the classroom. It’s impossible to tell by looking at this list how passionate you are about what you’re doing, but I would make sure to show that you’re pushing yourself for a love of learning and not just to get into college, and that your extracurriculars are particularly meaningful to you. Good luck!</p>
<p>Your academics are really impressive, but, no offense, your standardized testing is really, really low and your EC’s are very commonplace. I don’t mean to be insensitive, but your resume as it stands does not look that impressive. </p>
<p>A few suggestions:
- Take the ACT. You’ve already tried hard on the SAT (I assume, since you’ve taken it twice) and I feel like it just isn’t your type of test.
- Retake subject tests.
- Hope that your AP scores are all 5’s this year. It’s one thing to take lots of AP exams (anyone can do this if their counselor allows them), but it’s another thing entirely to do well in them. Unfortunately, you cannot improve these because AP’s are over for you now.
- Write thoughtful, genuine college essays. </p>
<p>Get SAT above 2100-2150+, dnt know wat ur passion, big blow to ur chances, ur passion shud exude from ur ECs</p>
<p>I took the ACT in June, and am planning to retake most of my standardized exams again after the summer, but I guess what is preventing me from scoring really well is the lack of preparation. I’ve dedicated most of my time to taking online classes. I am on my way to getting 50 high school credits, like meaningful credits with a few electives here and there, so I hope that such diligence will be taken into account. My passion is mathematics, and I plan to either major in mathematics or engineering. </p>