<p>Haha, kudo to KhAn...and JW, what hs do you attend? </p>
<p>collegebound, I'd say a class at WUSTL would definitely add to your app if you get a good grade. I am taking community college classes along with my courseload...</p>
<p>Plus WUSTL is an awesome school!!!</p>
<p>haha .. .but what if i don't get a particularly stellar grade,, it's organic chemstiry (that means i skipped chem 1 + 2)</p>
<p>Didn't you take Chem 1 in hs?! Can you take Chem 2 at WUSTL and then organic chem?</p>
<p>If you get a grade that is...not especially stellar (ie lower than a B-) then no need to tell any adcoms about it. Then you...retake the same class when you are actually in college and kick ass. :)</p>
<p>a B- or even a C in Orgo at WUSTL, wile taking it HS is a feat to be proud of.</p>
<p>Wow. I wouldn't think so...but send whatever grade you're comfortable with.</p>
<p>lol yea i've taken 2 years of adv chem including AP so yea that's why.. .but still their prerequisite only lets me passover chem 1... i still passed chem2</p>
<p>Yea, the class is tough I got a C/D (Depending on the curve) on our first exam... given i studied likke it was a high school test and relaly it was comparable to a high school exam, so i need to study a lot more and hopefully bring my score up! Will having a job since last summer and then getting a promotion within a year look good if i work during the school year with about 14-20 hours/week?</p>
<p>It's one exam. With lotsa effort you will most likely raise the overall grade, especially if you've already fared well with advanced chem classes at your high school.</p>
<p>Yeah, that promotion will look good, especially during the school year. If you've got a good courseload plus you're balancing a job, that's damn impressive. A promotion's great!</p>
<p>Most kids I know who work do like 15-20 hours a week. I do...10-12, more now though, it being summer.</p>
<p>yea i've gotten A's/A-'s in AP/adv. chem so i'm just going to have to focus and study harder... yea i'm a shift leader now so i get more hours, eg. i work 21 hours next week..</p>
<p>What does everyone think about my chances at the Ivies??</p>
<p>better than mine LOL</p>
<p>IMO, nobody (that's right, nobody) has a "high" chance of getting accepted into the Ivies.</p>
<p>Why??? Because the acceptance rates are so low (about 10% for most Ivies), the slightest differences can either make or break your chances. There is always that "luck" factor. All of the applicants are good students, yet 9 out of 10 will be rejected. There are 1600 scorers that get rejected, while kids with 1450s are accepted. A teacher recommendation that says you are great vs. one that says you are spectacular also leaves a big impact on Adcoms. Also, even the mood of Adcoms can affect their thought process.</p>
<p>These are just a few of the many factors that affect admissions at Ivies. I like to categorize candidates into two groups: "chance" and "no chance" I would place you into the "chance" category. Just hope God/Buddha/Allah/Zeus/Ra/Vishnu/whatever religion applies/for atheists just plain luck is on your side.</p>
<p>What about at Duke or Emory?</p>
<p>Also, Carnegie Mellon?</p>
<p>3.6 and ACT 33 for Ivy?? definitely!
I had a 3.3 and SAT 1230 and I am a proud student of Economics at Columbia University
------------------says my cousin who is right next to me</p>
<p>wait what?? lol sry i'm not good at reading things online...</p>
<p>First off, I'm going to have to put you in a box. A box of kids who just see Ivy and automatically assume its the best way to go. One there are plenty of schools that r better than most Ivy League schools, i.e. Wash U, U of Chicago, etc. Its important to go to a school that suits your major. For example, if we both did engineering and I went to Michigan and you went to Harvard, to similar courses and got identical grades. I most likely would get a job over you, because Michigan is a better engineering school. So its important to go where you'll get the best education for what you want to do, not just somewhere with a good name.
Secondly, I have a question for anyone that reads this thing.
I am an African male. My psat was 204, and i got the national merit letter, but I'll most likely only go as far as commended, but I will undoubtedly be National Achievement Scholar. I am currently ranked 5th or 6th in my grade of 307ish(public), and I have a weighted gpa of 4.47. I havn't got my ACT score in, but my SAT was a 2100, 700 split on all three. As far as academics go, will my background carry me throught the admissions process, or should i retake my SAT with realistic chances of improving, (didnt have much time too study, but AP studying sufficed)</p>
<p>how does this relate to my post?</p>
<p>i guess it doesnt relate exactly to the question, but to the post it does whenver i see anyne clump the ivies together, like "im gonna apply to the ivies", i cring, simply stated brown and harvard r very different and suited for different things and ppl. so whenever i see them clumped i just wonder if ppl r simplying applying just for the name</p>
<p>another addition (my AP scores) ... so i'm not the best at history 3- USH and I guess i'm not as great in Chem as i thought (4) and surprisingly i'm good at calc ab (5)... so since i already have a 3 in AP Euro, will this just tell the adcoms that i'm average in history... or will it be negative??</p>