<p>I just wanted to know for anyone who has gotten to one of these programs,if this is good enough for a potential linterview. Im going to be a senior. Im Asian and I live in . Pennsylvania </p>
<p>Class Rank: Top 10 Percent( 600 people in the class)</p>
<p>SAT: 2160 Overall
760 SAT Math 2, 720 SAT Chem</p>
<p>Extra Curriculars:
2000 Volunteer Hours( 1000 at Non Profit Hospital, 500 Nursing Home, 500 at Profit Hospital)
A part of LECOM research Group pertaining to Fragile X syndrome
Cross Country ( 3 years)
Tennis( 1 year)
Jazz Band ( All four years)
Speech and Debate( 3 awards)
Model UN ( 1 award)
Co-President and Founder of my School's Relay for Life team</p>
<p>APs= AP Human Geo.(4), AP World(3), AP Stats, AP Lang( Not sending), AP Lit, AP Chem, AP Calc AB, BC, Duall Enrollment</p>
<p>Applause to the volunteer hours (I thought I had everybody beat with my 800). Bring up that SAT and rank, and don’t tell anybody about those AP scores until you matriculate.</p>
<p>For Penn state, the bare minimum SAT score in order to be considered is a 2100. To be competitive/ on par with other applicants, you should have 2250. This is what the director of the program at PSU told me about a year and a half ago, although the standards haven’t changed.</p>
<p>You have a very good shot if you raise your SAT score ~100 points. Also Penn State doesn’t care about subject tests.</p>
<p>I agree with @risubu. Penn State/Jeff is very SAT score focused for interview selection. Even if other factors weren’t as great they would take someone with 2350+ for interview anyways (based on my experience). If you get in 2200+ range, combined with your experience you should be good. The SAT score you currently have is likely going to get your rejected from interview…unfortunately. Good luck!</p>
<p>SAT tutoring, improve GPA / rank, hide AP scores. Borrow A is for Admission from Hernandez from the public library.</p>
<p>Of the many revelations in the book is how ivies view high GPA’s without correspondingly high SATs. They believe it shows a student who studies hard but is not as gifted as another.</p>
<p>They view it as a measure of intellectual horsepower. They would rather have a student with a slightly lower GPA with perfect SATs since they believe he/she must not be challenged or was bored in high school. Since these programs are equal or just below the ivies with the caliber of applicants you have to play the game and get SAT tutoring. </p>
<p>They don’t appreciate that students could have a bad test day, are nervous test takers or have have cadence or time management issues. It is also a way to compare many different high schools rigor across the country at once. Borrow the book. Play the game.</p>
<p>Med, you were right. APs are usually in the title of the course on your transcript and unlike subject tests which you have to pay to have sent to a college they are usually found out. I would just have an excuse handy such as my research or hospital work took away from my prep time when asked.</p>