Please help. Poorly ranked high school-- Will it affect my chances?

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<p>My HS is ranked in the 300s out of 316 (in NJ)..what are my chances at a top rated university?</p>

<p>My dream right now is to attend NYU or Georgetown. Or maybe even an East Coast Ivy League.</p>

<p>What are my chances for NYU or Georgetown?? Please help!!?</p>

<p>Personal
african american woman--age 16
family income under 60,000
parents did not graduate college (although mother is currently attending college)</p>

<p>Academics
-im a junior.
-I attend an urban public high school in new jersey
-my gpa (as of the end of my sophomore year) is a 4.157
-i took a proctored SAT diagnostic test and received a 1850 (<--this was without a whole lot of studying..so i should get higher when i take the real thing)
-I am in 3 APs right now--i will only take 2 AP tests at the end of the year however before applying.
-During my senior year, i will take another 3 APs.
-I havent taken any subject tests yet but i plan to.
-if it counts for anything...I took a history course (western civ.) at a local community college for 3 college credits.
-I attend saturday school run by the main State University (of my state) for science, math, etc.</p>

<p>extra-curriculars:
-I am the student representative to the board of education
-I am a county director for a student political organization<--the largest student political organization in the state.
-I was Vice President of my class last year
-I played varsity soccer
-I am the financial adviser for a small family/friend operated organization
-I am a member of the National Honor Society
-I am secretary of the French Club
-I am a writer for the school newspaper</p>

<p>Junior Summer
During the summer I will either do a precollege program at NYU or do a thing called LEAD at Wharton in PA.</p>

<p>Am I good for either NYU or Georgetown?
Am I heading in the right direction?
What else is needed? Should I take the ACT too?
Any help will be MUCH appreciated.</p>

<p>PLEASE NOTE: My guidance counselor is not the most helpful person with this whole thing. </p>

<p>Any help is appreciated!! :D</p>

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<p>ahh :frowning:
no answers yet</p>

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<p>Post this on the Chances board, and you should get more replies.</p>

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<p>yea i did that too.
but i wanted to see if any african american students are going through similar experiences.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/african-american-students/638464-actual-results-thread-african-americans.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/african-american-students/638464-actual-results-thread-african-americans.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>A search within that thread for “NYU”.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=20503670[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/search.php?searchid=20503670&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

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<p>Wonder how this ended.</p>

<p>Poorly ranked high schools is a huge problem for African Americans.</p>

<p>I think it’s why we see so many 3.9 students with 1480 SAT type threads. Feeling good, looking good are not the same as being good. Kids are being hurt by this and most are have no clue they are being hurt. It’s a parents job to see this but we have generational ignorance and apathy that hurts each subsequent generation and perpetuates the fraud of bad schools.</p>

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<p>I’m an international applicant who currently applied to duke</p>

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<p>

OP is now a sophomore at Johns Hopkins, it looks like.</p>