<p>Junior classes:
AP Physics, AP US History, Adv. Alg 2, Adv. Pre Cal (doubled up), Spanish 4, Sculpture (hobby), Adv. Eng 11. (B+ average about now..3.8 GPA W.)</p>
<p>Senior Classes (What I think I'll take):
AP Calc AB, AP Spanish, AP Art History, AP English, Chemistry, Anatomy, more sculpture.</p>
<p>Cumulative GPA: Freshman year: 4.04
Sophomore year: 3.7
EC's:
Soccer 9,10 (started part-time job at a mexican restaurant this past summer, no time after school)
Quiz Bowl 9,10,11,12
Newspaper 11
Spanish Club 9,10,11,12
Avatar 11
Octagon Club 9,10,12
Science Olympiad Team 11 (only year offered so far)
T.E.A.M.S 11</p>
<p>Other Stats:
Haven't taken ACT yet. (practice test-33)
SAT- took Sophomore year (1270). I've taken two practice tests over Thanksgiving Break - 1540 (800M) and a 1570 (800M) took another math section test- 780. I'm expecting somewhere around a 1450+ when I take the Dec.4 SAT (I won't be hung over and running on two hours of sleep then)
Class rank- last time i checked 7/225 (competitive class at the top, couple kids with perfect ACTs and 1550+ SATs)</p>
<p>Take into consideration my Practice SAT test scores when evaluating my chances at:
NYU (CAS) U of Miami
Boston U Boston College
Colgate U Georgetown
MIT Cornell U</p>
<p>You have no chance...in life.</p>
<p>heh...bump</p>
<p>(it took me forever to type that up :@ I better get some damn replies)</p>
<p>I am not really an expert, but my advice would be to raise your GPA as much as you can and to really receive at least a 1500 (a competitive score) on your SAT.</p>
<p>In my opinion, your SAT scores could be important at this point for very selective colleges like MIT and Cornell. Otherwise, good job on the ECs, props for getting a job and maintaining a high GPA :) And so many APs! I have a friend who was involved in school and had fewer hard classes when he was accepted at NYU, so I have high hopes for you, too! :)</p>
<p>yeh.. the thing is practice tests aren't always accurate. (well in my experience and my friends' experiences..)
you also need to do SAT 2s..
your school grades seem alright.. (but i'm not too familiar with the GPAs so not too sure.. i'm not sure if top schools will look at Bs very favourably though..).
Umm.. ECs seem a bit dispersed.. I was told that unis prefer activities etc. to be focused and really show an interest/passion in a certain area.
You need to have great teacher recs.. and do a strong essay</p>
<p>NYU (CAS) - a chance, somewhat good chance
U of Miami - good chance (i think you'll be competetive here)
Boston U - good chance (ditto)
Boston College - good chance
Colgate U - not too sure, but i think a good chance
Georgetown - a definite reach.. but worth a shot
MIT - a huge reach..... try to get those SATs in the 700s. (sadly, the SATs do count for some things..)
Cornell U - a reach..</p>
<p>thanks, i appreciate it ? anymore? If not, I'll be sure to post something else up here once I get my SAT scores on the seventeenth. I'm mainly focused on math, since this year I've been excelling in math courses (since i doubled up), and I'm sure I'll score at least a 750 in math. I'll be taking three SAT 2s, Math I and II C, and Physics.</p>
<p>what about writing?</p>
<p>Yeah... I would definitely skip the Math IC and take Writing instead ;) You don't need it if you're taking the IIC, and many colleges consider the Writing an important if not mandatory SAT II.</p>
<p>Math IIC is higher level. If you are focused on math, you should focus on Math IIC. You seem confident that you will perform well, so I say just take IIC and replace IC with writing.</p>
<p>I'm considerably satisfied with my writing skills, I just have no competence, whatsoever, when it comes to identifying sentence errors. I'll take writing, and I appreciate the advice. How do the SAT IIs go? Are they a bit more difficult than the SAT I? How much do colleges take them into consideration?</p>
<p>SAT subject tests went better for me. Some colleges use them for placement, some for admission.</p>