Sat ii- how much can this hurt me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I took the bio e, us history, and math 1 sat ii's today. Im a senior.</p>

<p>I did pretty well on both us and math (expecting over a 750 on math and between a 700-780 or so on us) keep in mind that i didnt even know what sat 2s were until 11th grade and i waited till november to take the us one (shoulda taken it in may) but anyway, here it goes:</p>

<p>I want to be a doctor, and i decided that, of the schools that im applying to, many would appreciate a bio sat 2 score.</p>

<p>BIO was always my forte- i got a 98 on the bio new york regent without studying (good teacher), so i decided it would be the easiest sat2 to tackle for me.</p>

<p>So, two weeks before the test (having not taken bio since 9th grade- my school doesnt offer ap) i sat down and began teaching myself a lot of bio.</p>

<p>I took the bio practice sat 2 from THE OFFICIAL BOOK (im pretty angry about this) and got a 730 with ease.</p>

<p>You can imagine my elation when i found out- i didnt expect to score that high (although for many of you that may be low).</p>

<p>I did SOO poorly today- but i refuse to cancel all three scores because i have no time left (any objections to that?)</p>

<p>My stats are:
M 740 CR 700 W 700 (10) (one sitting)
taking the ACT with sophie
3.9 UW GPA- taking the most challenging courses MY SCHOOL OFFERS. ive taken one ap so far- apush(5) and am taking psych and gov this year, along with a few other challenging electives and honors classes.
Regents scores (for new york schools)- BIO:98 CHEM:94 PHYSICS: 98 ; MATH A: 97 B:93
GLOBAL: 97 USHISTORY: 99 ENGLISH:100 HEBREW:92
A lot of good extra curriculars with tons of leadership
decent volunteering
good recs
decent essays
hook- father didnt graduate hs, mother didnt graduate college. (if that is one)</p>

<p>SO- how much will the below (probably) 650 bio affect my chances?</p>

<p>My dream schools are- UPENN (reg), Hopkins, Cornell (CAS), Sophie Davis, Dartmouth</p>

<p>My fallback is- Macaulay Hunter (im pretty sure i can get in- if anyone has a different viewpoint feel free to share)</p>

<p>PLEASE HELP!</p>

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<p>also keep in mind i dont like to evaluate my own essays- some may consider them awesome but im gonna keep them at decent :)</p>

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<p>bump.
pleaseee</p>

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<p>You have a pretty decent shot at some of the schools.
UPENN, SOPHIE and DARTMOUTH are reaches
Cornell/Hopkins = low reaches</p>

<p>And I wouldn’t consider Macaulay Honors College @ Hunter a Fallback. It’s a highly competitive program. </p>

<p>Good luck!
And most schools only require two subject tests :smiley:
If you’re still paranoid, hopefully you’re ACT score will be good enough so you won’t have to send the subject scores in!</p>

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<p>i hear that, and im glad you believe cornell and hopkins are low reaches.
thanks</p>

<p>anyone else please?</p>