<p>Hi everyone! I am currently a female African American high school junior and was wondering what my chances are for being admitted into schools such as UPENN, Columbia, Duke, Princeton, Brandeis, Washington University in St. Louis and Boston College. Am I aiming too high? Here's some of my background information:</p>
<p>ACADEMICS
SAT: 690 CR, 740 W, 760 M (2190)
ACT: Currently 31-- but aiming for at least a 33 on the June test
GPA: 3.71 UW, 4.4W --my school is well known for being a difficult and highly academic one
SAT IIs: Math I--700, taking World History and English Literature in June
AP Classes</p>
<p>EXTRACURRICULARS
Future Business Leaders of America Club-- Secretary and Treasurer
Model United Nations-- Head of Fundraising (Treasurer)
Girl Scouts-- currently working on my Gold Award
National Honor Society
National Spanish Honor Society
National Society of High School Scholars
Red Cross Club
Habitat for Humanity
Choir-- 3 years by graduation
Piano-- 3 years</p>
<p>SUMMER
Biomedical Research: 3 years</p>
<p>OTHER
really good writer so not worried about college essays
strong letters of recommendation from teachers and scientists that I work with
good social/interview/etiquette skills
No class ranking yet reported but im thinking top 10% in my school</p>
<p>Please comment! :)</p>
<p>Oh and sports! Sorry about that:</p>
<p>Varsity Track& Field (Freshman-Current)
Freshman volleyball
Varsity Indoor track (Sophomore- Current)</p>
<p>I don’t think that’s aiming too high. Being a URM should help too. Brandeis and Boston College are probably not as much reaches as the others. Think of a few matches too. Maybe consider some smaller schools? Middlebury/Amherst as reaches, Trinity/Colby as matches. Good luck!</p>
<p>You should be ok with schools like WashU and Brandeis, maybe even a school like Princeton just because of your URM status. You’ve been given an incredible advantage over thousands of kids applying against you; take advantage of your ethnicity and play the race card.
Being Indian, I wish I were as fortunate as you are. Not native American, my nationality is of India. Good luck.</p>
<p>I would say 8. I have a close friend whose a smart female African American too, her stats are similiar to yours in number (maybe higher in AP scores and a bit lower in weighted GPA). She got waitlisted by Colombia, so I think you’ll have a good chance too, and plus being a URM really helps! I wish I was one =[</p>
<p>Black and ~2200 SAT? Instant 10.</p>
<p>" Black and ~2200 SAT? " she is a female too.
Definitely 10, if she considers any science, engineering or technical major.</p>
<p>oh good! That’s better than I was expecting 
Do you think a major in Psychology while on the MD/PhD (pre-med/pre-science) track give the same results as engineering?</p>