So What are my Chances? (pretty low SAT) 1st Chance Post, HELP!

<p>(Sorry CC this is kind of long)</p>

<p>I’m a male born in Bangladesh, living in New York City. Also a rising senior
Im looking at schools basically in New York but I suppose North East Schools are fine as well. But one school I defiantly want to go to is NYU.</p>

<p>The GPA scale in my school is out of 100, and right now my
GPA is a 94.5.
I am in a Pre-Med Program in my school which means all Honors and AP courses. (we have different institutes in our school) and I do plan on going into the medical field.</p>

<p>My school isn’t known as one of those high ranked nyc public schools though it is getting better. But in my freshman year, I did re apply to high schools and got accepted into Townsend Harris High school in NYC, its ranked like number 2.(really competitive and out of like the 1500 that apply as incoming sophomores like 15 get in). But long story short, I was having a lot of problems at home, so I did transfer back to my old school, which was when my GPA started to drop 1st semester because of adjustment reasons.</p>

<p>My Peak was in Junior Year (just passed) My Final Averages 1st semester was a 99.8, and 2nd semester 99.7.</p>

<p>Rank right now is probably 15/750+ of all juniors (basically in like the top 3 or 4 percent)</p>

<p>I have taken
10th – Honors English, Honors Chem, Honors Spanish, Pre-Cal Which received credit from St.Johns Univeristy.</p>

<p>11th – AP Cal, AP English, AP Ush (awaiting scores, except Ap USH it’s a 2 year course in my school)</p>

<p>12th grade I will be taking, Ap Bio, Ap Ush (2nd year), AP Lit, and possibly Ap Environmental. + 1 or 2 College Now Classes (see below )</p>

<p>Extra Classes I have taken: (pre med classes and college now)
All of these are honors.</p>

<p>-Medical Laboratory Techniques
-Microbiology
-Anatomy and Phys.</p>

<p>And I have taken College Now Physics, Which I was given 4 credits per semester (2), from a local college. (I got an A both semesters so my College Transcript from that college gpa is 3.7) College now is basically intro college level classes. (Labs were done at the college, Lessons in school)</p>

<p>My SAT scores are pretty poor, I didn’t study at all but I will Retake Definatly Probably 2 more times (I took it only once)
M-660
CR-470
W-570
10 on Essay
(just aiming for a 2000+)</p>

<p>SAT II’s – Have not taken any but am expecting over 700 for IIC, and Physics.
ACT- Have not taken but I might give it a shot.</p>

<p>EC’s:
-Pre-Med Club, but im in the Committee (8 people), we organize all the pre-med events in the school.
-Arista Honors Society
-Muslim Club
-JV Bowling 2 years (I got an award- PSAL)
-Student Government – Most likely Senior Class Vice President for Next year.
-Karate for 4 Years (not in it anymore though stopped mid freshman year)
-Leadership team
+Save Darfur Campaigns and Fund Raisers
+Aids Awareness fund raisers and walks.
+Leukemia and Lymphoma fund raisers and walks.
+Helping school with organizing as well as participating in the Blood Drive.
+March of Dimes fund raisers and walks.
Im certain I did a few more walks and fund raisers school and non school related, that I have not mentioned.</p>

<p>We also organize and help with school issues/activities, such as Teacher Appreciation, AP appreciation (helping different subject departments with any type of work they need), Spirit Weeks, Battle of the Institutes (this year a lot of the money we made went to Darfur)
And things like that.</p>

<p>I have about 100 hours hospital volunteering services.</p>

<p>This summer I got into this “case study incentive” project, at a big hospital. Only two students from my school was picked through recommendations, an application, and a mini essay we had to write. I have A LOT of web designing and computer experience, so I will be helping to build a websites with different case studies for ALL the departments. Its something for the interns and people doing fellowships at that hospital to do.</p>

<p>Um I think that’s all for now, if anything ill just add on.</p>

<p>Btw im pretty sure my essays will be great and I will receive awesome rec’s.</p>

<p>So CC, what are my chances for now? (ill update in the fall with my new SAT and other scores)</p>

<p>Raise your SAT's if you want to get into NYU for sure. LIke 150 pts. Very doable</p>

<p>And ew Bangladesh. Reminds me of The Namesake.</p>

<p>^yeah im definatly trying to raise my score up to like 2000+, are there any other good NY schools, or North East that i would have a good chance for?</p>

<p>Try Boston University.</p>

<p>anyone else?</p>

<p>..bump</p>

<p>...comon CC</p>

<p>just do ALOT of prep this summer for SAT Critical Reading, I recommend studying vocabulary. I went from a 52 on the PSAT to a 660 on the SAT and all I did was vocab prep - it's definitely worth it and if you do that seriously you should EASILY be able to pick it up 100+ points</p>

<p>Fordham is decent (not nearly as good as NYU though), BC, Rutgers</p>