<p>93.25 - Barely accepted. Hopefully this prediction is correct (Columbia hopeful - my other top choices are a sure thing) :)</p>
<p>Course Load: 9.25/18
Grades: 16/18
SAT/ACT: 16/18
SAT IIs: 14/18
Resume: 7/9
Personal Support: 9/9
Essay: 9/9</p>
<p>Extra Credit:
URM status: +5
Supplementary Materials included: +5 points
Interest in the school: +3 points</p>
<p>This is fun. But it completely fails to account for the different options/curriculum available at different schools and to different applicants. Just because you got a low score doesn't mean you won't get in and visa versa.</p>
<p>I scored 70.5. And I got into my top choice ED and was part of the top 15% of accepted students and thus chosen for a scholars program.</p>
<p>This is just like the Princeton Review's test. It doesn't take anything besides the average public school experience (probably just in the northeast/california) into consideration. Too narrow.</p>
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token89: how do you take more than 4 years of any class? i'm confused.
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Classes in middle school (like Algebra or foreign language). Also, if you took more than one class in a subject per year. Like taking both US History and US Government. Or taking both Physics and Chemistry.
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token89: and really, how many of you guys are recognized for something on the national level?
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In addition to National Merit Scholar, any national contest would count. For example, I counted CSPA awards I won for journalism as national recognition because everyone in the country can submit entries for judging.
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enderkin: I think the SATs are a bit heavily weighted; getting 750+ on those alone gives you like 54 points
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If only admissions offices didn't put this kind of weight on testing. I agree that it's possible to get into an Ivy League school without those kinds of scores, but you'd need some type of hook to pull you up.</p>
<p>bump (10 char.)</p>
<p>This is stupid.</p>
<p>^^ nice insightful posts you have...</p>