<p>1st time 2080 Dec of Sophomore Year, 2nd time 2040 June of Sophomore Year, 3rd time 2290 Jan of Junior Year
Is it bad that my SAT dropped by 40 points even if I raised my points by over 200 in the end? </p>
<p>It doesn’t matter at all</p>
<p>Hell mine was about the same and I got into UNC Chapel Hill as an OOS (International) Early. You’re in the clear. </p>
<p>@kei04086 @Stanfordmania What if I am applying to Ivy Leagues and Top 20 schools like Yale, Harvard, Cornell, MIT, Duke, Carnegie, etc? </p>
<p>No - they superscore anyways…</p>
<p>no
chance me
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618455-chance-me-on-these-institutions.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1618455-chance-me-on-these-institutions.html#latest</a></p>
<p>@MBenz23 I think your ACT score is a little low for Ivies. For SAT subject tests, I don’t think Math I is viewed as anything by top-ranked colleges. </p>
<p>UPenn, Cornell - Low-Median Reach
Duke, John’s Hopkins - Low Reach
Emory, Notre Dame - High Match
Penn State - Mid-low Match</p>
<p>Chance me back at:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1615958-chances-for-cornell-rice-carnegie-mellon-yale-duke-u-penn-etc-junior.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1615958-chances-for-cornell-rice-carnegie-mellon-yale-duke-u-penn-etc-junior.html#latest</a></p>
<p>Most schools super score. Make sure you have great subject tests also for any top schools. I think that you are a great candidate for the ivies and other schools of that caliber based on your SATs. Best of luck.</p>
<p>@fairyfantasy Same story for those colleges. 3 attempts is the max they’ll tolerate, so don’t worry. </p>
<p>@shk909 What if 2290 is my highest one-sitting score and superscore? </p>
<p>@fairfantasy Seems impressive! You are a great candidate. Other than the ivies, you should look into UCLA, UCBerkeley, UMich, UNC, UVA for public schools. Private schools including Northwestern, Gtown, Emory, Vanderbilt, USC (low match for you and they give good scholarships), WashU and smaller schools like Vassar, Amherst, W&M, Wesleyan and any other of those top 15 liberal arts ones. </p>
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@Stanfordmania: Could you please state the source for your information? That’s not consistent with what I’ve seen in college admissions in the last 15 years…</p>
<p>@Bartleby007 Could you explain what you meant when you said “what I’ve seen in college admissions”? </p>
<p>@shk909 I am not applying to very many public universities, only UT Austin(I have automatic admission with my ranking and residency in Texas), because public universities don’t offer a lot of scholarships/grants. I am already thinking about applying to: Yale, Stanford, Harvard, MIT(Just applying for “fun” since I highly doubt I could get accepted into these 3 schools), Cornell, Duke, U Penn, Columbia, Rice, Carnegie (A little more reachable), and UT Austin(safety), and maybe one of the Claremont Colleges. I might try to thin my list out later. </p>
<p>@fairyfantasy Those are all great schools. Try applying ED to Cornell, Duke, or UPenn (whichever one you like the best and can give you the best aid package) because I’ve heard that really helps your chances of acceptance. My friend goes to Vanderbilt and got a full ride, it’s an amazing school and they give tons of scholarships too. You should look into that. </p>
<p>@shk909 Do you think I have a chance at applying ED for one of the HYPS? They give very generous aid, too. I have below 100,000 family income so I have a chance at full ride to Stanford if accepted. </p>
<p>@fairyfantasy They’re all need-blind (as far as I know) so they will give as much as they see fit and won’t take that into consideration before accepting you. I think it could be hard to get in depends on a lot of factors. Those schools are so insanely hard to get into because there’s tons of qualified applicants. No one on this website is guaranteed admission to HYPS. Its worth a try if you have amazing grades and ECs and if something about you stands out (like a hobby, community service thing, special interest, etc). </p>
<p>But, if you think its a long shot maybe you would be better off applying ED to another school (of equal caliber) with higher acceptance rates. Maybe Duke? UPenn? Other great schools have significantly higher ED acceptance rates. Look into that. </p>
<p>Fairyfantasy you did not indicate what you want to study. Are you sure your safety should only be UT and not also include TAMU? Have you visited both campuses?</p>
<p>What do your parents think? It would be sad for you to go through a long list of applications, then the final package for your ‘dream school’ is not in the choices your parents will support.</p>
<p>@SOSConcern I will probably study Computer/Electrical Engineering. I think my parents support me going to any school that offers me at least half tuition off. </p>
<p>Good - sounds like you have some great options. Maybe you should scope out the various schools and spell out the varying cost range for your parents and get some communication going. Have you visited many schools?</p>
<p>I would at least visit UT and TAMU to see what safety you want to really consider. I am an Aggie, so biased (got my MBA there, got undergrad in WI, and another business degree in AL). Aggie clubs all over; never heard of UT clubs…we have a fun Aggie group in AL.</p>