<p>What about UCSD (in state) and Claremont also...</p>
<p>SAT: 650 (M), 630 (V), 660(W) 11 Essay
ACT: 27, 90th percentile, did like 95 percentile and higher in math and English massacred in science
SAT II: 720 US History (retook today for higher score), 670 World History
AP: US 4, Euro 4</p>
<p>GPA: 4.1 (W), 3.67 (UW)
Rank: Top 3.5%
IB Diploma Candidate
Took hardest course load available
Other Stats: Regular stuff, I guess
Legacy: </p>
<p>Father got his Ph.D. from the USC engineering school and keeps in close contact with the school.
Aunt got her Ph.D. from Cornell's agriculture department and is very close to Cornell. She lives in India and recently gave the president of the university a tour of some cities there and had a welcome party for him. Does that help at all?</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Essays: A+
Teacher Recs: A
Counselor Rec: A
Big School, counselor doesn't really know me as personally as I would like</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: Southern California
School Type: Competitive High School Suburban 2000 students, 500 seniors
Ethnicity: South Asian
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
Major: Psychology/Cognitive Science
JV and V Tennis Team all four years
Extensive research at local university for past 4 years
Entered the National Intel Science Talent Competition
Research going to be published in science journal
Been to state science fair at USC past 3 years, all related to intended major
Volunteered at Hospital with Alzheimer's support group, once again related to major
President School Site Council and got lots of recommendations from advisor, who was our Vice Principal of Curriculum
Tons of local awards from public utilities and other things around the city
Community service: around 250 hours</p>
<p>does anyone know how much the interview is weighed at Claremont? Also I worked as a private tutor and as a medical filer at local hospital for the summer.</p>
<p>Hmm...your SAT's is the only flaw in your app but it will kill you for Cornell and Claremont. Your connections at Cornell will help but your GPA is simply decent and your SAT is too low to be competitive there. Claremeont the school is too small to be forgiving of your SAT score as my friend who had a 4.0 uw, 2150 and parents could easily pay for college got straight up rejected by E.D. so i think ur chances are in the 20-30 percent range. USC legacy will extremely help you and if you are a guy your GPA will be good enough and your SAT will still be low but i think u have a good chance. SD is a match as their avg gpa is 4.08 and a 1950</p>
<p>when i had my interview for Claremont, the guy asked me for my SAT score and i told him and he said the ranges for math were like 620-700 and the critical reading was 560-700 and they don't look at writing. Interview was really good too. He also said that the essay has a huge amount of importance. He said as long as you have had a lot of leadership experience you will be fine when I interviewed. </p>
<p>Also at Cornell, a girl from our school got it with an 1840 last year. and yeah, I am a guy.</p>