What About With Act!!!!!

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<p>What are my chances of acceptance? What should I do to improve my application?</p>

<p>EVERYONE...since I am a minority would I have a good chance if I took the ACT also and got about a 32??? That is better than what my SATs are but would that make a significant advantage due to me being a minority, lots of hours, community service, leadership, and valedictorian!!!!!</p>

<p>Background:</p>

<p>Hispanic, Puerto Rican (born in NYC)
Florida resident</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 7.0 Weighted and 3.96 unweighted (on a scale of 4.0)
Rank: 1/588 (valedictorian)</p>

<p>AP classes: (Separated by grade level 10th grade to 12th grade)
-keep in mind that my school has a block schedule so I can take only four AP classes a year and keep in mind that I have also taken Honors classes)
All A's in...</p>

<p>10th
AP Biology (3)
AP World History (3) </p>

<p>11th
Projected scores from many practice tests
AP English Language (4)
AP U.S History (5)
AP Chemistry (3)
AP Art History (5) (taken online)
AP Microeconomics (5) (taken online)</p>

<p>Senior schedule
AP Physics
AP Calculus
AP English Literature
AP Macroeconomnics (taken online)
AP Computer Science A (taken online)
AP American Government (taken online)</p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>Critical Reading: 650
Math: 680
Writing: 650</p>

<p>SAT II:
(taken in 10th grade)
Biology E: 660
World History: 610</p>

<p>Organizations and clubs:</p>

<p>National Beta Club
Chess Club
Marching Band (only in 9th)
Concert Band (only in 9th)
Church Band
Spanish National Honor Society
National Honor Society
Social Studies Honor Society (only 10th)
Mu Alpha Theta (math club)
Jr. Civitan
Key Club
Student Government executive council (10th and 11th)</p>

<p>Leadership:</p>

<p>First chair trumpet concert band section leader (9th)
National Beta Club community service Executive (10th and 11th)
National Beta Club President (12th)
Student Government Executive council
Church Usher
Mu Alpha Theta Historian</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>300 Hours
HELPING SCHOOLS:
I am very passionate about the promotion of education so..
-reading tutor for inner city elementary students at a reading summer camp
-operating school with principal because no one else but teachers were there (public communication through conversation at front office, phone, and intercom)
-Compassion for people with promotion of education will transfer when I am of service as a doctor (I can use this as an essay to show a memorable experience and passion)</p>

<p>OTHER SERVICE
- help elderly home
-Cystic Fibrosis walk
-Help at Childrens Healthcare Fair
-Metropolitan Ministries helping pack and sort food for needy in inner-city</p>

<p>Awards and Recognition:</p>

<p>-Cystic fibrosis special recognition
-Published literary work in school literary Magazine
-Nominated for national youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
-Who's Who</p>

<p>No job
Normal unknown suburban High School(will college consider the average SAT score for the school is 990?)</p>

<p>Goal: Pre-Med major</p>

<p>what are my chances at..</p>

<p>Duke
John Hopkins
Yale
Princeton
Harvard</p>

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<p>I have a tremendous passion and compassion for people and also the promotion of education to all which is essential in the medical field over simply scores and numbers. People, and books and scores are different things (obviously). Will my mass community service and compassionate tutoring for kids demonstrate my passion to help others? Will it make me SATND OUT in the app process for Yale , harvard, princeton, duke??</p>

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<p>You have done very well in school, as demonstrated by your GPA, but its going to hurt you that your SAT scores are low-ish (for harvard's avg anyway). Im concerned though about the 3s you have gotten and are predicting for your APs--they make me wonder about the difficulty level of the courses and the grades gotten in those.
Community service and passion are a good thing, but are by no means stand-out material. They are definately good though. Btw, there is no pre-med major at harvard.
Work hard and good things will come to you.</p>

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<p>I would recommend taking the ACT. My highest score on the SAT was a 1320. But, my highest score on the ACT was a 34 (Supposedly the equivalent of a 1520 on the SAT). I did practice a lot for the ACT, but I think it was also just easier for me than the SAT.</p>

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<p>But for harvard yale duke or princeton if you take the ACT do you need three SATII tests??</p>

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<p>From Harvard's website: "As always, students must also submit three SAT II exams of their choosing."</p>

<p>Application instructions for Yale: "If you will not be taking the College Board SAT I and SAT II Subject Tests, you may substitute the examination administered by the American College Testing (ACT) Assessment Program (Code No. 0618)."</p>