What are my chances of getting into BYU provo?

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I am a junior and this is my current brag sheet. I am planning on taking AP Lit and AP Gov and Econ as a senior. So, those 2 classes are not yet factors in my GPA. I have the grades, leaderships, and extra circulars to get into BYU. However, my SAT and ACT are not as high as I would want them to be. Do I still have a chance to get in?

GPA: 4.143

RANK: 9 out of 203

SAT: 1040

ACT: 22

HIGHER LEVEL COURSES:
•Honors English 1

•Honors English 10

•AP Language and Composition

•AP Literature (senior)

•AP Government and economics (Senior)

•Honors Biology

•AP Biology

•AP Psychology

•Pre-Calculus

•Physics

FRESHMAN YEAR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
•Fall Cheer

•Winter Cheer

•Spring Cheer

•Volleyball (Fall)

•Competitive Swimming (Spring)

•Club Basketball (Spring)

•Singer for Church Youth Music Group

SOPHOMORE YEAR EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
•Volleyball (fall)

•Tri-M: Music Honors Society

•MeCha: A student organization that promotes higher education, community engagement, political participation, culture, and history.

•Key Club: A student organization that helps with volunteering opportunities and helps to keep track of Community service hours

•ThingLab (science experiments)

•YAC (youth action council)

•Singer for Church Youth Music Group

JUNIOR YEAR EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
•Volleyball (fall)

•MeCha

•Key Club

•ThingLab

•Yac

•Singer for Church Youth Music Group

•A Leader for my Church’s Youth

•Rose Festival Court

LEADERSHIP:
•Vice president of Mrs. Anderson’s Avid class (freshman year)

•President of Mr. Wilson’s Avid class (Junior year)

•President of the Parkrose High School Avid Council (Junior Year)

•Graphic designer for YAC (sophomore year)

•Co-Captain of the PHS Junior Varsity 2 Volleyball team (Freshman year) - Coach Marshall

•Floor Captain of the PHS Junior Varsity Volleyball team (sophomore team) - Coach Megan

•Captain of the PHS Junior Varsity Volleyball team (Junior year) -

Coach Sasheen

AWARDS:
•Athlete of the month: Swimming (2015-2016) For hard work, improvement, perseverance, and excitement to learn

•Athlete of the month: Cheerleading (2015-2016) For my commitment and for haig the highest GPA on the team

•Multi-Sport athlete award (2 sport athlete for all 3 seasons)

•Athletic Academic Achievement (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018)

•Most Improved female swimmer (2015-2016)

•MVP: Volleyball (2017-2018)

ARE YOU EXCITED TO EXPLORE ANY PARTICULAR ACADEMIC AREA IN COLLEGE?:
•Future plans: Go to a 4 year University, get my bachelors degree with a major in Korean, double minor in Asian Studies and TESOL, get my TEFL Certification, and teach English as a second language in Korea. This interests me because Being able to speak English can help communities and countries advance. To be able to jumpstart children’s English learning in another country would be a privilege.

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While your extra-circulars and GPA are acceptable for BYU Provo, your SAT and ACT scores are far below the 50th percentile.The average accepted student had a 29/1240. If you can retake either or both of these tests to get closer, or surpass this 50% benchmark then your chances will increase exponentially. Since you’re currently a junior, you have time to prepare for and retake the SAT or ACT, which I would highly recommend if you want to be confident about your chances. As your application stands today, simply because of your SAT and ACT scores, BYU will be a reach. If you can’t seem to bring up your standardized test scores, really try and do well on your AP tests, which will show your strengths in specific, concrete subjects. Good luck.

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Where did you see that the average SAT was a 1240? Everything I have seen says 1300+