Hi! I’m currently a high junior at public school in the suburbs of New York. Some schools that I have been looking at and am really interested in are Boston College, Boston University, Emory and Wake Forest. My grades are as follows
1400 SAT (750 English and 650 math I just took the sat and I hope to have my math score go up at least 50 points)
720 English sat 2
700 US history sat 2
I take a full IB schedule and this year I am in
IB physics SL, IB math SL, IB English, IB a history, IB french SL, and IB art
My unweighted Gpa is a 97.9 and weighted is A 100.1. Our school does not tell us what our class rank is.
I have many unique extracurriculars related to dance, such as working with a local community organizion and exposing children to the arts and music by taking them to plays and ballets. I also am a member of the french club, debate club, women’s club, and am a non for profit tutor for younger children in the school district.
So, my question is based off of this information does my list of schools seem realistic or are they too challenging? If they are, what schools would you reccomed I look at?
BU seems like a solid target, and if you increase your SAT, you will be a solid applicant for the other 3 schools as well.
Congratulations on your hard work and success in high school! The results, in general, can be somewhat unpredictable these days, so no guarantees, but you definitely seem like a competitive candidate at all of these schools. I suggest you visit if you can, and early. Wake Forest definitely encourages prospective students to interview if it is possible for them to do so. Interview slots often fill up pretty far ahead, so I would encourage you to arrange that. (One tip is to interview first at a school that is not at the top of your list. For some students, the thought of an “Interview” can be intimidating (maybe not for you). A practice one can be helpful and will usually let a student see that these are almost always just friendly conversations.)
Schools generally are admitting a larger % of their incoming classes in the early rounds. If you can’t decide by the ED/EA deadlines, that’s fine and very understandable. If you can, and if it is financially possible, ED/EA applications would be to your advantage. Of course, only one ED school is allowed (though schools have their own policies on this). If you do have a school where you are willing to commit, and financial need is an essential part of the equation, you could contact the admissions rep for your region to discuss it.
A final thought: If you do visit Wake, you might also think about visiting Elon University about an hour or less away. Elon has impressively transitioned from a small regional LAC to a national university (impressive to accomplish). Students and families love it. Campus is beautiful. You could get some interview experience and learn about the school. You would be a very strong candidate and, I would guess, likely to receive generous merit aid.
Schools on your list are all terrific (little bias toward Wake here, it is doing amazing, innovative things). Good luck with the process. Make sure you enjoy your summer and last year of high school too.
If you raise your SAT you will be able to get into all of these schools.
I agree with the above posts, you should definitely retake the SAT, but compared with other applicants, you’ll probably look the same. Maybe for your admission essay, take something like the program for exposing children to music and the arts and put yourself out there. Show them why you’ll be a great fit at that school.
Since you mentioned BC and BU, apply for a UMass school there and in the south, you could apply for a UNC school. Also, like what @TTG said, it’s best if you apply EA or ED.
Hope this helped and best of luck!