What kind of schools should I be looking at?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I will be trying out for tennis in fall, because I have not played any sports due to lack of transportation. But now, my senior year I will be doing tennis, interact club, high q or debate. I plan on increasing my sat 200-300 points total, with the help of several books and full time commitment.</p>

<p>Overall, I am very dissapointed in my SAT due to my lack of enthusiasm. But will be retaking in October.
Writing: 500
Reading: 510
Math: 540
If my scores are not satisfactory, I will apply regular decision and take SAT for third time.</p>

<p>International Studies is equivilant to IB courses. Our school will be explaining our situation on each transcript.
Hn=Honors
IS=International Studies</p>

<p>9th Grade: Algebra I, Art I, English I Hn International Studies, Geometry Hn IS, Health/Pe, Earth Environmental Sci Hn IS, Spanish III Hn IS, World History Hn IS</p>

<p>10th Grade: Algebra II HN IS, Civics & Econ HN, Educ media/library science, English II Hn IS, Biology HN IS, Digital comm, Spanish IV HN IS, World History AP</p>

<p>11th Grade: Anatomy and Pysiology HN, Journalism, Spanish V AP, US History AP, Yearbook, Biology II AP, English 11 AP, Precalculus HN, US History HN</p>

<p>12th grade(might have sceduling issues, but so far): 20th Century Topics, European History AP, Psychology AP, English 12 AP, Chemistry AP, Chemistry HN, Calculus A/B AP, Calculus B/C AP</p>

<p>GPA: 3.33 unweighted.
4.2 weighted.
Class RANK: 16 out of 254
(was a Junior Marshall)</p>

<p>I have taken or will take every tough AP/IS class possible at my school. I have worked to create a studious reputation in my school, and have always shared my culture with those around me through projects and reports. Hopefully my writing skills will help me formulate an excellent essay.</p>

<p>I am a first generation Indian who is trilingual at least. Learning Spanish in school as a fourth language. I have worked for my parents at their motel and store to earn cash.</p>

<p>Volunteer weekly at my church which is based on the idea: "In the joy of others lies our own."</p>

<p>120 Community service hours minimum for International Studies
Interact Club-10th Grade
Beta Club- 10th grade
National Honor Society- 11th grade+ 12th
High Q- 11th grade attended county competition our school came in second
Junior Council- 11th grade in charge of advertising</p>

<p>Chosen to go to UNC Project Uplift</p>

<p>Could not participate in sports or clubs due to transportation issues, but became more involved once I drove.</p>

<p>Some thoughts..</p>

<p>UNC- was chosen + attended Project Uplift(minority recruitment program)
Duke
East Carolina
UNC Wilmington
NC State
University of Virginia
Wake Forest
Vanderbilt
Pembroke
University of Washington Seattle
University of Greensboro
University of Georgia</p>

<p>Any suggestions for me? for schools?</p>

<p>I have two recommendations that atleasttwo amazing teachers will write me. </p>

<p>Pre-med track.</p>

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<p>Who's who? that's a scam! i'm not going to say anything else for lack of authority on college searches but your sat scores are pretty weak for some of those schools, even with improvement.</p>

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<p>which schools are "no chance"?</p>

<p>no chance = 80%+ chance i will not get admitted</p>

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<p>Where it stands now with those scores, no chance at
Duke
Vanderbilt
UVa
UNC (I don't know how much Project Uplift will help you.)
Wake Forest</p>

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<p>so my SAT is terrible?</p>

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<p>Go to collegeboard.com, click on CollegeSearch, and search your schools to see the average SAT scores to see how you compare. It looks like everything else is good besides your SAT scores.</p>

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<p>i must raise 100 on each section.</p>

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<p>NC State Raleigh, Ashville, Greensboro, Wilmington</p>

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<p>Score + 300 still doesn't do much for you at schools that AMX mentioned. Might open up UNC, thats about it.</p>

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<p>should i take unc charlotte sat preparation classes?</p>

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<p>this is a sad day.</p>

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<p>For the schools AMX mentioned, you'll probably need to raise each section up to around 700 points, which is a bit of a tall order. The rest of the schools, I'm not so familiar with, but you might have better chances.</p>

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<p>wonderful!</p>

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<p>Some advice that helped me out quite a bit:
for SAT math, try plugging in the answer choices; sometimes much faster than brute forcing the problem. If a problem's taking more than 1:30-2 min, skip it and move on. Come back later if you have time
reading: study SAT vocab word lists. they take up a substantial portion of the CR section.
grammar: study the rules and learn idioms? I lucked out a bit on this section since it's usually my weakest section. Idioms were really hard to grasp for me though.</p>

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<p>Though the rest of your stats look promising, I think its obvious where your biggest problem is. On the bright side, the lower you score, the greater room for improvement you have. If you can, take the ACT or an SAT prep course. If those aren't possible, the tips woami gave you are a good place to start. </p>

<p>Honestly, I don't see why you can't at least get into the mid 600's in each section if you're doing well in the intense course load you say you're taking. Granted, for several of the schools you're considering, those scores will still be on the low end but at least you'll have a fighting chance. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Do you think my course work is intense?
I am proof that not everyone does well on tests?</p>

<p>However, I was not prepared for the types of questions on the SAT. Which is no excuse because a lot of people do not study at all and do well.</p>

<p>I guess.. I should not have considered myself one of those people.</p>

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<p>Frankly, I think the whole "some people just aren't good test takers" schtick is way overplayed. I completely understand where you're coming from, but colleges are not going to discount a legitimate admissions consideration simply because a student doesn't do well. The whole idea is to select a student who CAN do well while still maintaining a vigorous course load (at least for some of the more selective schools you're considering). You might also consider applying to more liberal-arts orientated schools and private colleges where test scores play less of a role in the admissions process. Publics generally place a high premium on SAT/ACT scores.</p>

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<p>Try to take the ACT. A lot of people do better on that than they did on the SAT.</p>

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<p>lol I think if you were a valedictorian it would boost you up a bit. some schools may accept you if you were the top</p>

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<p>wow this thread is lowering my confidence
by 1540%...</p>

<p>what are some other schools for me then?</p>