<p>Here’s the reason I thought I was too good for Emory, tell me if this sounds wrong. There is this other Indian girl a grade above me she got into Emory with a 1210/1600 SAT, no subjects. She wasn’t really too smart, and she was in a lot of good clubs, but not nearly as much as me. She did well on the AP exams, but didn’t take as many as I. She wasn’t as good as Calc as me. I thought her terrible recs, scores, and her Asian status would get her rejected but I guess not. Her dad was EXTREMELY rich, but i’m not sure if that helped.</p>
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<p>Always remember it is the GPA, GPA, GPA. A GPA at a tough school will be higher weighted than an average or poor performing school. Your school hardly sends any kids to a top school. So, your school will fall under average to poor category. To supplement your GPA, a good AP score might have shown a better story. It does not. SAT’s are another indicator. Yours by no means are on an upper curve for top schools.
The low end on the range shown for colleges is usually the kids who are legacies, URM or other hooks. You do not fall in those categories. </p>
<p>Colleges look at their graduation rates too. Top schools like high performing students with a personality rounded off by a couple of EC’s, in which they have high interest. If you were an olympian athlete or had made it to Jeopardy on National TV, you probably could have got in with your stats. </p>
<p>after all this, the essay etc is looked at. An phenomenal essay will not compensate for weak stats. </p>
<p>By all means, apply to as many as dream schools as you like if you have the capacity and the money but by no means forget a couple likely and safety’s.</p>
<p>Well Dipali, try taking 7 AP classes in 1 year and studying for the SAT at the same time…</p>
<p>By the way, my new school is a virtual school, so they won’t actually be able to assess my past school. My virtual school is even worse, but they allowed me as an exception to take 7 AP and Dual enroll.</p>
<p>Your problem is low Critical Reading and Writing scores on the SAT. Also low AP scores. </p>
<p>You keep talking about 2100 on the SAT, but does your SAT report mention a 2100 or anything about a composite score? No, they do not. They only mention the individual section scores. So look at the statistical significance of your individual section scores and stop focusing on an arcane measure that has no statistical value to the test maker. </p>
<p>Also, it does not matter how many AP courses you take, if you don’t do well on them. Earning low test scores because of taking too many courses shows one has poor management skills. </p>
<p>btw, here are my son’s stats </p>
<p>11 Honors courses in high school.
12 AP courses in high school. </p>
<p>2190 PSAT
690 Math
740 Critical Reading
760 Writing (MC)</p>
<p>SAT Score higher than PSAT on all 3 sections.</p>
<p>750 SAT Math II.
750 SAT Biology.</p>
<p>5 AP courses in senior year: Calc BC, Physics, Lit., Govt., Economics.
5 AP courses in Junior Year, with following scores:
5 AP Computer Science II
5 AP Biology.
5 AP English Language
5 AP US History.
4 AP Chemistry.</p>
<p>Also took Honors Physics and PreCalculus in junior year.</p>
<p>These are about the same stats as yours if not slightly statistically better, but I would not “expect” him to get into any of these schools you are talking about. He is accepted to what is sometimes considered the number two state university. I believe you need to ratchet down your expectations a little too.</p>
<p>Trust me, my expectations aren’t THAT high. What school did your son get into? By the way, I went to a private christian school with terrible academics -_-. Unless your son took classes online and in school, he probably went to a better school. Just curious, why are you, and adult, snooping around college confidential?</p>
<p>and stop cutting me down, I didn’t do terrible in my AP classes. I passed 3 and failed chem only because the teacher was a bio teacher. All 20 kids in the class failed the exam…</p>
<p>By the way, your son may have been so great, but you have no clue how hectic my life is. You didn’t mention if he played sports or if he was an athlete, artist, or musician, which I am all three…</p>
<p>galaxailto why do you even ask the questions to what schools people should suggest for when you yell at them when its not the answer you want. At least have some respect.</p>
<p>Because:</p>
<p>1: I never stated what colleges I expected to get into. (If I did, I probably wasn’t too sure)</p>
<p>2: I didn’t ask for anyone to demolish my credentials, I know what is and isn’t low. The only really good thing I got is my SAT Math and GPA.</p>
<p>3: This perazziman says his kid has similar credentials to me, but his son has a 3.4 GPA from what I just read…-_-</p>
<p>4: The only reason I get p*ssed is because some people comment and don’t even read all my credentials before saying something. Look, people already have told me I have slim to ok chances at the ivies, if I don’t get in, i don’t really care all that much. Why are people saying UF is a good fit though? I know kids with WAAAAAAY worse scores getting into UF.</p>
<p>you said “GPA:W=3.95 UW=4.76” is this the other way around or is your W lower than your UW. Ill chance you after you answer.
Also, what is a 3.95 considered % wise and what is your UW and W out of .</p>
<p>The thing that’s really hurting you here are your AP scores, even to the point where it might offset some of your exceptional EC’s, as you could have dedicated some of your EC time to study for the AP tests (Prep books can be found for under $15 online). </p>
<p>And I know you want to aim high and get into some great schools, but what’s wrong with good schools? UF is still a really good school, and if people here are suggesting it, maybe it’s worth looking into. Even if you feel you are overqualified, there’s no harm in applying. If you get into a better school, great! If you don’t, you still have something to fall back on.</p>
<p>Yes, I did that wrong. W=4.76 and my unweighted=3.95.
Currently at my new school I am taking 6 AP+Dual enrollment.
I got the highest A at my dual enrollment class, and I have all As in my 6 AP.
Percentage doesn’t matter, as my school doesn’t report that. I have no clue honestly, maybe 95%? I honestly have no clue on %'s.
Please, don’t just say state college, I have to stay up till 4 am almost every night for these dumb classes. -_- I want an okay college in the top 30 maybe. Thanks.</p>
<p>Funny story, I actually did apply to UF and UMiami, GO FLORIDIANS xD. Btw, would I get a full ride there?</p>
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<p>Don’t worry about his GPA, there are nearly 40 National Merit semifinalists in his classes. How many in yours? What do you think your gpa would be at my son’s school? That is what an adcom will ask, if his college is like my son’s school. Look at your AP scores, SAT scores, PSAT scores, SAT Subject Test scores. Who do you think an adcom will think has a better chance of surviving at his college, a kid who got a B grade but 5 on the AP test or someone who got an A in class but a 3 on the same AP test?</p>
<p>Well perazziman, you have a point, but also consider this. I only worked hard enough to get an A, thinking I was well prepared for the AP exam. If I wasn’t after getting an A, it wasn’t my fault, it was the teachers for not making it harder. If you think an A must equal a 5, then tell that to my school, not me. If I went to your son’s school, I probably would have just had to put in a little more work to get that A. Your son did not get an A, so he is not going to look great, yet his Hispanic status sadly will help and my asian status won’t. Because I am taking 7 AP classes this year, luckily I am not going to report any of my scores, and instead I’m going to report the 7 I’m going to take as pending and fill the final box with my SAT subject test, so they won’t even know what scores I got, your son however cannot do this with his GPA. Basically the common app give you 8 boxes. In each box you can report an AP exam score, a subject test, or a pending AP class. Luckily if I did not have as many AP as I do pending, I’d have to report those scores because I could not fill all 8 boxes, so I’m all good. Again, your sons GPA is uneraseable. I don’t care if he is a national merit scholar, he may have not succeeded in areas I may have like music or art. I may report the 1 4 I got on Calc, but my guidance counselor said that’s up to me.</p>
<p>Perazziman, I recommend you use this site parchment.com for your son, as I have decided to leave this site after this thread because it simply does not work. With your son especially with good credentials/bad GPA, you really are not gonna be ble to predict him easily. You cannot say my GPA would be worse than your son’s because my AP exams were worse. If I grew up there, I would have still attempted to get the A, and if that meant learning more and getting a 5, than so be it. Why did your son not get As? Were the classes dumb? A 5, 4, or maybe a 3 should equal an A lol. Sorry what happened, if your son had As, he could have gotten into an ivy EASILY. Now he has a slim chance like me! Talk to your school about that, that isn’t right. 5s ought to equal an A.</p>
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<p>Even if it was your teachers’ fault, it will not help you pass courses at JHU now. Which is the point I was trying to make. </p>
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<p>I did not claim my son was an academic star. I told you he was a lot like you or possibly a little stronger, but he does not expect to go to an ivy and neither should you. Yes it is true, he is Hispanic but you are not. He probably also attended elemetary and middle schools that were far weaker than yours.</p>
<p>Students who make Bs at my son’s school usually earn 5s on AP courses. Those who make Cs usually earn 4s. You can estimate your GPA from that and if JHU is like my son’s school what JHU would think you would earn there. My son makes half As and half Bs, (5As and 2Bs this semester) but also brought middle school un-weighted grades to his gpa.</p>
<p>um…if you think i’d have less than a 3.4 UW GPA, good for you. I’m pretty sure I would have just tried harder to get the A, in turn also passing the AP exam. You see, if your son is only an academic, and doesn’t do sports (which he might), he may not have an excuse. Also, I don’t understand why you can’t get this, but you CANNOT estimate my GPA at your sons school based on AP scores. Like I said, if I was at your sons school, I would have just tried harder, gotten the A, and probably aced the exams. Plus, I really doubt all the AP kids at your school get Bs and Cs.</p>
<p>Also, when I’m on the same playing field as everyone else, in college, I’m going to have no life like I do now, transfer to a better school, and then be happy, and your son can too. I can’t help being put in an underperforming school (yet I was told I was getting the best education).</p>