<p>Posted a thread earlier about my chances at a few great schools (Duke, Yale, Harvard, etc.) Just wondering: What great schools could I get into with my resume:</p>
<p>GPA:
Unweighted: 3.77
Weighted: 4.1</p>
<p>Class Rank:
10/167</p>
<p>ACT: Taken Once
32 Composite
35 English, 34 Reading, 32 Science, 27 Math, 31 Combined English/Writing</p>
<p>11 AP Courses (World History (3), Language and Composition (3), US History (4), Psychology (5), Calculus AB, Literature, Human Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Economics/Government)</p>
<p>Lots of Honors Courses (Biology, Algebra 2, Geometry, etc.)
2 years of Latin
National Merit Commended Scholar
AP Scholar with Honor</p>
<p>150+ Hours of Community Service
Volunteer Job at local community non-for-profit thrift store
Senior mentor program for 4 freshmen
Mock Trial
Interact Club
Chess Club
Book Club
Quiz Bowl Team (4 years, captain)
-State Semifinalist (2011)
-District Runner-up (2012)
State STEM program</p>
<p>Based on your stats alone, I’d say USC, Emory, and Notre Dame are matches…but obviously, choosing the right college is more than just going to US News and World Report and picking the highest ranked colleges that accept students with stats comparable to your own.</p>
<p>There are thousands of colleges in the US. With your stats you can get into many schools so it’s hard to answer that question. Are you looking for big universities or liberal arts or what?</p>
<p>@ collegebound: Yeah, I’m mostly looking for big private universities that are good in psych/neuroscience or history (so i can do like a prelaw focus). Also, need-based financial aid is pretty important to me too. I haven’t really looked into any liberal arts colleges…</p>
<p>umm ND and USC are reaches. Unless you have test scores better than most accepted students, in addition to excellent ECs and letters, you have about as good a chance as their acceptance rate, that is about 25%.</p>
<p>Your math score for SAT I is at or below the 25 percentile mark for both of these schools. Not to say you don’t have a chance, but these definitely aren’t matches.</p>
<p>Also, just curious, do you think having really low math scores like I do will hinder me (I mean obviously it will, because they are pretty low) as much if I am not going to major in anything math-related? I mean Psych is like my closest interest that is math related.</p>
<p>Colleges look at standardized test scores because they are a reliable way of determining general academic ability. They mainly focus on M+CR because adding these two subscores will give a fairly accurate number reflecting the overall skill of the applicant. </p>
<p>Not to say that they don’t look at specific subsections of your SAT, but a weakness in a specific section means a weakness in your academic profile as a whole.</p>
<p>@smithg1227, you should look at some of the liberal arts schools. i recommend bowdoin, wesleyan, bates, williams & amherst. these 5 all have very strong pre-law programs and take a holistic approach to admissions so your math scores won’t be a problem.</p>
<p>Might add Holy Cross-top25 LAC that is 100% need-based school. HC is a smaller version of ND but easier to get into. Holy Cross has fantastic alumni network.</p>
<p>730 CR + 650 M = 1380 is a low for top 10 universities. 32 ACT is slightly better. </p>
<p>“big private universities that are good in psych/neuroscience or history (so i can do like a prelaw focus)”</p>
<p>Wesleyan University fits best of all the New England LAC’s. In the top 20 universities, some Ivy’s fit but are too much of a reach. OP should consider LAC’s based on his/her regional and locational preferences.</p>