Where should I go?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hispanic Male, Low-Income Family, Abbott District High School</p>

<p>SAT (1st attempt):
Critical Reading - 570
Math - 620
Writing - 580
Overall: 1770/2400</p>

<p>SAT (2nd attempt):
Critical Reading - 600
Math - 630
Writing - 620
Overall: 1850/2400</p>

<p>Accu. GPA (Unweighted on a 4.0 Scale): 3.8064
Accu. GPA (Weighted on a 5.0 Scale): 4.85
Rank (As of June 2005): 1/414</p>

<p>Courses Completed:
Mathematics
a) Algebra 1 Honors
b) Geometry Honors
c) Algebra 2 Honors
d) Pre-Calculus
English
a) English 9Honors
b) English 10Honors
c) English 11 Honors
d) AP Language & Composition
Science
a) Biology 9Honors with Lab
b) Earth-Space 10Honors
c) Chemistry 11Honors w/ Lab
History
a) World History A
b) U.S. History 1Honors
c) U.S. History 2Honors
Electives
a) Food & You I & II
b) Journalism
c) Computer Applications I and Career Development</p>

<p>Independent Studies
a) Journalism (11th grade)</p>

<p>Advanced Placement Exams:
English Language and Composition: 3
Spanish Language: 5
*Taking AP English Literature & Comp., AP Calculus, AP Biology, AP U.S. History</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activties:
Academic Team (9,10,11,12)
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America (11)
Drama Club (11, 12)
Future Business Leaders of America (11, 12)
Key Club (11, 12)
a) Peer-to-Peer Tutoring (11, 12)
National Honor Society (11, 12)
School Newspaper (10, 11, 12)
Science Club (12)
Student Council (9, 10, 11, 12)
a) Junior Prom Committee (11)
Together In Greatness (TIGs) - Community Service Group (10, 12)</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
Academic Team President (11)
National Honor Society Treasurer (12)
School Newspaper News Editor (11)
School Newspaper Co-Editor-in-Chief (11,12)
School Leadership Council (11, 12)
Student Council Representative (9, 10, 11)
Student Council Delegate (12)</p>

<p>Community Service:
--National Honor Society Service (Induction ceremony set-up, membership cards, tutoring, Parents' Night)
-- Key Club Service (Daycare, tutoring, fundraising, bulletin board, luncheons)
-- Community Service Group (Raised drug awareness, STD presentations to town, Served in Mentoring Program)
-- Drama Club (Backstage production -- Roughly 100 Hours)</p>

<p>Affiliations with Colleges:
- Served in a Mock Trial in New York Law School (11)</p>

<p>Achievements/Recognitions:
- Achievers in My High School (School-Based Organization) (9, 10, 11)
- Recognition for Excellent Work on School Newspaper (10, 11)
- Honorable Mention in County Science Fair (11)
- Won School Essay Contest -- Published in Town Newspaper (12)</p>

<p>Intended Major(s): Biology, Pre-Medicine, Possibly Chemistry</p>

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<p>URM: Shoot for the moon.</p>

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<p>Where do you want to go location-wise? Do you want a large university or a smaller place? Urban, suburban, rural, or any? You have a great class rank, solid and consistent scores in testing, and really good ECs. You are going to have plenty of options, so think about your own hopes and preferences.</p>

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<p>Apply for the Gates Scholarship. Where do you want to go?</p>

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<p>Well, I am mostly concentrating on the Northeastern section of the country. I was thinking along the lines of:</p>

<p>Reach:
Cornell
Carnegie-Mellon</p>

<p>Target:
Johns Hopkins
New York University</p>

<p>Safety:
Rutgers - New Brunswick (In-State) -- NJ Boy! :-P
University of MD</p>

<p>But I'd love to hear your suggestions... Honestly, the school size... I would go for not extremely small, and not huge either. The environment really doesn't bother me. </p>

<p>As for scholarships, I am applying to Gates already. Any other suggestions?</p>

<p>Thank you so much for your input! It is greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>bump bump bump</p>

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<p>I'd think that you'd be alright with your safeties...but John Hopkins is difficult to get into. Better put that in your reach column.</p>

<p>NYU is a good school in a really cool environment, goodluck, you have a decent shot.</p>

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<p>your targets want sat scores around 2100?!? esp JHU...i got a 2070 and im probably not applying because its too much of a reach</p>

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<p>I think that given your URM status, your school list is pretty much on track. I believe JHU is a bit harder to get into than NYU but am not sure. I was not aware that Carnegie Mellon was harder to get into than NYU or JHU. I think you really stand an excellent chance at all the schools you applied to, though Cornell is in the reach category.</p>

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<p>cmu isnt harder to get into than nyu or jhu... i would say that cmu should be a high match and jhu and nyu slight reaches</p>