will a 2300 do it for me?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>satI 2040 , going to retake get a better math hope for 2300+
math 660 verbal 710 writing 670</p>

<p>here'es my stuff, condensed for people who don't like to read, just leave some advice, be harsh please</p>

<p>thanks a lot</p>

<p><strong>stats</strong>
high school junior, caucasian male
sat math 660
verbal 710
writing 670
(im going to retake to improve the math and hopefully the writing as well)
sat chem and us history sat II pending next weekend
plan on taking sat II math level two and biology
high school gpa 99.6 last quarter whatever that is on a 4.0 scale
top of my class by a long shot, small class, 100-120 people</p>

<p><strong>school</strong>
no ap's
iall the hardest classes
collegelevel next year. 4 cred college clas over summer anatomy/physiology</p>

<p><strong>co-curricular</strong>
clarinet first seat top level solo next all country orchestra and band
play some saxophone
jazz guitar w/ the school next year
karate for like 10/11 years
national honor society, along with the french and science national honor society.
some sort of student government (ie class president) next year
tutoring kids next year for like 150+ hours
did about 10 this year
golf team 4 years sectional and league champions
school ski club 4 years.
tuoring the other chem kids for labs
i am on the top 4 team for our quiz bowl team at our high school.</p>

<p><strong>awards</strong>
PSAT/NMSQT at leat a commended student
bausch and lomb scholarship for math and science
rpi scholarship for math and science
boys state considered student, didnt get into it though
high honor roll and perfect attendance through high school probably wont hurt to mention.</p>

<p>sat IIs did well on chem am anticipating 770+, ush not so good, be lucky with 700+, taking bio and math IIC in the fall, anticipate perfect scores, will be studying over the summer</p>

<p>any advice to get into really selective schools, hyp, itd be nice to have to option for that even if i don't choose to go there, and which is best for neuroscience, and do i need more EC's?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>i think hard to match HPY, even with 2300</p>

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<p>Lots of 2300s get rejected from HYP.</p>

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<p>Lots of 2400s get rejected from HYP.</p>

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<p>In order to impress the adcoms at these schools, you should have compensated for your weak HS schedule by doing self study AP courses and/or take classes at a local college to boost your credentials.</p>

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<p>Ahh, don't tell people to self study for APs, that's torture. But yea, if that was your first time taking the SAT's you can expect a pretty high jump. But remember that a 2300 isn't nessesary for any college. A 2200 is more than good for any ivy league. It's not really about SAT scores once you hit that point, it's more about your accomplishments, personality, etc. Numbers are boring, it's the
motivated, interesting, and accomplished people you want walking around your campus.</p>

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<p>how do you bank on a jump from 2040 to 2300. thats a huge 'if''; my SAT score only went up 70 points (on the 2400 scale) after an intense (i guess) personal nine week SAT class with a tutor.</p>

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<p>I, on some level, agree. A jump from a 2020 to a 2300, no matter how hard you try, is a pretty big if. Maybe with a lot of studying, and two more testings, you may get closer to high 2100's or a 2200, which is really what you should be aiming for. Scores in the 2200's, as a said earlier, are more than good for acceptance to a top university.</p>

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<p>well it was a big if, but i managed to do it</p>

<p>got a 2390 with 790 writing, lot of practice tests did it for me</p>

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<p>You haven't done any AP's/IB's? That's going to really hurt your chances......</p>

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<p>agree with jman2306, but, congratulations! going from a 2040 to a 2390 is commendable. With that said, HYP is still a reach.</p>

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<p>Congrats on the huge jump! Obviously, your chances have greatly improved for any college in the nation, although yes, the likes of HYP will remain reaches, simply because of who they are. You have the grades already, but the most competitive of U.S. schools will be looking for more than that. If you've demonstrated stronger interest in your passions or garnered additional awards since June, that will of course help a lot as well.</p>

<p>Good luck with your apps, if you're not already done with them!</p>

<p>P.S. Don't worry about APs. If your school doesn't offer a single one, they won't expect you to have done any. They might make the assumption that you've never even heard of them! Or perhaps, of self-studying. Truth be told, I had no idea self-studying was even an option until I came on CC.</p>

<p>P.P.S. Did I mention that 300+ jump on the SATs is very, very impressive? Shows dedication.</p>

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<p>OP, if you want neuroscience, Johns Hopkins and Brown are into that, and actually offer great majors in that field.</p>

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<p>2040 to 2390, thats amazing</p>

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<p>And I thought my jump from 1880 to 2150 was impressive. Congrats.</p>

<p>You have a realistic shot but no IB or AP, as mentioned, will hurt.</p>

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<p>Uhh I went from 1850 to 2150 in 2 weeks when I was a sophomore (if anyone cares).</p>

<p>Then after like 6 months my score went back down to like 1950 >_<. After 3 more months of practice I got it back to like 2250. Now hoping that studying this 5000 word list twice by the time I take the SAT again (and not screwing up that math section) will bring me to my desired 2350 (I got 690 on CR last time; most mistakes were vocab).</p>

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<p>I went from 1790 April of Junior Year to a 2140 this December (senior year).</p>

<p>I just practiced hardcore I guess....Math jumped 110 points, reading only 30, and Writing 210 points! :-)</p>

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<p>yeah thanks for the advice, ideas, and everything
good luck everybody</p>

<p>i just practiced the college boards tests, more than id like to admit</p>

<p>and i never did them fast and sloppy if i could help it (i wasnt perfect but i tried)</p>

<p>i did the xiggi method and timed myself, all that jazz, and it helped</p>

<p>i didnt do vocab except in the beginning, but i was doing decent with that, so i guess it dependson your situation</p>

<p>good lukc again, thansk for the encouragment (speleing?)</p>

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<p>that's an unbelievable improvement. when did you take the sat that made it to where you didn't know about the new score before but do now? congratulations.</p>

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<p>i took it in janurary 06 and then october 06, but for a while there I didn't really care about collegeconfidential because i had reached my target score</p>

<p>i decided to check it out again, for scholarship and admissions forums, and thats when i posted my improvement (it wasnt right when i heard the news)</p>