Do I have a chance at getting into Brown, Stanford, Rice, Wake Forest, Berkeley, or Princeton?
-4.47 weighted gpa (3.82 unweighted) -AP human geography, spanish language, spanish literature, psychology, calculus AB, biology, and chemistry (the rest honors or pre-ap) -4 years of marching band (3 years as captain of the front ensemble) -3 years of Student Council -4 years of HOSA -NHS -7 years of piano lessons -4 years of percussion lessons (drumset, marimba, snare drum, etc) -Duke TIP state recognition in 7th grade -4 "1st" Division ratings at Texas State Solo & Ensemble Contest -I shadowed an oncologist for a week the summer after my sophomore year -I took a class called Basic Medical Practice, in which we became licensed nurse's aides in the fall and did rotations at the hospital in the spring --I have not taken the SAT/ACT yet, but I am leaning towards the ACT just from taking various practice tests
Higher Education (University +) - 6 Answers
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Yes, and good for you for all of your accomplishments! Maintain that in college. Hurry and take the ACT or SAT though.
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You should volunteer even more if possible. And take your ACT and SAT!! Those should have been done by the middle of junior year, so if you get a bad score you'd have more time to make it up.
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Well on paper you really need stand out with the high scores you have gotten in school. I would like to see some AP scores you have received thus far and what type of high school you attend (AP Bio at one school can look totally different from it at a lesser school). Wake is your best shot because they don't require ACT or SAT scores. I know a couple of people who have gotten into Berkeley, Rice, and Wake Forest and you sound about a good essay and letters of rec from being right there with them. As for Stanford and the Ivies you obviously have a much different battle. I only know one kid to get into Stanford and he gave me some really good advice. There are some qualities that they check for at the ultra prestigious school like Brown and Stanford. Are you ambitious, do you challenge yourself, are you maturing. But tests scores and grades only establish a base line for their judgments. Remember these schools turn down tons of the smartest kids in the country. That is because you have to think of yourself as a part of the larger class that the admissions offices are trying to form. When you fill out your application make it sound like these schools would be gaining something very special by adding you, because they can find geniuses all over. See what skills set you apart and emphasize how these skills are unique and valuable. Good luck
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all fine and dandy.. first of all it wouldve helped to know what you want to do... and second get extremely familiarized with each school's admissions process and pick which schools you want to go for the most and well go for them.. ur profile seems ok to me... just pour your heart and soul into your application essays and i guess you'll be ok
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im from the uk and your system is totally different, we get university places purely on the basis of academic achievement rather than extra curricular activities. i dint envy gpa's in the uk its just one exam on a given date.
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