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Hi,
Im in my junior year at high school, and I just wanted to know how well I should try to do rest of this year/ senior year to get into the schools I want. My profile:
GPA: 3.8 ish (As and Bs freshman, As sophomore, and so far As this year).

SAT: I got a 1200, retaking, aim is 1350 (gonna take a class, I think) should I even take ACTS?!?

SAT IIs: Havent taken them, but I'm gonna. Writing, math, and french probably. (what should I aim for???)

ECs: co-pres of french club, co-pres of honors irish student union, member of sunday sandwiches, was on the basketball team, now on the golf team, did odyssey of the mind (OM). (I probably need more)

senior year im taking AP english, AP calc., AP French, AP environmental science, spanish 4, and civics+economics. Im not taking any APs this year (Im taking math analysis, spanish 3, french 4, junior english, chemistry, US history). Im also not sure what percentile of my grade im in.

The schools I want to go to are:
NYU, U of Southern California, Boston College/ University, UCLA, UNC @ Chapel Hill, U of Virginia. PLEASE RESPOND!!!!! : ) and be HONEST please!

By Texan (Texan) on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 11:26 am: Edit

sat 1 = 1500+
sat 2 = 700+
A's the rest of the year and senior year

this should be your aim...if u can make it then ur good

By Calidan (Calidan) on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 01:22 pm: Edit

thanks for the advice! : )

By Calidan (Calidan) on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 02:26 pm: Edit

anyone else?

By Calidan (Calidan) on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 04:10 pm: Edit

anyone know what an equivalent ACT score would be to an SAT score of 1350?

By Curiousone (Curiousone) on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 04:37 pm: Edit

30 or 31...

By Calidan (Calidan) on Sunday, September 07, 2003 - 09:12 pm: Edit

bump...

By Calidan (Calidan) on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 01:59 am: Edit

please?????

By Calidan (Calidan) on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 10:34 am: Edit

bump.sry

By Neyha (Neyha) on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 01:49 pm: Edit

o dont worry!!
i think you are doing JUST fine. I had a friend get into USC with the same stats. Make sure thats 1350 tho. Getting 700s or around in SAT 2s is not hard, aim for that!
your GPA tells me you are on the border line between something like a Davis or UCSD/ USC/ UCLA. You are almost there, reach for it!!
BC and BU are easier to get into and they look good. You will get in these schools for sure. USC... u have a really good chance.
Your reaches are U of V and UCLA.
Good luck and dont stress. Concentrate of you SATs, that weighs much more than your ECs, no matter what people say. THEY WANT NUMBERS!!
ECs only help if you are competing with someone who has the same stats.
hope that helped!

By Calidan (Calidan) on Monday, September 08, 2003 - 09:28 pm: Edit

thanks!

By Calidan (Calidan) on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 01:11 am: Edit

anyone else? please?!?!?

By Calidan (Calidan) on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 - 06:47 pm: Edit

bump