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Old 05-04-2008, 08:44 PM   #1
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Chance me?!

I live in the state of Washington. I go to a pretty big school that typically has a few kids go to Ivy league type schools.

GPA: ~3.7 in all IB classes, Four years of spanish
SAT: 1970
Reading: 710
Math: 620
Writing: 640

Extra Curriculars:
Varsity Basketball (2 years, junior senior)
Varsity XC ( 2 years, frosh soph)
Varsity Track (all 4 years)
Between the summer of sophomore and junior year I was in a play that my school took to the world famous Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland
Was in a select choir that went to Japan freshman year and Washington DC in 8th grade
Worked twice as a camp counselor
Worked construction one summer
Leadership:
3 years in the school newspaper (copy editor junior year, editor-in-chief senior year)
Volunteering to help put on local communtity races
Served as a page twice for the State Legislature


Do I have a good shot? Should I retake the SAT? Which SAT IIs should i take?
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Old 05-04-2008, 08:46 PM   #2
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retake sat
right now its a reach (low gpa and SAT does not make up for it enough)
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:24 PM   #3
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You should retake the SAT.
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