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Old 07-16-2008, 04:05 PM   #1
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What do i need to get in my local community college?

Haha please read this

So yeah these are 10 colleges that interest me: (ill apply to about 6)
UVA
UNC - Chapel Hill
Duke
Johns Hopkins
William and Mary
VCU
VT
Cornell
Brown
UPenn

and my stats:
Basic:
Male, Born in India, From VA
Go to average public high school for 3 classes and a Governor's School for 3 classes (math, science, technology ones). I've taken a couple of CVCC credit classes and some of my classes next year are also CVCC credit.

Academics: (after senior year will be around)
GPA - Unweighted: 3.95 ;GPA - Weighted: 4.3 to 4.4
Class Rank: 10th - 12th of 360,

Scores:
SAT: Took 3 times, best in June (770 M, 730 CR, 720 W) so 2220 and 1500 M+CR

AP Euro: 5. AP Eng Lang: 4. AP USH: 4. (self-study) AP PSY: 5 (self-study)
senior year AP's: AP Stat, AP Calc BC, AP Environ, possibly AP Bio

Taking SATII's in october: Math II, History, maybe Spanish to get out of some requirements

Extra Curricular:
-NHS -will probably be officer at our school (find out next year)
-Varsity Club - those with Athletic and academic varsity letter
-Key Club, Spanish Club, Latin Club

Leaderships Positions:
-Governor’s School Student Activites Board
-Train people at Hospital (will have around 200hrs)

Sports: (20 hrs/week - all year round, including summer)
-Indoor Track - Varsity Letter - senior co-captain
-Outdoor Track - Varsity Letter - senior co-captain
-Cross Country - Varsity Letter - senior-co captain

Volunteer/Service Work:
-Volunteering at the Lynchburg General Hospital (200 hours)
-Relay for Life - Made my own team that has over 40 people.. organized entire event and all fundraisers.. raised over $1000
-Various races for charity: 9th Annual Central Virginia Kidney Association Race, Turkey trot (cancer), other running related volunteering activites.

Honors/Awards:
-Accepted to Central Virginia's Governor's School - a school for Science and Technology.
-Participated at annual school trig-star tournament (trigonometry) - placed 3rd sophomore year
-Chosen to be one of four ambassadors to represent CVGS at NCSSMST conference - an association of Specialized Secondary School
-Participated in Research Symposium (top 10) and Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
-Accepted to VJAS (state science fair), Placed 2nd in the Psychology Category.
-AP Scholar with Distinction and aiming for National AP Scholar

College/ Summer Programs:
-Taking classes at local community college (CVCC)
-Boys State - elected as senator and clerk

Extra (academic):
-Research project about memory and perception because I'm interested incognitive science and neuroscience.. reserached neuroscience program at UVA
-My only two B's were in 9th grade year in easy classes and have improved and gotten straight A's since

My essays will be about my world (india-NJ-VA) and (try to) humor ones, and my passion of cognitive science
Guidance Counselor Recommendation will be very good because I'm first one at school to self-study AP's and the teachers will be also.

So what are my chances at each school?
Should I retake SATs?
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Old 07-16-2008, 07:28 PM   #2
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please help
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Old 07-16-2008, 11:08 PM   #3
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UVA - in
UNC - Chapel Hill -in/low reach
Duke-low reach
Johns Hopkins - high reach
William and Mary - idk about this one
VCU - reach
VT - mid to high reach
Cornell - high reach
Brown - high reach
UPenn - low reach

you might want to take the SAT again if you positively think you can get over 2300, otherwise don't
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Old 07-17-2008, 12:09 AM   #4
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i don't know if i cant trust you haha.. do u know VT stands for Virginia Tech?
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Old 07-17-2008, 03:03 AM   #5
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i think you have a good shot at a lot of those schools. the obvious ones are till reaches tho, ex. johns hopkins, cornell, brown, upenn, etc.
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Old 07-17-2008, 02:29 PM   #6
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I predict that you will be accepted to both UVA and William and Mary. VCU will offer you money and send a private jet to pick you up. Virginia Tech will offer you and honor's admission.

Duke:Waitlisted
UNC.............hmmmmmm could go either way. I'm going to say Waitlisted.

Just my opinion. You've done a great job and will do great at any of the schools you listed. Best of luck!

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Old 07-17-2008, 03:08 PM   #7
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haha yeah VCU and VT are safeties.. but yeah all the other lower ones are reaches. Thanks for the advice
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