any hope for me ?

NoFX
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 21:53:03 +0000

I definetly agree with blalabla.
I actually think you’ve got more potential than those colleges.
Your SAT II scores are fantastic (except for writing…sorry!) and they are a LOT higher than normal applicants.

Your verbal is quite low and your writing score is umm bad… but as blablabla said, it depends on what you want to major in. If you look at the acceptance people’s stats for SEAS in U of Penn, you’ll see that one of the person’s stats looked something like 580v 800m. Colleges don’t really care about your verbal score if your major has nothing to do with literature and stuff… well, maybe they care a little bit… but it’s not THE factor.

Yes, you might not get full tution but you’ll get a decent amount, judging by your stats.

Also, if you check out the Ivy league forums, (esp columbia), you can definetly tell that stats are like 1/5 of the admission process. Essays mean alot. I have definetly learnt my lesson by this year’s admission thing: Stats are definetly not a big factor.
Maybe that’s because those colleges are ivy’s (so they are random)… but even if the colleges you’re applying to are all about stats, I can assure you that the majority of the applicants will not have 3x 800 and 1600.
In my opinion, I reckon they’ll be wow’d by your 700’s and 800 maths.

Honestly, i think you’ve got more potential than those colleges you listed.
Good luck with the college stuff!