Chances at Harvard, UPenn (Wharton), Columbia, MIT

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Asian Male Junior from NJ at a public school</p>

<p>Just took SATs in March and got my results back 2day (dissapointing results considering I wanted to score a lot higher)</p>

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<li><p>Unweighted GPA 3.96/4</p></li>
<li><p>Weighted GPA 4.5/5</p></li>
<li><p>AP Statistics: 5 (Taking 4 AP tests this year: Physics B, Gov, US History and Calc BC)</p></li>
<li><p>Prospective Rank: 1/350</p></li>
<li><p>PSAT: M: 760 WR: 720 CR: 750 (223 Combined) (Probably enough for National Merit semifinalist)</p></li>
<li><p>SAT I: M: 800 W: 710 CR: 710 (2220 Combined) </p></li>
<li><p>SAT II scores: Math IIC: 800 (Going to take physics and history)</p></li>
<li><p>ECs – Varsity Tennis 9-12 (most likely be captain next year)
Future Business Leaders of America: VP
Editor in Chief of newspaper</p></li>
<li><p>Volunteer / Community Service – volunteer at a library and for the national honor society</p></li>
<li><p>Honors – Qualified 2x for AIME (Does that count lol?)</p></li>
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<p>So What do you guys think of shot at these schools and should I retake my SATs to give me a better chance?</p>

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<p>You’ve got a good a chance at these schools as anyone else. Your perfect math scores on the SAT and II are impressive; to be quite frank, there’s no need to retake your SAT. Your score is substantial. Always remember that standardized tests are only one part of your overall application. Obviously, your GPA/class rank are impressive, as are your extracurriculars.</p>

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<p>But is there downside to taking the SATs again? I mean worse that can happen is I get the same score</p>

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<p>You can take the SAT twice with no risk; your highest score for each section will be taken and combined into one “superscore.” However, if you take it three or more times, the scores are averaged, which can obviously be detrimental.</p>

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<p>Very little upside. As I recall, your score is within a standard deviation of a perfect score, which means the colleges won’t consider them any less significant than perfect. Don’t you have something else you would like to do on that Saturday and with that cram time?</p>

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<p>I don’t recall those colleges stating that “if you take it three or more times, the scores are averaged.” Where did you hear it from?</p>

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<p>Yeah, ditto on Gaffe. If that’s true, I’m kind of screwed. (But if they do that superscore thing regardless, I’m quite unscrewed).</p>

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<p>if you’re confident that you can up your score on any section, feel free to retake the sat. as im browsing through hypms acceptances on the “actual results thread”, most of the ppl gaining acceptances to the top schools most often than not have 2300+. i personally disagree with 2200 as being a competitive enough, especially since youre asian. im kinda in the same boat as you and if were you, id retake it and aim for 2300+</p>

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<p>what exactly is the standard deviation for SAT scores…?</p>

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<p>[url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Home – SAT Suite of Assessments | College Board]308.[/url</a>]</p>

<p>Also, I remember hearing the averaging thing somewhere, but I suppose it might not be correct.</p>

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<p>Aight thanx for all the input, im considering taking it in October, is that a little too late?</p>

<p>also, do you guys know if the ivys still use the academic index?</p>

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<p>Great SATs, not so good ECs. Hope your essay and RECs are dynamite!</p>