Chances? Emory, Duke, Vanderbilt, etc.

evanh14
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:35:46 +0000

Well, I can’t really chance you accurately, seeing as how you have yet to take the SAT and everything, but it seems like you’re gonna be on the right track. I don’t see where you’re getting that you don’t have any ECs, because awards like the ones that you listed can definitely go on applications. If you can get good scores on your tests, and keep up your GPA, then you’ve definitely got good shots at the schools that you’re aiming for.

As far as your questions at the end go, there isn’t a magic number for ECs and leadership positions. What they look for is dedication to certain things, impressive things that you have done personally, and your abilities to lead things. Also, no college will look at a 2340 SAT score as a bad score. I know that on the most recent SAT that had I gotten one more math question and one more writing MC question, I would have had a 2400, but those two questions meant that I got a 2320 instead. The difference between these scores may seem like large, but colleges understand that sometimes the difference between a 2400 and a 2320 (using my case for an example) can be 2 questions out of however many are on the test.

Hopefully this helped! Chance me back?