<p>:::AP Scores:::
European History: 4
Statistics: (Don’t know)
Senior AP tests to take: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Environmental Science, Calculus AB, Spanish Literature</p>
<p>:::Test Scores:::*need to work on these, I know
SAT I
May 07
590 CR/650 M/610 W (1850)
<goal> 650 CR/750 M/ 660 W (2060)
SAT II
June 07
Math Level II 710 <hopefully will=“” be=“” 750=“”>
Spanish w/listening <at least=“” 700=“”>
ACT will take in September</at></hopefully></goal></p>
<p>:::Extracurricular Activities:::
California Scholarship Federation (CSF) (10,11,12)
Yachting Company based in France (Summer '06 & '07)
Worked/will work with billionaires/millionaires on business and engineering aspects of yacht management
Administrative work at local medical office</p>
<p>:::Selected Universities:::</p>
<p><in-state publics=“”>
UCB, UCLA, UCD (I’d hope this is a safety for me??), UCSD</in-state></p>
<p><in-state privates=“”>
Stanford</in-state></p>
<p><other>
Georgetown, NYU (Stern), Johns Hopkins University</other></p>
<p>…I know my SAT’s aren’t good right know, but I would appreciate some SAT Targets I should be aiming at (I don’t know if 2060 is enough?) for some of these schools</p>
<p>You might want to post on the particular college’s websites where recently admitted students can give you a good idea.</p>
<p>The SAT needs to come up as you point out. For UCB/UCLA/UCSD try targeting higher than 2100. For Stanford, try 2260 or above (I ballparked that number). This doesn’t mean you couldn’t get in with the lower SAT but you’d be more competetive with a higher one. There’s also no guarantee you’d get in with the higher SATs - especially to Stanford where some people with perfect SATs are rejected (although some with lower SATs are accepted as well).</p>
<p>You can go to the websites of the individual schools and see what their average and maybe range of accepted SAT scores was for the fall 2007 year.</p>
<p>UCB and UCLA seem to be about equal on competetiveness with UCSD just below and then UCD and other UCs below that. To get into engineering at UCB/UCLA/UCSD you’ll need higher scores than the norm for those schools.</p>
<p>I see you consider yourself a hyphenated American. Does this mean you are a German immigrant or a naturalized citizen? Or perhaps did you mean your are an American of German ancestry?
If in fact you are a legal immigrant, I think that could work in your favor. While not exactly an international student, you certainly could play up your pride in America now, like America first, want to be American first, things along that line. It is just one aspect of your heritage that I think will be a plus in your favor.
Right now is an awkward time for hyphenated Americans. Fair or not, there is much debate about current immigrants. This debate has brought about a closer look at all immigrants. New or not? Legal or not? Hispanic or not? Helpful to U.S. or not? What to do? Some groups are mentioned more than others, but all of those are questions being asked now, with no clear answers. Some are fair some are not, but that’s not my point. My point is the debate on these issues coming on sometimes polarizes opinions. If you and your family have been here for quite some time, and it is only your ancestors that were German, I recommend you not refer to yourself as German American. That title indicates to some that you might consider yourself German first, American second. IMO that would not be a good image to present right now.
Just one small aspect to look at, good luck with your choices!</p>
<p>Your SAT’s seem lower than you’d expect given your very high grades. I want to strongly recommend that you do some prep for the ACT, especially if you seem to do better on ACT practice tests than on SAT’s. Some kids seem to do much, much better on one of the standardized tests than the other. Also, if there is an ACT you could take before September for practice, even as a walk-in, do it! You only have to show colleges the ACT scores you want to send. (Check and be sure this is still the case; it was a couple of years ago.)</p>
<p>younghoss: I’m 1/2 German (mom is full), 1/2 American (dad is full), I was born in Germany (lived there until I was 6) and have dual citizenship…</p>
<p>Did you know one of the largest ethnic ancestries in the US is German? A huge number in Wis claim one or more ancestors from Germany. There are also many children of one or more immigrant parents from many countries in the US. That said, the place to play up your heritage is through any German-American societies that may give scholarships- search the internet.</p>
<p>I think you need to broaden your list quite a bit. All of the schools you list are wildly competitive. I say all of this regardless of your scores: even if you have a 2250, I think you need a less selective group of schools on your list unless you’d be happy with one of the less selective UCs–SB, SC, Irvine, or Davis.</p>
<p>I might be okay with Davis, but I set high standards for myself because I want to go to an EXCELLENT school (not an okay school) and would be willing to go to a community college if need be…
Regardless, I probably will apply to most UCs (except UCM and UCR)</p>