<p>Here are the 25%-75% SAT score ranges for Miami (CR, M, W)
570-680, 600-700, 570-670</p>
<p>If you just take the midpoint of those (not really the same as average but they don’t report an average) you get 1895. Doing the same for USC=2045, Tulane=2005, Villanova=1295 (they don’t report the writing score, but it would probably put them about 1915 since they are about the same as Miami. Just a guess though). The state schools I won’t bother with because your stats are good enough, it is just a matter of being OOS and how they are treating OOS applicants in any given year. So remember, 50% of students have scores below that average (again, assuming that is the average, although it should be close). Then it gets to your GPA and EC’s and other factors, like recommendations and the interest you express in the school, and your essay of course. Your GPA is a bit weak potentially, you need to give us your unweighted one through junior year. Don’t need to see it for each year, although it does look like you have shown an upward trend which is good.</p>
<p>To have a shot as USC, your biggest reach, you would need to get your SAT up a couple hundred points. For Miami, Tulane, and Villanova, another hundred points would help a lot. Obviously the more the better.</p>
<p>None of these things are absolutes, admissions is a funny game sometimes. But on average that is probably what you need to do, along with a very strong first semester senior year.</p>