Do I even have a chance?

Chance Me / Match Me
1

So I’m applying to Harvard, UChicago, Duke, Stanford, Yale, and Rice this upcoming year, those are my top choices.

Gender: Female
School: not so competitive public school
First generation
Major: biochemical engineering with a minor in business
Class Rank: 44/405

Unweighted GPA: 3.3043
Weighted GPA: 3.8696

SAT: 1010 (will take again, not a very good test taker)
SAT Subjects test- will take soon

Extracurricular in and out of School
National Honors Society
Beta Club
VP of Junior Class
Student Council
Prom Committee
SHEP President
Cardinal Hill Teen Board
-Presidential Service Award for serving more than 100 hours
University of Kentucky Volunteer (2 years)
-Possible Clinical Engineering Internship
Interpreter for those who don’t speak English in my native language

Freshmen Year:
Pre-AP English 1- A
Journalism - A
Pre-AP Geometry- B
Civics- B
Health - A
GEAR UP- A
Pre-AP Bio- A
Spanish 1- B

Sophomore Year Semester 1
Pre-AP English 2- A
Spanish 2- B
AP World History- A
AP- Environmental Science- B
Psychology- A
Pre-AP Algebra 2- B
Pre-AP Chemistry- B
Advance Human Anatomy and Physiology- A

Sophomore Year Semester 2
Pre-AP English 2- A
Spanish 2- B
AP World History- A
AP Environmental Science- A
Pre-AP Chemistry- B
Pre-AP Algebra 2- A
Advance Anatomy and Physiology- B
Psychology- A

Junior Year Semester 1
AP Statistics- C
Pre-AP Calculus- B
AP Lang- B
AP Bio- C
AP Chem- C
Pre-AP Physics- B
AP US History- C
Independent Study- A

Junior Year Semester 2
AP Statistics- C
Pre-AP Calculus- B
AP Lang- A
AP Bio- C
AP Chem- C
Pre-AP Physics- A
AP US History- B
Independent Study- A

Senior Year Class:
AP Computer Science
AP Psychology
AP Calculus AB
AP Lit
AP Physics
Medical Terminology
PE- 1/2 credit, took during the summer
VPA- taking online
Internship
Allied Health
Spanish 3
etc.

As you can tell, my GPA and SAT scores are on the lower end. I will be taking the SAT and the SAT subject’s test again soon. I’m not a very good test taker, my teachers know this about it. Despite this, I consistently push myself however, and am always up for a challenge.

2

I definitely think you’ll be able to get into some good schools, but your chances for any on your list are pretty small. Sorry, to be so blunt about it, but your SAT and GPA aren’t up to par with what those top schools want, and with the number of applications that they receive, they will often take any reason to reject your application. If you manage to get your SAT score up to 1500+, your chances will increase, but it’s still pretty small. But anyways, nice ECs! And good luck with your applications!

3

You need to find some colleges that are more in line with your GPA.