<p>SAT II</p>
<p>US History 720
Writing 640
Math IIC 670</p>
<p>SAT-- 2000
ACT 27</p>
<p>black male
urban school in LA</p>
<p>GPA-4.3 (weighted)
rank- 2 out 489
high school recently lost accreditation (we are probably the worst school in LA)</p>
<p>hmm…urm status will help as well as grades…how do you keep yourself busy in between study?..is there a passion you have that would make you out to be energetic and ambitious, which in turn would suggest future high achievement?..</p>
<p>coming from a poor school may excuse your sat scores…but ur home life needs to be underprivileged as well to entirely excuse your scores.</p>
<p>Editor-in-chief- school newspaper
VP of Junior Statesmen of America
Tutor kids at local elementary for 5hrs a wk (I am Lead Tutor over 4 other tutors)
Model UN
part time job as a cashier- 25 hrs a wk</p>
<p>live in a single parent household
mom makes between 30 and 35K</p>
<p>newspaper and tutoring keeps me pretty busy but yeah thats what I can think of right now</p>
<p>you may have a good shot…focus on making sure your application brings out something unique about you though…if you werent a urm, you wouldnt hvae a chance, at all…</p>
<p>Are the test scores that crucial?</p>
<p>well, the problem with applying to these schools is that outstanding really is average, and while you’ve accomplished a good deal, there’s nothing that makes you unique from what i can see, perhaps there’s a side of you, a curiosity you exhibit in the classroom that came across in your app that the adcom will notice…idk man, your guess is as good as mine</p>
<p>wait, are you a student at the University or are you just another high school kid? I’m taking your comments seriously but if you haven’t been through the process, you really have no authority to speak on anything, do you?</p>
<p>i don’t think that most of the kids who get in are gold medalists i think they are just hard workers who shine above other applicants because they demonstrate their abilities to be a leader. I don’t know what qualities you are looking for, its kind of hard to do research or write a novel when you have to work 25-30 hrs a week.</p>
<p>When you are not poor you just fail to understand</p>
<p>you must have some nerve making an arrogant comment like that…would you say something like, “you really have no authority to speak on anything, do you?” to someone who lauded you and assured you you would get into your top schools?..</p>
<p>yes, i am a high school student, but i have witnessed three older siblings go through the whole process (2 graduated from gtown and one from wash u in stl), and i’ve read a number of books on the admissions game, so to segregate reliable opinions from ridiculous opinions by simply assessing whether they have been accepted to college is extremely narrow minded…</p>
<p>not to mention, most college students cant share with you anymore than high schoolers who have read all the admissions books…many get in, but many cant explain exactly why they were chosen over so many other good applicants…</p>
<p>if you’re going to post threads with your stats with the intention of simply taking note of comments that make you feel good, title your next one, “in search of ego boost”</p>
<p>…sorry for telling you the truth…or at least what i perceive to be the truth…next time just let us know as readers to limit our posts to ones that will keep you in self-denial</p>
<p>You really think you know more about the process because you read those admissions books? I don’t always feel they are reliable.</p>
<p>i think college students who know the rest of the students at that school will have a better feel than say some random kid on CC. I’m sorry i assumed that a college student would evaluate my chances</p>
<p>i didn’t mean to attract kids who didn’t really know what they were talking about</p>
<p>Now, if I needed advice about Gtown…</p>
<p>write about your disadvantages in your essays</p>
<p>hahahaha, so i dont know what im talking about, because what i say displeases you…</p>
<p>if i had said you have great chances, you would have failed to question my authority on the subject at all and just said, “thanks a lot!”</p>
<p>how can reading books by admissions committee members themselves not teach you about the process…just because im not saying what you want to hear doesnt mean im wrong</p>
<p>you’re in DENIAL!..</p>
<p>p.s. namkim’s right on that one</p>
<p>The following puts things into perspective:</p>
<p>For the freshmen class of 2004, RD apps numbered 11875, of which 1050, or just under 8.9% were accepted. Only 25% of total enrolled students for 2004 had V or M SAT’s under 700. </p>
<p>LY, just under 8.4% (1214/14477) of RD applicants were accepted. </p>
<p>If the trend continues it will be even tougher this year to get in RD. With scores that fall below the mid 50% range, imo, you will need to highlight every aspect of your “disadvantages”…because w/o them, and w/o a major hook, you are simply not highly competitve with the rest of the applicant pool. Don’t depend on the adcoms ability to read between the lines.</p>
<p>FYI, I am a mom not a student. I have one dd who is a frosh at Brown (deferred then denied Yale SCEA w/SAT’s of 1440, full IB diploma candidate,int’l student, 3 high schools due to moving, including one which also had accredidation suspended), and a second who has just applied to P ED. </p>
<p>We learned from the deferral at Yale, and dd did a much better job of presenting the unusual aspects of her app when she applied RD at Brown. This is what I am suggesting you do…don’t just hint at adversity…present it as a challenge you have taken in stride.</p>
<p>andrewprince, zack is right man. He was trying to be helpful. I mean from what I know the admission game is totally unpredictable, I bet you college student knows nothing more than us do. You shouldn’t talk like that when people are showing you help. Dont yell me back cuz Im just speaking common sense. he’s helping you and you should appreciate that instead of ignoring his comments just cuz he’s a high school student. Im sorry but it would be a pity if Princeton picked someone like you. Change your attitude man</p>
<p>ok…don’t want to take anyone’s side here…just want to state something: I don’t think a Pton student would know more about the other students’ applications. if you’re looking for that numbers you should check the stats of the ppl who got their decision from Pton last year…they are postes somewhere on this forum.</p>
<p>imho: advice as well as critic makes you become better[this goes for anyone] ;)</p>
<p>i feel that a student at the University will actually KNOW the students of the University, and will have a better feeling about what it takes</p>
<p>I mean high schoolers just have inflated University provided stats to depend on</p>
<p>i see what u mean, but someone who is willing to help you doesn’t deserve what you said. NO more on this ok.</p>
<p>thanks megagear</p>
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<p>No they won’t. I doubt that Princeton students get together and compare their SAT scores and “hooks.” Your comment is insulting, and it’s certainly not going to get you responses.</p>