good ECs but ok grades -- chances?

MWolf
Sat, 15 Aug 2020 18:09:30 +0000

Having a 3.75 after a junior year with a GPA of 4.0 is better than having a steady 3.75, especially with an SAT if 1550. If you also have a rise from freshman year to sophomore, that would be great as well.

All that being said, since you have not started Junior year, there is really no point in trying to figure out your chances at acceptance to any college.

I would say that there is no reason for you to take the SAT again. AN SAT score of 1580 will not provide you any more of a boost than that 1550. Moreover, with a GPA of 3.75, an SAT of 1590 could indicate that you are good at testing, but do not have the level of mastery of the material which would be indicated by a high SAT score.

Continue those ECs, get a 4.0 GPA for your Junior year (you CAN do this), and revisit the colleges in which you are interested next summer.

PS. All of those are top-tier schools.