<p>Thank you for helping me with my college process, I’m looking at my chances for the following schools I already have safeties. Also if you chance me, I’ll chance you back.</p>
<p>Applying Regular Decision to all:</p>
<p>Cornell (Contract Colleges AEM & ILR)
Dartmouth
Penn School of Arts & Sciences, no intention of applying to Wharton
NYU Stern
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper & CAS)
Northwestern CAS
Brown (Perhaps)
SUNY Binghamton </p>
<p>NY Resident
ORM Male, No legacy, no hooks.
Major: Economics, Applied Econ., Business </p>
<p>GPA: 3.8 Weighted, basically translates to an A average at my school.
SAT I: 1980, but I’m retaking twice (Oct. & Dec.) to get a 2300+
SAT II: 790 U.S, 690 Math IC retaking Math IC for 750+</p>
<p>ECs: Main Ones w/ Leadership
Red Cross Club: Founder & President
Model UN: Senior Delegate, Secretary of Finance
Young Democrats: Secretary/Treasurer
Anti-Defamation League: Executive Board</p>
<p>Going from 1980 to 2300 + is going to be very very hard, if not impossible. Normally a test taker can improve their score about 100 to 150 pts total with a lot of studying. Its more realistic to study as hard as possible for a 2100, and if you get that score the first time, aim for 2200 + the next time. </p>
<p>Your EC’s are largely generic BS (no offense intended). Being president of multiple clubs is meaningless if you cant supplement those positions with individual, school wide or national honors earned. Its worse when you claim to be “founder” and “president” of something ostensibly humanitarian which only mixes you with cliched college app boosters. </p>
<p>Community service is good, but it is not unique or looked at as highly as a strong sport, or EC academic activity with notable distinction.</p>
<p>As of now…
Cornell (Contract Colleges AEM & ILR)- High Reach
Dartmouth- Higher Reach (very stats oriented)
Penn CAS- Highhhhh Reach
NYU Stern- High Reach
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper & CAS)- Reach
Northwestern CAS- High Reach
Brown (Perhaps)- High Reach
SUNY Binghamton - Safety</p>
<p>Add some match schools to your list. Unless you improve your scores, you’re leaving too much to chance.</p>
<p>Uhm, my ECs aren’t BS/generic to specify I individually organized a blood drive at my school, which hasn’t been done in the last 10 years according to my principal; I’ve developed this in my essays/recs. Also, I won a couple of regional (state) awards in Model UN e.g best delegate, honorable mention and am part of my Academic Challenge which was ranked 40th at Nationals and won a couple of Quiz Bowl tournaments notably News Channel 12’s The Challenge, which shows that I’m a team player in addition to being a leader. Finally, for the SAT score I didn’t intensly prep for the 1980 and based on SAT practice tests (College Board’s Blue Book) I’m looking 2200ish in Oct. and retaking in Dec. for the 2300. Thank you to those who have chanced me and those who will chance me.</p>
<p>I also won some outside awards don’t know how much it will help:
AP Scholar: National
Cornell Book Award: School/National, I’m kinda confused which?
National Latin Exam (Magna Cum Laude twice & Cum Laude Once): National
National Myth Exam (Corrona Oliva twice): National
*Other School Awards</p>