<p>Not sure where to apply and what my chances are for top tier schools. Any help greatly appreciated. I’m beginning the search in earnest today. Please help me get a handle on this thing. I’d prefer a medium to larger size school. Thanks</p>
<p>SAT I </p>
<p>Math: 800
Critical Reading: 750
Writing: 650</p>
<p>SAT II</p>
<p>Math II: 750
Chem: 780
US History: 750</p>
<p>AP Scores:</p>
<p>Euro: 4
Stat: 5
Chem: 5
Calculus: 5
US Hist: 5
Psych: 5</p>
<p>Class Rank: #1 out of 480 unweighted GPA=4.0</p>
<p>Captain of: X-country, Indoor track, and Outdoor track, all Jr. Year</p>
<p>Passions: Running and Guitar</p>
<p>edit: I was just advised that this form is the proper venue for my questions.</p>
<p>One concern I have is just how much the Writing score (650) is going to hurt me. On principle, I refuse to retake the SAT I. Funning thing is that I was just selected for a creative writing award that I recieved at the Kennedy Center in DC.</p>
<p>Here are a few of schools I’m looking at:</p>
<p>Yale
Princeton
Stanford
Wash U in St Louis
UVA
North Carolina Chapel Hill
University of MD College Park</p>
<p>Think this is a good mix? And what about my chances at each?</p>
<p>your 1550 SAT is impressive, as is your rank, gpa, and AP scores. hopefully you have more EC’s than you listed, as well as community service hours. I’d say you are a very competitive applicant to all the schools you listed IF you have other EC’s on your record. Your numbers are excellent!</p>
<p>Very competitive at all schools listed, but get those EC’s up incase you didn’t list them.</p>
<p>In general, your list looks pretty good. Are you instate for any of the publics? Will you need substantial merit or FA?</p>
<p>In state for MD. They have an Honors program that I’m looking very closely at. Doesn’t everyone need FI. I’m hoping for a merit scholarship at MD.</p>
<p>Good shot everywhere. UMD a safety, so if you’d be happy going there, you don’t need any more…and it seems in line with your other schools, so I’d imagine it wouldn’t be too onerous for you, if rejected everywhere else (which is not impossible but unlikely). Good luck.</p>
<p>Your academic index is about 234.8 out of 240–meaning you will be rated higher than 89% of all applicants at all of the schools you are applying to.</p>
<p>This makes you a safe match at every school on your list except Yale, Princeton, and Stanford–and you are “in the ballpark” with those schools as well–it really depends on your essays, recommendations, and extraurriculars.</p>