Oh My Gosh

Colleges & Universities Harvard University
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<p>Okay so I just took the SAT Math 2 and the SAT Lit, and I bombed the Math 2. I think I may have gotten a 650 or a 640. So I really would like to know if I killed my chances. For those who have previously seen my stats I apologize for reposting, but I really want to know how a low Math 2 is going to impact my application, considering that I am majoring in engineering.</p>

<p>Race:Black
Rank:13/476
GPA: 3.86 UW 5.54 W
SAT: 2070 (790 CR, 650 M, 630 W) I probably will not send this in
ACT: 34
SAT 2: Math 2: 640 Lit:720</p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>6/1/07-7/25/07 Target (Missouri City, TX) 30 hrs/week
6/7/08-8/22/08 16 hrs/week
Employee Food Ave.
Mitigate customer relations problems
Provide high-quality food service </p>

<p>Activities</p>

<p>10th-12th Elkins Forensics Team 30 hrs/week
Member(10th-11th), Team Captain(12th) 25 weeks/year
Participated in Lincoln-Douglass Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking
Instructed novice debaters </p>

<p>9th-12th Trumpet Player</p>

<p>9th -10th Elkins High School Football Team 20 hrs/week
Linebacker, Kickoff, and Receiving Team 36 weeks/year
Directed the Defensive formation
(Quit because of wrist surgery) </p>

<p>11th-12th Science Honor Society 6 hrs/week
Member(11th), Parliamentarian(12th) 15 weeks/year
Judged local science fairs
Participated in community service for science related endeavors </p>

<p>11th-12th English Honor Society 6 hrs/week
Member(11th), Treasurer(12th) 6 weeks/year
Financial management for the society</p>

<p>11th-12th Mu Alpha Theta 6 hrs/week Member(11th-12th) 5 weeks/year
Competed in General Math and Science </p>

<p>Athletic Awards </p>

<p>9th District Runner-Up Football
2nd Place in district
10th District Champions Football
1st Place in district </p>

<p>Musical Awards
9th
Dallas Lone Star Showcase of Music Outstanding in Division Award
University Interscholastic League Concert Sight-Reading Award
10th
San Francisco Musical Showcase Participant
University Interscholastic League Performance Award</p>

<p>Speech & Debate Awards</p>

<p>10th
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglass Debate
5th Place Team Texas Forensic League State Tournament
1st place University of Texas Longhorn Classic Tournament
1st Place Aldine Debate Tournament
National Forensic League Distinction Honor </p>

<p>11th
State Qualifier in Lincoln Douglass Debate
State Quarterfinalist Extemporaneous Speaking
3rd Place University Interscholastic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
6th Place National Forensic League District Extemporaneous Speaking
National Forensic League Special Distinction Honor </p>

<p>Science Research Awards</p>

<p>9th
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award </p>

<p>10th
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor</p>

<p>11th
Evaluation of Photon Tunneling Probability by Spatial Variation published by The Society for Amateur Scientists
4th Place American Physics Society-Texas Chapter
Jacobs Engineering Science Research Award
4th Place Science and Engineering Fair of Houston
Fort Bend Outstanding Achievement in Science Award
Elkins High School Top Chemistry Student Honor </p>

<p>Distinctive Research:</p>

<p>9th Quantitative Analysis of Electron Transition in Helium </p>

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<p>My standarized math scores seem pretty low, but I did get a 35 on the ACT Math.</p>

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<p>Wow… I should probably take the ACT… i got 2090 on SAT but I know i’m stronger than that… Kind of similar to your scores</p>

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<p>^^Yeah 100% take the ACT, if you look in the ACT prep thread you will see tons of ppl just like me, who scored in the 2000s for the SAT and then got really high grades on the ACT.</p>

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<p>Come on ppl respond, did I ruin my chances? Or can I still possible get in?</p>

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<p>Oh, wow, I think you still have a chance. How did you do all those research projects? With whom?</p>

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<p>You still have a chance. The rest of your application looks really good. If you are convinced that this was a one time thing and you can probably get over 720ish on your math 2 it might be worth canceling and retaking at your earliest convenience…</p>

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<p>You’re in. And if you can play football well enough, then you get to bring a friend as well. Regardless of your athletic ability, you should be admitted.</p>

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<p>Tom, I did the research on my own. I did one every year, but since I did it on my own I paid for it myself (hence the jobs), but senior year the project I wanted to do for Siemen’s and Intel (which was studying anisotropy dependence on polarization type) cost way too much and I couldn’t do it. Also the projects are not as cost intensive as they first seem because the projects focused on effects with applications to engineering. Like for 9th grade it was a quantitative investigation (i.e. just math) with applications for engineering.</p>