please help a junior. (not chances)

Applying to College
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<p>so heres some background:
junior at tough school
3.6w, 3.4uw (upward trend)
top 30%
30 act
hardest coursload possible
good recs and essays
decent ec’s (voluneering, robotics captain, marching band, tennis)</p>

<p>What would raise my chances more, raising my act by one point or getting a 5 on the ap physics c exam before taking the course (am in honors physics 2/3 now)?</p>

<p>Also this summer i am doing a paid internship doing research bassicly on my own with nasa on astrophysics. at the end of the summer i will have a published research paper. How much will this help me with admissions chances? right now i want to go to wisconsin, michigan, case western, or rochester. do you think if i do that research do i have a chance at harder to get into schools, like vanderbilt, georgetown, washu, northwestern, stanford, unc(OOS) or emory? </p>

<p>thanks for the help, and i you have any school recomendations please share.</p>

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<p>I’d focus on your grades first and foremost. I don’t think colleges care as much about an AP Test than they would a standardized test. You may want to try the SAT.</p>

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<p>thanks, can anyone answer my second question?</p>

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<p>depends on how you present it and relate it to you and your passions etc</p>

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<p>Colleges generally don’t consider AP scores for admission. They are used to give credit for classes after admission.</p>

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<p>thanks bump</p>

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<p>research always helps =) I have 550+hours of research (for two projects) with graduate students, and I like to think it helped me get into a lot of schools. I’m still waiting to hear back from some of my schools, but I’ve been accepted to 7/13 so far.</p>

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<p>I know you cant do much about this now, but i think you should try your hardest at raising that gpa.</p>