SSP chance?

lunaAndAberforth
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:10:32 +0000

Hi guys! Just reading through the SSP thread makes me feel like I belong there. So, before I bother applying, can you tell me if my stats are good enough? First of all, I’m junior and I’m taking PreCalc.
SAT: 2180- 660CR 720M (bad day, I guess) 800W
PSAT: 220 - 64CR 80M 76W
GPA: 4.45 weighted 3.87 unweighted (we add .5 for honors, 1.0 for AP
ECs: nothing too special, I feel like its a laundry list, but I’ve done it all since freshman year unless it says otherwise.
My Alpha Theta (treasurer this year) Key Club (I organize a lot of the events) Academic Quiz Team (4th place in district last year) NHS (inducted sophomore year) Model UN (President this year)
I also founded a Creative Writing Club this year. I started playing lacrosse sophomore year and made varsity. I have a part time job in retail.

I attended a Duke TIP summer program after freshman year, but it was very challenging… I know I have a lot of excess information here, but I figured I may as well include it on here as well. I haven’t really looked at the application yet. But I know I could get good letters of recommendation, and if there are essays, I can write pretty well, I guess.

So yeah, that’s pretty much it. I want to major in astrophysics, and I can’t find any other programs that are similar… Do you think I have a chance? Or are there any other programs you know of? Thanks so much if you are willing to read all that! :)