Stellar GPA, Modest SAT

Colleges & Universities Princeton University
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<p>What are my chances of acceptance? What should I do to improve my application?</p>

<p>Background:</p>

<p>Hispanic (born in NYC)
Florida resident</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>GPA: 7.2 Weighted and 3.96 unweighted (on a scale of 4.0)
Rank: 1/588</p>

<p>AP classes: (Separated by grade level 10th grade to 12th grade)</p>

<p>All A’s in…</p>

<p>10th
AP Biology (3)
AP World History (3) </p>

<p>11th
Projected scores from many practice tests
AP English Language (4)
AP U.S History (5)
AP Chemistry (3)
AP Art History (5)
AP Microeconomics (5) </p>

<p>Senior schedule
AP Physics
AP Calculus
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Language
AP Macroeconomnics
AP Computer Science A
AP American Government </p>

<p>SAT:</p>

<p>Critical Reading: 650
Math: 680
Writing: 650</p>

<p>SAT II:
(taken in 10th grade)
Biology E: 660
World History: 610</p>

<p>Organizations and clubs:</p>

<p>National Beta Club
Chess Club
Marching Band (only in 9th)
Concert Band (only in 9th)
Church Band
(10th to 12th to continue passion for music even though band in class did not fit schedule)
National Honor Society
Social Studies Honor Society (only 10th)
Mu Alpha Theta (math club)
Jr. Civitan
Key Club
Student Government executive council (10th and 11th)</p>

<p>Leadership:</p>

<p>first chair trumpet concert band section leader (9th)
National Beta Club community service laison (10th and 11th)
National Beta Club President (12th)
Student Government
Church Usher
Mu Alpha Theta Historian</p>

<p>Community Service:</p>

<p>500 Hours
including helping in schools (helping teachers setup and the office prepare for the new year), cystic fibrosis walk, care for children in hospital and child care after school. Also afterschool tutor for spanish.</p>

<p>No job
Not a famous school (will college consider the average SAT score for the school is 990?)</p>

<p>Goal: Pre-Med major</p>

<p>what are my chances?</p>

<p>How about for harvard or duke or yale?</p>

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<p>To what extent will being a Puerto Rican (Hispanic) help me in the admissions process for the Ivies?? Will it compensate for modest SAT and SAT II scores??</p>

3

<p>It’s all relative to your competiton. Next year may be a bit “worse” academically or it may be a lot better! Anyway, once you reach a certain number, the subjective portions are more important.</p>

4

<p>Being Hispanic will not compensate that much for your modest SAT scores. I know people of Hispanic descent who scored higher than that. One thing that might compensate for the modest SAT scores is your status as valedictorian. Then again, I don’t know about Pton. I know an Asian valedictorian who applied early to Penn with a 1340 and got in. I’m not saying that you should apply to Penn. I’m just merely stating an example.</p>

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<p>Thanks QTIP! Penn would still be great!</p>