Can I get into top schools with these statistics? I have an upward trend.?
Question by lu_yw ♥: Can I get into top schools with these statistics? I have an upward trend.?
Do you think this person has a chance at getting into these schools?
(Stanford, Pomona College, Northwestern University, UCLA, UC Berkeley, USC, UCSD, Boston College)
*assuming that I continue to do well next year in my senior year…
GPA (all unweighted)
Freshman: 3.2
Sophomore: 3.2
Junior: 4.0
Senior: 4.0
No AP’s until senior year (so college admission officers will not see my AP exam scores)
– Economics AP
– Chinese AP
– Music Theory AP
– Psychology AP
– Calculus AB
– Biology AP
– Chemistry AP
(I know this looks like a heavy load, but I actually learned most of the material above this previous year, but I wasn’t allowed to take the actual course because I was missing some credits…)
SAT Subject tests:
Math II – 800
Chinese – 800
Chemistry – 800
Literature – 800
SAT I (Total 2210):
Critical Reading – 700
Math – 730
Writing – 780
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– contract with music record company in China
– 200+ hours of humanitarian work in Sichuan, China for earthquake relief (w/ awards and certificates) (summer of soph-junior year)
– entertainment internship at TV station (winter of applying to applications)
– regularly sings at charity/benefit concerts
– a few musicals
excellent recommendation letters from
– 2 academic teachers
– record producer
– san francisco consulate general
What else can I do to improve my chances of getting accepted?
Best answer:
Answer by John Wonski
Have you ever thought about technical school? Find out where they are where you live. Remember, it’s not about where you go, but what you do with it!
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