ok, so i just finished my junior year, and i feel like my choices for schools are slowly decreasing. based on the following information, what kinda of schools do you think i can get into?
my sat scores (shameful, i know)
550 writing
550 math
550 critical reading
(this was my first go at it, and although i did study, im going to take it again in the fall, as well as take a course over the summer and i hope this will drastically increase my scores. i have also been doing a lot of reading and vocab to try and boost that critical reading).
i go to a canadian school, so i only have an average, not a gpa
overall average 84%, (i did take a grade 12 course, which i bombed completely and got a 74%).
volunteering and extra curriculars: (note, in grade 9 i went to an international school in beijing)
grade 9
member of global isssues group, (went to local villages and promoted awareness for tuberculosis)
member of habitat for humanity
played on the freshman soccer team
grade 10, (moved to canada)
played on the junior varsity soccer team
member of the recycling club
one of the 10 students in the school invited to attend an annual halton youth leadership symposium
grade 11
member of the recycling club
joined the ski team as well as mountain biking club
founding member of the teen american club of ontario (we plan and participate in charitable functions such as relay for life)
i realize that my grades and sat scores are relatively weak, but i honestly hope to improve them both in the first semester of grade 12. do you guys think i will be able to attend state schools like U of I (urbana champaign) or smaller private schools like denison university? i am planning on going to a liberal arts college if i can. i might also take the act’s in the fall if i get the chance
Don’t stress out about it. Some people take it again and do much better. But even if you don’t, starting at a smaller school (perhaps a community college) could be your proving ground. If you do well at the community college, you can get scholarships to excellent universities without them ever having to see your SAT scores.
July 15th, 2010 at 12:31 am
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July 15th, 2010 at 1:21 am
Don’t stress out about it. Some people take it again and do much better. But even if you don’t, starting at a smaller school (perhaps a community college) could be your proving ground. If you do well at the community college, you can get scholarships to excellent universities without them ever having to see your SAT scores.
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