Im a junior in high school and i want to go to an Ivy league school. I am in the IB program and I took AP US History last year. My weighted GPA is 4.00 (soon to drop) and my SAT score is 1600/2400. I am in Mock Trial, World Affairs Challenge, Track for 1 year, and Orchestra. And I dont have any leadership activities to go by. Would I be able to get into an Ivy League School? and if not, What is the best school I can get into?
2007-03-06 14:14:08 · 4 answers · asked by Salt Hydrolysis 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
75% of the students in Ivy League schools have an SAT score of 2100 or better. 75%!!!!!!!!!!!
You need to make sure that your GPA doesn't drop any more and you need to bring up your SATs.
You will be able to get into a good university -- but I think it will be a stretch to get into one of the Ivy League schools.
2007-03-06 15:11:39 · answer #1 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with thedtbmister on this one - the Ivies aren't all they're cracked up to be. There are tons of other great schools out there. I was admitted to an Ivy League school for my undergraduate degree and actually chose a large, state university instead. The experience was priceless. I was active in extracurriculars, got good grades, and was accepted into a top master's program in my field, and have recently been accepted into two of the top three Ph.D. programs in my area.
When it comes down to it, blaze your own trail...Be the one from So-and-So University to do something great...not an automaton from Harvard or Princeton where no one would care about the great things you do because it will pale in comparison to another automaton...
2007-03-14 10:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by John R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No offense, but that's a pretty horrid SAT. Try taking it again.
Your extra currics aren't anything special. With that bad of a SAT score, you're looking at a so-so state school/private school.
Did you write that correctly? 1600 out of 2400? That's barely over 500 on each section.
2007-03-06 14:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by Linkin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you know ivy league schools arent all that they are cracked up to be. theres been plenty of sucessfull people (ceos, executives, ect...) who have gone to state schools (asu, ucal, utexas, ect.) and they are doing very well.
2007-03-06 14:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by thedtbmister 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋