Don't write off those Ivy League schools as an option for you just yet...you might be waving away the best opportunity of your life! You say there's no way you'd get in? No way to pay for it? Well think again!!
First of all, standards are changing. Schools look more at you as a person and your accomplishments in your fields of interest, rather than just a standardized test score. (Because we are more than a test score!)
Wish my high school counselor's could have provided me with that vital truth my freshmen year...
And the SAT score to get in is not as high as you might think...
"Minimum 1400, applicants whose score is closer to 1580 are more likely to be accepted. Approximately 11% of freshman applicants gain entrance generally those having ranked in the top 10% of their graduating class."
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_required_SAT_score_to_get_into_Har...
Also, word is getting around that many Ivy League schools are now providing an AMAZING financial aid offer to students from low-income families. If your income is less than $60,000 and you are accepted, Harvard will cover your entire tuition, room and board--everything! It's FREE!! That's insane if you ask me!--Insanely awesome!! Finally a little more equality in opportunities is being instilled in the education system!
So you too can attend an Ivy League school even if you don't have parents who are astrophysicists or Donald Trump clones!
Go see for yourself at Harvard's site!
http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/
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