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Old 10-18-2012, 07:38 PM   #1
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Chance Me Please

I am a current Junior in high school, and i wanted to know what my odds of getting accepted into an ivy league next year would be? I am in an IB program at my high school.

Here are my stats:
SAT: Havn't taken yet. Shooting for 2100+ (2011 PSAT (sophomore): 208) Just took PSATs this year, hoping for ~220...

AP: 9th grade= APHUG: 4
10th grade= APWH: 5 APGOV:5 APCALCAB: 5 APLang: 4
(currently in APLit, APMacro, APMicro, and APUSH)

IB: Current Schedule: IB Chem HL, IB HOA HL, IB LIT HL, IB PSYCH HL, IB Calc SL (skipped year 1 IB precalc), IB Spanish SL

GPA: 4.0 UW/ ~4.79 W
***Always straight A's
*As well, in a Finance Academy Magnet, and on track/determined to win a scholarship for the Nextera/FPL Windfarm Project

Rank: 2 out of 500+ kids

EC:
FBLA- since Fresh. yr
Reporter - junior year
Spanish National honor Society- freshman yr (running for prez next year)
Sci Honor Society- jr yr
Math honor Society - Since soph. yr (VP-jr yr)
IB Student Union

Varsity Tennis- since fresh yr
Varsity Golf since fresh yr (would like to be team captain next year)

Classical Piano for 6 years
Completed state theory/performace tests (Student Day) each year (always received top score: Honors)
on track to finish the student day program in Level 12/12 this year


Community service:
Volunteered at library
piano concert fundrasiers for hospice and local childrens programs in the local mall or in
a theater

Awards:
FBLA: Fresh yr placed 8th in district in Business Math
Soph yr placed 1st in district and 2nd in state in Word Processing 1.
AP Scholar with Distinction
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Old 10-19-2012, 10:48 AM   #2
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Everything looks great and you're on track to be a solidly competitive applicant, but for the SAT you should be aiming for a ~2250+. Keep up the good work!
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Old 10-22-2012, 10:25 PM   #3
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you'll have a nice try 4 columbia.
Just ensure that you standard test score is as nice as your ECs
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