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Old 07-25-2012, 10:37 PM   #16
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"I plan to apply to Yale, Brown, Harvard, Cornell and Princeton as Ivies go. Yale is my first choice"

If you get 34-35 on ACT, then less than 5% chance of getting into Yale, Princeton or Harvard.
Less than 10% chance of getting into Brown.

If you get 34-35 and good SAT IIs then you will have decent chances at Cornell.
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Old 07-25-2012, 11:47 PM   #17
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@20more

Where are these figures coming from? It's not as if 95% of HYP students score a 36....

Nobody can count on getting into those schools, but less than 5% seems a bit too harsh, considering the OPs grades and ECs, as well as the acceptance rates of those schools. Why should the OP have a worse chance than the average applicant?
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Old 07-26-2012, 12:24 PM   #18
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Thank you guys. Yeah, it seems like my weakest point is test scores...
Bump back to first page?

I'd appreciate more chances still (I just like getting lots of opinions) I'll chance back!
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Old 07-27-2012, 01:17 AM   #19
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Wow! Your application will look outstanding! You see, the Ivies all have a system of some sort with point application. Any extra curricular and award has its own point award value on the system, and in your case, I'd say that you definitely have a high enough number of points to stand out. Of course, your rank and weighted GPA... Lol, speechless.

With that kind of application, you'll probably pass their first round of elimination. I had a friend who's in Stanford and had a similar application, similar problem. She just took the ACT and scored a 35, got in to her dream school.
As for SAT II, I'm not sure about the Ivies, but I do know there are a good bunch out there that don't look at the scores until you're a student. It's more commonly used as a way to gain credits.

Oh and by the way, from seeing my elite friends graduate, it looks like you might be best for Stanford (I know it's not Ivy, but still...) and Harvard. The other Ivies seem a bit more technical on having high SAT's, getting academic awards in math/science, etc. Stanford and Harvard are more focused on people who have great time management and pretty good class rank.
Princeton, however... I don't really know if it's the best. Same with Cornell. Meh. They're more geared on "book smart" (almost full score on SAT, national science/math awards, etc) Word of advice: be prepared for bloodshed if you get into Cornell (at least in the math/science department...)

By the way, all the people accepted tended to have VERY VERY VERY good college essays. Just a tip. Happy applying (and thanks for chancing me)!
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Old 07-27-2012, 03:55 PM   #20
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actually, Stanford is definitely on my list along with Duke and Rice. I have my fair share of fall back schools (UCSD, UIUC, UT Austin, etc) also, so I'm relatively prepared for a variety of outcomes.

The point system is actually really interesting! I wasn't aware that they used that system for first round eliminations. Thanks for telling me.

And yeah, Cornell... is Cornell. I have a friend who is starting EE there next year. We all hope she survives lol

Thanks for chancing me! If any more people want to chance me as well, I'd be ecstatic! I do chance back.
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Old 07-27-2012, 04:01 PM   #21
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"My philosophy with the Ivy Leagues is just to apply to ALL of them. With your record you are bound to get into a least one of them, and if you improve your SAT a little bit it will increase your chances a little bit more."

Sorry, but this is just terrible advice. The Ivies are all very different. Applying simply because they're Ivies is pretty shallow. Apply to schools that fit you, not the most prestigious schools just because of their prestige. Contrary to popular belief, apply to a ton of reach schools doesn't increase your chances of getting into them.

As far as actual advice, make sure you have schools that you WANT to attend that aren't reaches. "Fall back" usually has some negative connotations. Would you really be happy attending those schools? Make sure you have match/safety schools that you love. Also, retaking the SAT and boosting it a few hundred points would help.
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Old 07-27-2012, 04:12 PM   #22
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I really would be happy with my match/safety schools. Obviously, I have the hope of going to one of the mentioned Ivies, but even with those, I have taken the time to justify them to myself and figure out why I like each one. I totally agree that there's no reason to apply to random schools because of prestige.
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Old 07-28-2012, 06:08 PM   #23
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bump........
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Old 07-29-2012, 12:08 AM   #24
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Those are some great APs you took, but what are your scores???
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Old 07-29-2012, 04:14 PM   #25
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5 Phys, 5 eng, 4 Bio, 4 world, 4 calc, 3 chem
Usually those don't matter until you get in and are worrying about skipping classes though
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Old 07-29-2012, 05:02 PM   #26
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If you aren't black not having a 2200+ is going to hurt you A LOT. I mean a 2070 is just too low for ivies unless you are hooked. That being said, you have good achievements in a lot of other areas so I think you'll get at least 2 out of the 8.


Chance an URM-AA for his whole list?
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Old 07-29-2012, 07:32 PM   #27
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Yeah, that score has to go up. I've been doing some work to study and improve, but we'll have to see what happens
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Old 08-01-2012, 06:06 PM   #28
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bump.........
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:33 PM   #29
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I guess this post is dead...
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