patschnettler

Yep the typical my chances thread so here it goes:

I was wondering if you guys could tell me what kind of chances i have at schools like Stanford, Cornell, UPenn, Columbia, Northwestern and WashU.

I'm finishing my junior year in a super competitive public high school (Edina High in MN).

My course load through soph and junior years include:
Honor Precalc
Honor Chemistry
Honor Statistics and Trig
AP Euro - got a 4 last year
AP US Hist
AP Bio
AP Economic (will take both micro and macro in a week)

I've only gotten one A- and the rest are A's
My GPA is 3.98/4.23 (honors classes aren't weighted)

School doesn't rank but in Top 5%

I got a 33 the first time i took the ACT and a 34 the second time (35 English, 35 Math, 31 Reading, 34 Science)

I'm going to a summer program at UPenn were i could earn some credit in Engineering and business management. (Jerome Fisher Program)

I have a lot of volunteering but not of work. Should i get a job this summer??

Student Leadership Council and Student Representative on Edina City Council
JV Hockey and Soccer.

I was a Federal Reserve Essay Contest Finalist

Lettered on Math Team last 2 years and will more than likely be captain next year.

Will take 4 SAT II's: US hist, Bio M, English, Math II

Course load for next year looks like:
AP Physics
AP Government
AP Calculus BC
AP Spanish V
AP Computer Science AB

What else should i do this summer to make my application better???

Thanks a ton,

Patrick Schnettler

Godfatherbob

Your chances are decent at any one of those schools. Your standardized tests, grades, EC's, and course-load rigor are all above average for applicants to those schools. Nothing is great enough to make an adcon go "oh shizzle," so you'll probably be rejected from a fair number of those colleges. I'd estimate you'll get accepted to half of them--rejected by Stanford and accepted by Washington, most likely; but the rest of them are all crap shoots.

As far as the summer goes, try and get an internship or join a summer program.

Koshi90

Yeah, I kinda agree with Godfatherbob. I think that you have great tests score matched with a high gpa. I can see you being accepted into Wash and Northwestern. Only thing I don't see is that wow factor. I don't see anything that jumps out at me. You have to realize that you are competiting against students with the SAME qualifications as you. You have to make yourself standout. If you find that "sparkle", then admission into an ivy league university is guaranteed. Good luck.

innervisions

That "spark" would lie in better EC's, imho.