Sethie2000

Gender: M
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools

Academics:

GPA - Unweighted: 5.00
GPA - Weighted: 4.00
Class Rank: top 5 students (in contention for Valedictorian)
Class Size: 450

Took 3 APs this year (5 on BC Calc [5 on AB subscore], 5 on USH, 5 on Physics C)

Scores:

ACT: 34
SAT II U.S. History: 780
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 770
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 740
SAT II Biology - M: 700
SAT II Chemistry: 740

Extracurriculars:

Significant Extracurriculars:
3 Years of Pennsylvania Math League Competitions
Academic Decathlon in this upcoming Fall


Athletic Status - list sport and your level:
2006-2007 JV Tennis
2005 JV Golf
2006-2008 Varsity Golf
2008 Varsity Golf Captain
2007-2008 Intramural Basketball

Volunteer/Service Work: 2006-2007 Visits to Ronald McDonald House to prepare dinners
2007-2008 Volunteer Camp Counselor for YMCA of Delaware
2008 Set-up Recycling Initiative at YMCA camp
2008 Cynwyd Trail Clean-up Initiative

Honors and Awards: 2005 Lower Merion JV Golf MVP
Qualified for 2007 Central League Golf Championship
2007 Father-Son Golf Champion at Newark Country Club in Newark, Delaware
CalTech Book Award


I feel that the strength of my application is academics. Overall, my ec's are pretty weak. If I can make a deep run into my state's high school golf tournament (through my league, through districts and reach states), the golf will look really nice.

Please chance me for the below schools. I will probably be applying to the colleges of arts and science. If you have any advice of where I should apply ED, any schools to remove or add, just let me know. I appreciate all feedback. Thanks!!!!!

Yale (ED) -
Princeton -
Harvard -
Penn (Triple legacy) -
Columbia -
Cornell (legacy) -
Chicago -
NYU (legacy) -
Rochester (legacy) -

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I think that you should apply to Penn ED. With all the legacy, you'll have really good chances.

Claire1016

With the legacy at Penn you have a great chance.

itsasmallworld

Just making a distinction, Yale doesn't have ED (binding). It does have single-choice EA which is possibly what you meant. But you could turn down the acceptance to go to, say, Princeton.

sherlock1016

Don't you mean class of '13? College class '12 already graduated...

I don't think you should go for all HYP, they are all reaches. Your scores are in HYP range, but your ECs aren't stellar, same with Awards. But if you did go to states that could change

Your grades are great though. Here's my two-cents

Yale (EA) - Reach
Princeton - Reach
Harvard - Reach
Penn (Triple legacy) - High Fit
Columbia - Low Reach (Columbia's school of Arts and Science is as hard to get into as Harvard, while the Engineering school is much less competitive)
Cornell (legacy) - Fit
Chicago - Fit
NYU (legacy) - Low Fit
Rochester (legacy) - Safety

Sethie2000

Yeah, both of those were typos. It should read class of '13 and EA. I appreciate all the replies so far, they have been very helpful! Does it seem like I have a good mix of reaches, matches and safeties? Thanks!