Chance me please--will chance back!!

csims887 · 03-13-2010, 02:05 PM

Gender: Male
Race: Asian
UW GPA: 3.95 out of 4.0
no W GPA provided

SAT I (projected): 800 Math, 790 WR, 760 CR
SAT Subject Tests: US History 780, Math II 800, Chemistry 800

Courses: Hardest at school; will have 9 APs taken by the time I apply. So far, I have taken four with one 5 and three 4s.

EC's:
--started nonprofit, and have gotten 30 schools involved throughout the state (passion)
--plan to major in classics, started classics club at school (passion)
--play asian instrument for over 5yrs, and will have a few solo performances by time of application...

Awards:
Best Buy Scholarship
Multiple community service awards
Still only a sophomore so some time to go...

I come from a prestigious private high school (top 10 in U.S.) and we have at least 30 or so kids that go to Ivies out of 250 students.

Please chance me for
UPenn
Princeton
Harvard
Brown
Cornell
Dartmouth

Thanks!! I will chance you back!!!!!!!

agc0319 · 03-13-2010, 02:28 PM

The grades and SAT scores are outstanding, but those ECs are going to kill you - far less than mediocre. Honestly, you probably won't get in to any of those schools unless you can demonstrate that one of those activities takes up a TON of your time and energy.

csims887 · 03-13-2010, 02:32 PM

Ok thanks but most of my time is spent on the nonprofit and the latin club. at least 20hrs/wk goes to the nonprofit--have involved over 500 kids, and the latin club where ive organized a competition among 10 local schools in latin.

I may not have explained it clearly before... but what do you think??? Thanks!!!

agc0319 · 03-13-2010, 02:35 PM

That greatly increases you chances, but is still far from a guarantee. Many strong applicants to those top schools do something major (20+ hours/week) in addition to being active in other activities, often in a leadership role. I'm not counting you out, but I'm letting you know that you could very well get waitlisted and have to fight pretty hard to get a seat at one of these schools.

csims887 · 03-13-2010, 02:38 PM

ok thanks!

any other responses? Will chance back!!

josh1250 · 03-13-2010, 02:58 PM

Ok im in 10th grade and currently i have a 2.7 gpa im going to start applying collges talking the sat next year and all that what should i bring my gpa up to next year and what should i get on the sat and act to get into these colleges

Boston University
NYU
Rutgers
ramapo
vermont university
william paterson
Richard Stokton

its not definat but im decinding between these majors
phycology
radiology
speech theripest
or social worker

tell me what i should take off or if you have any college sugetions tell me and the college has to be on the east cost
Thanks

csims887 · 03-13-2010, 03:03 PM

I would say at least a 1900 SAT and maybe a 3.3 GPA or so...

maladroite · 03-13-2010, 04:33 PM

"those ECs are going to kill you - far less than mediocre. Honestly, you probably won't get in to any of those schools unless you can demonstrate that one of those activities takes up a TON of your time and energy." i don't think thats true. you focus primarily on your interests/passions and took initiative, showing leadership. you didnt go all over the place and do everything like some applicants rather focused solely on what you genuinely liked. though HYP is a gamble for all applicants, you have a good shot at all of the other schools. also just out of curiosity why are you considering both cornell and dartmouth? cornell has 10,000 more students and a totally different curriculum/location, which dartmouth is small and isolated.

chances... on right track?

csims887 · 03-13-2010, 07:09 PM

Thanks for your reply--I replied to you as well...

Anyone else have an opinion? I will chance back, thanks!

shph119 · 03-13-2010, 07:16 PM

Well i agree that your EC's are a bit weak, but your GPA/scores are outstanding. As long as they understand how much work you've put into the nonprofit / latin club, you should be fine.

UPenn Princeton Harvard - reach for almost everyone..
Brown - reach
Cornell - low reach
Dartmouth - low reach

so yea.. you can try to build your EC's over the summer? haha and 'asian instrument'?

Chance a junior! please=)

HailThief · 03-13-2010, 07:33 PM

just build up your ECs as everyone says, I feel other than that you'll get into probably two of the Ivies, which two, who knows, becasue that's how they roll.

But I think you are certaintly a solid candidate

csims887 · 03-15-2010, 11:28 PM

bump bump; any other responses? Will chance back, thanks!

aghavani · 03-15-2010, 11:36 PM

Princeton..............with a well done app you have chance

Harvard...............its all luck at this point
Brown.................low reach
Cornell..............match
Dartmouth.........match

You need more ECs unles your non profit is insane
do you have any good recccs?
For all of those schools just having great numbers (which by the way yours are insanely amazing congrats) wont get you in.... you need to show admissions who you are and why your way more than just really smart.

aghavani · 03-15-2010, 11:37 PM

chance me; New York University, Northwestern University

wheatbread · 03-16-2010, 12:23 AM

in at cornell
probably upenn and dartmouth
maybe brown
crapshoot at everything else . excellent stats but you just dont nknow with theses schools gogod luck

plz chance back

Chance a hispanic with a 2400!