A Tough Call

Applying to College
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<p>I have already applied to a handful of colleges, but I am seriously considering taking a year off and applying to Yale, Stanford, MIT, and Princeton. Of course, I will include a few safeties in the mix. What are my chances of being accepted?</p>

<p>SAT I
-Verbal- 800
-Math- 760
-Writing- 790</p>

<p>SAT II
-U.S. History-760
-Math IIC- 740
-Physics- 770</p>

<p>Grades
-4.0 Unweighted
-6 A.P.'s (School offers 7 or 8)
-School has no ranking, but I would be at the top</p>

<p>Extracurriculars
-National Honor Society
-Head Representitive of Student Council
-HOBY Youth Leadership Conference
-Track
-Academic Bowl State All Star
-Going to attend Panasonic Academic Challenge in the summer
-News Director of the school radio station
-100+ Hours working with special ed kids</p>

<p>If I did take a year off, I would work on beefing up my extracurricular resume. I am a white male who is graduating from a public school in Wyoming.</p>

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<p>If you take a year off, make sure to show a passion – develop your interests in ECs, event participation, awards/honors, etc. It’ll give you good chances at all of those, as your stats are already great.</p>