Am I Ivy League material?

fall2016parent
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:41:49 +0000

Your SAT/GPA/EC are all in ballpark. Then it is a toss up between other candidates in your school and region. The reason I was mentioning passion and sure, that is not always what gets you in, but clearly I think the ivies are looking for an excellence in something other than pure academics. Your band EC is great to have. I think you have a great chance in at least one of the ivies. Like I said, Essays and recs will matter a lot.

Having said that, I see lots of kids out here obsessing over an Ivy. It really is not a make/break situation. I have seen a bunch of kids who really really wanted to go brown or Northwestern or Carnegie mellon but then actually chose their state flagship even after they got admitted to one of those private ones. Aim for your dream colleges but be aware that it is a toss up (go check out the admit threads) and someone like you will shine where ever you end up going.