Chance a Deferred and Dejected Yalie? :(

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR, 780 M, 760 W
[ *] ACT: 35
[ *] SAT II: 720 Literature, 730 Math Level 2, 710 US History
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/296
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: all post-secondary courses, calculus, biology, literature, the standard stuff
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semi-Finalist, National Honors Society, National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): band/orchestra (section leader, soloist), various honors bands and orchestras, jazz band (soloist), cross country (3 year varsity letterman), Spanish Club, lots of community theatre productions (received acting award from Ohio Community Theatre Assocation)
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 4 years of lifeguarding
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: lots for NHS and Boy Scouts, Appalachian Service Project
[ *] Summer Activities: lifeguarding, play in pit orchestra
[ *] Essays: good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: both good
[ *] Counselor Rec: good
[ *] Additional Rec: N/A
[ *] Interview: have only done Harvard and Yale, both went very well
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
[ *] Intended Major: chemistry/pre-law
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Ohio
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: public<br>
[ *] Ethnicity: white
[ *] Gender: male
[ *] Income Bracket: starting next year about $100,000
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Colleges:
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
UChicago
Cornell
Boston University</p>

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<p>Ivies are a crapshoot, but I would say your chances are</p>

<p>Harvard- High match, but it’s unpredictable
Stanford- Low reach, see Harvard
UChicago- In
Cornell- Match, see Harvard
BU- In</p>

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<p>Harvard - crapshoot
Yale - crapshoot
Stanford - crapshoot
UChicago - match
Cornell - match
Boston University - in</p>

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<p>Your SATs are great and your extracurriculars seems strong, but the weakness in your application might be your SAT 2s…that being said, you have a strong shot at every school you apply to, and should definitely be in at BU, and probably Cornell and UChicago.</p>