<p>I’ll be brief:
white
4.0 unweighted GPA, top 1% of class
2350 SAT, 800 math 2, 730 physics, 730 USH, 35 ACT, expected National AP Scholar
varsity sport, 2 club leadership positions, ~300 community service hours
I would also be 4th-gen. Yale.</p>
<p>MIT: Reach
Yale: Reach (apply EA there)
Cooper Union: Reach</p>
<p>What’s your safety?</p>
<p>This was just a cursory overview of what I’ve done, and I’ve only just started looking at colleges.</p>
<p>What does “reach” mean, in context. Is that better than normal or do I need to cure cancer? I understand that Ivies are Ivies, and that they admit capriciously—as they are indeed wont to do— but… Oh, idk</p>