Chances at Harv, Stan, Princ

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I’m planning to apply to Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, University of Virginia, Brigham Young University, and Virginia Tech. What chance do I have of getting admitted into my top 4 choices of schools?</p>

<p>Unfortunately I am a WASMM. The double M is Mormon male.</p>

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<li>ACADEMICS -</li>
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<p>GPA: W 3.96, UW don’t know

  • My school is one of the top schools in the nation (it’s in Northern Virginia)
  • Freshman: 3.7 ish, Sophomore 4.25, Junior 4.45, Senior 4.3 as of yet (should be 4.6…long story about that)
  • Transferred freshman year, so 3.7 is a skewed representation - more difficult grading scale</p>

<p>Class Rank: 41/411 - current valedictorian has a 4.21 or so</p>

<p>APs: 10 Total

  • 2 Sophomore: Latin: Literature (4), World History (5)
  • 3 Junior: Latin: Vergil (4), US History (4), Chemistry (3)
  • 5 Senior: Physics C: Mechanics, Computer Science AB, US Government, BC Calculus, English Language & Composition</p>

<p>SAT: superscore: 780 CR, 670 M, 750 W

  • first time 700 CR, 670 M, 640 W
  • second time 780 CR, 660 M, 750 W</p>

<p>SAT IIs: Chemistry (awful), Math II (probably bad), US History (>730 is my guess - easy)

  • Just took them Saturday
  • I plan to retake Math II and Chemistry and take Latin as well in December</p>

<p>Recommendations:

  • outstanding one from Latin teacher
  • very good - excellent one from Physics teacher</p>

<p>Awards:

  • National Merit Commended Student
  • AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Perfect score on National Latin Exam in sophomore year
  • Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Scholarship/Award</p>

<p>Additional info:

  • am taking Latin VI which is not offered at my school - teach the class part time, and the rest of the time do independent study, part of which involves writing a Latin poem in epic verse (dactylic hexameter)
  • skipped Latin III
  • am taking/accompanying Chamber Chorus, the highest level chorus, even though I’ve never done chorus before - only student accompanist ever in my school
  • youngest boy in my grade (16 y.o.)</p>

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<li>EXTRACURRICULARS -</li>
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<p>Piano:

  • taken for 9 years, many of which from a conservatory-level teacher
  • practice from 5-15 hours a week (used to be consistently 14, but senior year is too busy)
  • many awards, including winning State Concerto Competitions and performing with the Montgomery County Symphony Orchestra</p>

<p>Music Composition:

  • compose classical music, especially baroque - fugues, concertos, etc.</p>

<p>Architectural Design:

  • have sketched/designed/planned many architectural things, mainly classical architecture
  • can write a lot about it on college essays, etc.</p>

<p>Boy Scouts:

  • been one since I was 12
  • am now a Life Scout; could get Eagle but I need a leadership position for another few months, and do my Eagle Project
  • plenty of service hours here</p>

<p>Church service:

  • many service hours spent and lots of experiences to relate - too many here on CC</p>
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<p>Sorry to /bump, but I am</p>

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<p>/bumping again just to keep my post on the first page. :)</p>

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<p>Stanford: high reach, it is for most people
Princeton: reach, your music skills are a pretty big hook here.
Columbia: low reach, same as Princeton, but its less selective. Plus your architecture skills wont go unnoticed here.
UVA: match; great shot at going here. Its education is now comparable to the Ivies. I think this is the best match for you.
BYU: low match, prob in
VT: in; dude, youre in</p>

<p>Chance me back?
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<p>Thanks for chancing me! I’m chancing you now, not that I know much…heh. :)</p>

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<p>/bump again</p>

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<p>You go to Yorktown?</p>

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<p>Chance me please?
I’m planning on applying to Stanford EA, Case Western, Cornell, WashU St. Louis, Johns Hopkins, Wake Forest
SAT: math 770 (highest was 790) reading 760 writing 740
SATII- 750 US History Math II- 800 Chemistry-760
ACT-32 (Waiting for scores from last retake)
Asian from an obscure state though
Taken 4 APs with 3 fives and 1 four. Taking 4 APs senior year
Been in state honor bands. Been in band for 8 years and a special arts school for a few years. Did pretty well in competitions and tryouts.
Doing research at an university
Volunteered at hospital during summer
3 leadership positions at school
Has a partime job
Many school awards
National Merit Semifinalist
Been in a state scholars program past summer
Pretty decent/good teacher recommendations</p>

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<p>No, actually. Nearby though, in Loudoun County.</p>

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<p>@Dante09:</p>

<p>What is your GPA? It’s important to know.</p>

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<p>Make your own thread Dante09 lol</p>

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<p>Chance me Giggitus? If not, that’s fine. Just asking.</p>

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<p>Stanford: High Reach because of class rank
Princeton: Same as above
Columbia: Reach because it’s Columbia lol. I think that you have a good shot though.
UVA: Match
BYU: Safety (aren’t there several BYUs?)
VT: Safety</p>

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<p>Thanks. And yeah, there are several BYUs - I was referring to BYU Provo, the main one.</p>

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<p>You will be admitted to BYU, Virginia & Virginia Tech. Strong chances at Princeton due to interest & accomplishments in classics & music. Harvard is a reach & unlikely due to geographical competition. Stanford is a reach. Columbia is a match if you apply ED.</p>

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<p>Thank you. And I didn’t apply to Columbia ED unfortunately. Do you think that hurt my chances a lot?</p>

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<p>/bump sorry :|</p>

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<p>Keeping the thread on the first page. /bump</p>

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<p>Keeping the thread on the first page again. :frowning: /bump</p>

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<p>Wow lots of responses keep pushing my thread down. Sorry to bump so many times. :S</p>