Chances at Harv, Stan, Princ?

<p>Sorry to post this thread again but nobody was responding to my other one… :frowning:
I’ll stop bothering people after this thread becomes unpopular haha.</p>

<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>

<ul>
<li>ACADEMICS -</li>
</ul>

<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>

<ul>
<li>EXTRACURRICULARS -</li>
</ul>

<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>

<p>Aww…nobody?</p>

<p>/bump to top of page</p>

<p>No replies yet? :(</p>

<p>/bump again</p>

<p>/bump…</p>

<p>I’m sorry, but HYP are reaches for EVERYONE. Just apply and hope you get in.</p>

<p>yeah, you have a pretty fair chance, i would say. but HYPS is tough for everyone.</p>

<p>Stanford: Reach
Harvard: Reach
Princeton: Reach
Columbia: Reach:
UVA: Match
BYU: Match
Virginia Tech: Safety</p>

<p>Hope this helps</p>