Chances at Ivies

sunshine1101
Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:07:03 +0000

I’m a new member, so my apologies if I do something wrong.

I’m a freshman, so I’m not looking for actual chances just yet, but I want to know if what I’m doing so far is fine - specifically, my ECs - for getting into Ivies when the time comes, and if there’s anything I should know or focus on.

Grades: Like I said, I’m a freshman so my GPA doesn’t mean much right now, but I get all A’s so far.

Courses: I go to a rigorous magnet school so my classes are all honors, and I’ll be taking as many AP/IB courses as I can. My math class is college-level and is taught by a former professor of Princeton, and it’s only for top 10-15 students in the grade. I’m in the top half of the class.

Extracurricular Activities:
-Math Team (I do decently in various math competitions)
-Debate Team (I expect to make varsity junior year)
-Nanotechnology research (our school has a scanning electron microscope which I use)
-I hold a national, annual math competition with three other people (roughly 100 participants this year, and 50 last year)
-I write for a teen magazine
-I receive books from publishers prior to their release date and review them
-Volunteer at a math camp in the summer
-I participate in a summer research program with about 60 students
-UNICEF Club (Biggest club in school, I expect to get a leadership position by junior year)
-School literary magazine (Three freshmen including me, and the rest are juniors/seniors so I have a good chance of being the editor-in-chief)
-Do Something Club

Thanks!