Chances at Top Northeast Universities?

<p>White male looking at BC, Duke, Penn (#1), Tufts, Dartmouth</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<p>User Name: aced617
Gender: M
Location: Rhode Island
College Class Year: 2013
High School: Private</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: never gotten less than an A, if A+ and A’s have different weights, then about a 3.93
GPA - Weighted: 4.73
Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 180</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 780
SAT I Critical Reading: 780
SAT I Writing: 730
SAT II U.S. History: 780
SAT II Chemistry: 780
SAT II Math I: 700
AP Language and Composition: 5
AP US History: 5
AP Chemistry: 5</p>

<p>In 4 AP’s this year…most demanding courseload all my years</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>EC’s: Piano lessons for 10 years, School Band and Jazz Band
Math Team High Scorer (school), Science Olympiad, Chemistry Team</p>

<p>Athletics -Varsity tennis 10,11,12
Varsity Indoor Track 9, 10</p>

<p>Service:Grade 1 Religion (CCD) teacher-10,11,12 (1.5 hours per week)
Member of School Peer Ministry Group
Volunteered at Homework Club at a Middle school</p>

<p>Awards: NHS, honor roll, national merit semi-finalist, top 30 in URI chem competition, St. Anselms Book Award, Military History Award at National History Day</p>

<p>Other: Brown Summer Program (taught what it’s like to be a doctor), Interned at an ophthalmologist’s office (did eye exams, etc)
Essay: probably good
Why _____? Essays: really good, especially for Penn
Recs: Great (chem, english, and ophthalmologist)
Hooks: BC Legacy</p>

<p>anybody? 10char</p>

<p>you’ve got a shot at all…especially if you apply ED to Penn</p>

<p>unfortunately, i did not apply ED to penn…i like the option of getting to choose and look for potentially good aid packages…I applied EA to BC instead</p>