Chances for the Ivy League

Chance Me / Match Me
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[ *] SAT I (breakdown): n/a
[ *] ACT: 33 C (35E, 34M, 33R, 31S 10W)
[ *] SAT II: 780ish Math 2, 720ish Spanish (scores haven’t come back yet but based off of practice tests)
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/332
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH 3 (won’t report, had extenuating circumstances)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: IBHL Physics, IBHL Asian History, IBHL European History, Calc BC AP, English IBHL 2, Speech and Debate, Spanish IBHL, TOK
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): a few local awards for being an active student, have had two articles in the paper about my work

[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (Vp sophomore year, President junior and senior); Economics Club (co-founder and President); BBYO (Chapter VP, Pres, Regional VP); Youth For Action (founder and 2x President); Golf Team Captain; Key Club 4 year member,;student representative to the school board of control,
[ *] Job/Work Experience: campaign manager for a local school board campaign, deputy campaign manager for a county-wide judicial campaign, research assistant on a mayoral campaign, director of high school outreach on a gubernatorial campaign, teach a class on Judaism in government
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Key club, former First Tee volunteer
[ *] Summer Activities: International Leadership Seminar in Israel, International Leadership Training Conference, one month internship with Results For America
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: one will be spectacular, one pretty good
[ *] Counselor Rec: very very good

[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: 100,000<
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a

Overall comments: I’m a legacy at Brown and Princeton, grad school legacy at Yale. What do you think are my chances?

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with your legacies you have a decent chance. The campaign stuff is interesting but even that isn’t enough to make an ivy an on target. However, there are probably only people with very strong connections to make an ivy an on target. good luck

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You have a chance. Nobody can tell you any more than that. I would suggest applying Early Decision to one of the colleges you’re a legacy at. That is the best way to use the hook. I would advise you to research and identify a number of attractive reach and match schools, unless you are satisfied with OU as an option.

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You are a very competitive candidate. On top of your grades, SATs score and well-balanced ECs, being a student rep on the school board really stands out. Good luck.