Chances for Top Schools?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I am multiracial senior from South Dakota. Could someone please tell me my chances with these statistics?</p>

<p>Class rank - 1/306
GPA - 4.23
ACT -32 (may retake to improve reading and science sections)</p>

<p>AP TESTS</p>

<p>AP BIOLOGY - 5
AP US HISTORY - 5
AP EURO -5</p>

<p>Will take AP English Lit, AP English Language, AP Calc BC, AP Spanish Language, maybe AP Chemistry</p>

<p>Extracurricular (pretty weak area) and Awards
A few poetry and writing awards
National Forensics League - Distinction Level
A few LD debate awards from local tournaments
National Honors Society - maybe Nucleus of group
Spanish National Honors Society - Nucleus
Art - watercolor - showcased locally - done for six years
Meistersingers (top choral group at our school)
Humane Society volunteer work
Local Nursing home volunteer work
Science Club
AP Scholar (now, but later maybe with distinction)</p>

<p>Some colleges I am considering:</p>

<p>Harvard
Maybe UMKC 6 year ba/md program
Yale
Washington U. in St. Louis
Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>Do you think these are possible with my background?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Yale and Harvard are probably out of your reach if only because you aren’t a compelling applicant.</p>

<p>Being from South Dakota will help though.</p>

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<p>Is there any chance of becoming a compelling applicant, for instance, if raising ACT to 34, becoming a national qualifier in debate joining Mensa, etc? Any suggestions would be helpful</p>

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<p>Also, would I have a good chance with these statistics at Johns Hopkins with early decision, or am I being idealistic?</p>

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<p>You need something that everyone else doesn’t have. </p>

<p>National qualifier in debate is okay but it’s not AMAZING.</p>

<p>Joining mensa is kinda silly imo.</p>

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<p>It might help if you elaborated on your multi-ethnicity. Native American? Hispanic?</p>