<p>Do I have what it takes to make it in the ivy leauges?</p>
<p>GPA 3.79 UW
Top 10% Class Rank
750 Math SAT
730 CR
760 Writing
740 Lit
670 US History
690 World History
720 Math 1
750 Math 2
740 Bio
720 Chem
770 Physics
ACT 34</p>
<p>4 Honors, 2 AP, 8 College Credit Courses</p>
<p>I don’t think I do, but I was just wondering what y’all thought.</p>
<p>Community Service:
Missions Trip to Nicuragua
Missions Trip to New Orleans
Went to Africa and visited w/ kids in orphanages
Free Babysitting/Tutoring
Sponser 2 children with Life and Hope Association
Volunteer in the nursery @ church</p>
<p>Gutair 6 years (Church Band)
Piano 3 years</p>
<p>SADD
Kids for Kids
FBLA</p>
<p>Youth (Some other community service projects w/ them)</p>
<p>Full Time Summer Job Construction Crestview Bld Inc. 3 years</p>
<p>Of course you do, if you want to. If you don’t apply, the answer is an automatic “no”. If you apply, you have a chance.</p>
<p>In terms of trying to put myself in the eyes of an admissions officer, a couple of things stick out:
a) you have taken a lot of SAT Subject Test – makes me think you are insecure and/or don’t have anything else to do on your weekends (I know I’m not supposed to take this into consideration but I think it is hard to overlook the fact that you’ve taken more than 10 SAT Subject Tests)
b) no notable leadership positions?
c) I don’t understand why your community service is any different than thousands of other kids who have done similar stuff. In other words, it is pretty indistinguishable because you haven’t started a charity, raised thousands of dollars, etc – and hence it seems less relevant and more about the “hours.”</p>
<p>I think your SAT/AP/GPA are all within range – but I don’t see a reason why they would accept you in particular (which they need if you want to get in). I think you may have a shot at Cornell/Penn as ivies, but I believe based upon that HYP are out of reach.</p>
<p>I hate to be so brutal, but I think that considering the current admissions game, you have to be honest. Cleveland is right that if you don’t apply, you won’t have a chance, but unless you have very impressive leadership positions I would save the cost of an application to several of the ivies.</p>