Harvard, UChicago, Columbia, Wharton Chances

Chance Me / Match Me
1

Just finished my junior year
SAT: 1580
ACT: 35
SAT II: Math 2 (800), Physics (790)
GPA: 4.0, school doesn’t weight
Rank: top 1-2% of class
AP: Stats (5), Physics 1 (4), Lang (5), World (5), Micro (5), USH (5), taking 6 more senior year
Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with distinction, 2x AIME qualifier, some departmental awards
Extracurriculars:

  • Started a successful dropshipping business, 10K/month approximately
  • A few summer-long internships in the business field
  • President of 3, business related clubs
  • 2x FBLA National finalist
  • Lots of local community service
  • Started a charity
  • Research in mathematical finance, participated in local and national competitions (didn’t win any awards at the national level though)
  • 3 years on varsity track
  • Picked up bodybuilding/powerlifting

My intended major will either be economics, stats/applied math or financial engineering
I also have a legacy at Penn/Wharton.
What do you guys think I should add/do to improve my chances of getting in?

2

Here are the schools that I’m also applying to:

  • UChicago
  • Harvard
  • Cornell
  • Duke
  • Carnegie Mellon
  • Columbia
  • UVA
3

I think you have a pretty good chance, and your ecs are very on par with your interest. However, applying to Ivy Leagues are always a crapshoot so there’s no way to give an accurate chance.

4

Anything you recommend to really distinguish myself from the rest of the applicants?

5

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2095312-generic-chance-answer-for-super-selective-colleges.html

6

All of these schools are hyper-competitive reach schools with a 5-10% of acceptance. UVA is the closest to a match, but if you’re out of state, your chances of admission are a lot more competitive. That’s assuming you can afford the out of state tuition. Be sure to put down some target and a couple of safety schools.