Hello....worried about applying

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I am the first in my family to attend college, and so everything is new to me. I do not know what my chances are of being accepted to Ivy Leagues or other prestigous private schools. I know that essays are worth a lot in the whole hollistic review of each application.
Here is my info:</p>

<p>SAT (best scores):
Critical Reading: 670
Writing: 720
Math: 750</p>

<p>AP tests (my school only offers 7 AP classes: 3 for juniors and 4 for seniors)
AP U.S. History: 4
AP Calc AB: 4
AP English lit: 4</p>

<p>GPA: 4.15 as of the end of junior year</p>

<p>800 hours of community service</p>

<p>what other information is crucial to the admissions people?</p>

<p>any advice would be great.</p>

<p>background info?</p>

<p>I am Hispanic (why is that the first question asked on the common application under ethnicity?)
I live in South Central, Los Angeles, California.
Parents were born in El Salvador.</p>

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<p>i just read someone else’s post…she has done so much more than i have and her scores are completely of the charts when compared to mine…my application feels empty, like a skeleton.</p>

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<p>honestly, im not quite sure about ivies, but i think you have a great shot at schools that are like right below ivies. i can see you getting into UC Berkeley and UCLA.</p>

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<p>it doesnt matter that i have not had the same opportunities as almost every other student applying to an ivy or that i am willing to work as hard as any other student? </p>

<p>shouldn’t it matter that i have tried my best with the limits set before me?
my parents hardly attended school. my mother only attended the 6th grade and father none at all. they hardly speak english. it doesnt matter that my neighborhood was once one of the worst in LA when i young? or that kids in my school have gotten into ivies with scores in the 500-600 range?</p>