Help-do I need more safeties??

Phoelo
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 11:26:05 +0000

What are my chances for getting into these schools?

MIT, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Brown, Dartmouth

SAT I: 2200
SAT II: Not yet taken, but assume 750+ (practice tests show good results)
Class Rank: 22/500 (top 5%)
GPA (unweighted): 3.93
GPA (weighted): 4.5

AP Classes:
Psychology
English Literature
Language and Composition
World History
US History
Environmental Science
Calculus AB/BC
Biology
Chemistry
Physics B
Statistics
Spanish Language

Outside Activities:

Environmental Club (3 yrs, 1 year accountant and 1 year president)

Calculus Club (1 yr)

Global Issues (2 yrs)

National Art Honors Society (2 yrs)

National Honors Society (2 yrs)

Spanish Honors Society (1 yr)

Students Against Destructive Decisions Club (1 yr)

Library Volunteering (80+ hrs)

Teacher Aid (1 yr)

Work at shop, all proceeds go to Hospice of the Chesapeake (non-profit organization helps families care for terminally ill loved one)

Volunteering at assisted living nursing home

Fluent in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Urdu, Punjabi
Ethnicity: Pakistani

**Please tell me if you think all my choices are out of my reach and I should look focus on finding more realistic ones. I have a few safeties, but I haven’t found many schools I genuinely like except for the ones listed above.