<p>What would probably be on the perfect r</p>
<p>Reference Urban Dictionary</p>
<p>I posted a really long response to this but CC had an error and it wasn’t posted - so, to summarize:</p>
<p>Ivy League admissions are holistic. There is no consolidated ideal resume because the ideal resume is a subjective idea - since admissions to Harvard and the like are much more than perfect scores (since many 2400 Vals are rejected). </p>
<p>Just be diligent and passionate.</p>
<p>2400, 36
Cured Cancer
Started an organization that feeds 1.5million hungry kids a day
Performed in Carnegie Hall
Athletic Recruit in 3 different varsity sports
Published Scientific Theory</p>
<p>*No sarcasm intended</p>
<p>2400 SAT or 36 ACT, 4.0 unweighted GPA while taking all possible advanced classes.
The prestigiousness of your awards matters a lot more than the number. There are some awards that would almost guarantee acceptance.
Volunteering is just a type of extracurricular. Your ECs can involve volunteering, but they don’t have to. </p>
<p>It would also help to be URM, first-generation, a legacy, a celebrity, a recruited athlete, or a development case.</p>
<p>@AlexHarper - I read your answer really quickly and I read “Published Athlete in 3 different varsity sports” and spent a good 15 seconds trying to make sense of what “published athlete” meant. lol.</p>
<p>All of you are wrong. There are only 2 criteria that must be met for the perfect applicant.</p>
<ol>
<li>Million dollar donor parents who are also legacies.</li>
<li>Brain activity.</li>
</ol>
<p>Be the president of a sovereign South American nation.</p>
<p>Win 5 Olympic gold medals
Author a NY Times bestseller
Cure AIDS
Be an orphan
Own a business that makes at least $500,000 within the first few months
Get all A’s in 20 AP classes</p>
<p>[NOT REAL!]</p>
<p>GPA:</p>
<p>4.0 (unweighted)</p>
<p>5.0 (weighted on a 5.0 scale)</p>
<p>Class Rank:</p>
<p>1/777</p>
<p>SAT: 2400 (7th grade Duke TIP)</p>
<p>800 Math
800 Critical Reading
800 Writing
12 essay</p>
<p>ACT: 36 (freshman year)</p>
<p>36 Math
36 Science
36 English
36 Reading
12 Essay</p>
<p>PSAT: 240 (3 years in a row)</p>
<p>SAT IIs:</p>
<p>Math II - 800
Biology - 800
Chemistry - 800
Physics - 800
Literature - 800
U.S. History - 800
World History - 800
Spanish - 800
Japanese - 800</p>
<p>Race: Mixed (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White, Native American, and Pacific Islander)</p>
<p>Family Income: > $10,000,000 (parents have donated millions to several Ivy League schools, there is a legacy for every top 20 school in my extended family)</p>
<p>Essays: Superb, reviewed by multiple AP English teachers. Best ones they’ve ever seen in their 30+ year careers.</p>
<p>Letters of Recommendation: One from guidance counselor, one from AP English teacher, one from AP Physics C teacher, and one from AP Art History teacher.</p>
<p>AP and IB exam scores:</p>
<p>AP Human Geography - 5
AP World History - 5
AP U.S. Government & Politics - 5
AP Comparative Government & Politics - 5
AP Macroeconomics - 5
AP Microeconomics - 5
AP Psychology - 5
AP U.S. History - 5
AP European History - 5
AP Art History - 5
AP Music Theory - 5
AP Latin: Vergil - 5
AP Japanese Language & Culture - 5
AP Chinese Language & Culture - 5
AP Spanish Language & Composition - 5
AP Spanish Literature & Composition - 5
AP English Language & Composition - 5
AP English Literature & Composition - 5
AP Environmental Science - 5
AP Biology - 5
AP Chemistry - 5
AP Physics B - 5
AP Physics C (both mechanics and E & M) - 5
AP Computer Science A - 5
AP Statistics - 5
AP Calculus BC - 5
IB Further Mathematics HL - 7
IB Chemistry HL - 7
IB Biology HL - 7
IB Physics HL - 7
IB Economics HL - 7
IB History HL - 7
IB English HL - 7</p>
<p>(Taken the entire Organic Chemistry series, Quantum Mechanics, Microbiology, Multivariable Calculus, and Differential Equations through dual enrollment at several top 10 STEM schools.)</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>1st place in national chess competition in 1st grade
Published in the New York Times, Huffington Post, Time Magazine
Done research at several top 20 universities
National Merit Finalist
State AP Scholar
National Spelling Bee medalist (multiple times)
Intel Finalist
Siemens Finalist
USAMO 4 time medalist
USACO 4 time medalist
USABO 4 time medalist
USNCO 4 time medalist
IPhO 4 time medalist
ILO 4 time medalist
IHBB 4 time medalist
Science Olympiad Team Captain
Chess Team Captain
Quiz Bowl Captain
History Bowl & Bee Captain
Varsity Football Quarterback & Captain (state champion all 4 years)
Varsity Basketball Captain (state champion all 4 years)
Varsity Track & Field Captain (state champion all 4 years)
On the U.S. Olympic team, medalist for several events
Finished all 247 laps of the pacer test
Recruited athlete (for quidditch)
National Honor Society President
National Social Studies Honor Society President
National English Honor Society President
National Science Honor Society President
National Art Honor Society President
National Spanish Honor Society President
Latin Club President
Key Club President
Beta Honor Society President
Mu Alpha Theta President
Student Government President
1,000 hours of community service (internship, tutoring, food drives, cancer research fundraising, etc.)
Yearbook Club Head Staff Member
School Newspaper Editorial Head
Homecoming King
Prom King
Class President
Founded a multi-million dollar business
Played the violin 12+ years
Played the piano 12+ years
Played the flute 12+ years
Played at Carnegie Hall multiple times
Orchestra All-State (violin) all 4 years
Band All-State (trumpet) all 4 years
Lead Singer for Chorus at Madrigals all 4 years</p>
<p>^only problem is that u wouldn’t have the time, and things conflict.</p>
<p>There are many examples here under your nose. Look in the individual college forums. Read the threads where the kids who got in early this year post their profiles. Those kids clearly have ideal resumes since they not only got in, they were chosen early.</p>
<p>Please. It is much easier than any if you think. Just be a naationally-ranked athlete and have decent grades. Being a D1 level quarterback is especially helpful. Stop overthinking!! Harvard will take a good arhlete any day over a good violinist.</p>
<p>@steel
FAKE!!! You can’t be a USAMO medallist!</p>
<h2>(Jkjk I know it’s not real…) </h2>
<p>In all seriousness, admissions are never guaranteed, no matter how stellar your app (or life) is.
Read just a few decision threads and you’ll realize how some insanely smart people got rejected…</p>
<p>@alexharper sad thing is that I know someone who went to harvard and did all those things minus cure cancer</p>
<p>Accepted by the ivy schools are not that hard.
I saw many people accepted from Ivy and ivy plus. They have been working consistently In school work, EC, community service and one special area where they can show their passions along with at least one significant achievement. National level.</p>
<p>Just be a CC user. 58% got Accepted Harvard SCEA, and 42% got deferred. Of course this is those who posted their stats?</p>
<p>Check out the humble brags in the chance threads</p>
<p>@SteelTrapMindset: I can’t even tell you how much that made me crack up. Perfection.</p>
<p>The 247 laps of the Pacer test got me laughing really loudly… :D</p>