Ivy League chances?

Applying to College
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<p>Freshman Year Schedule
Spanish 1
Honors English
Health
Honors Geometry
Honors Biology
Honors History</p>

<p>…took Algebra 2 at a local community college during summer & received a B</p>

<p>Sophomore Year Schedule
Honors Trigonometry
World History
Honors Chemistry
Honors English
Spanish 2</p>

<p>Junior Year Schedule
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
Spanish 3
AP English Language
AP US History
Honors Physics</p>

<p>Next year will take:
AP English Literature
AP Spanish Language
AP Physics
AP Macroeconomics (1st semester) & AP US Government (2nd semester)
AP Statistics</p>

<p>Total AP’s taken so far: AP Psychology (self studied & received a 5), AP English Language (5), AP Calculus BC (5), AP Chemistry (5), AP US History (5), AP Biology (self studied & received a 5)
SAT score: 2200
W GPA: 4.3/4
UW GPA: 3.9/4</p>

<p>Uniqueness (?) : URM, speak 3 different languages, attend a public school, 1st generation </p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Hospital Volunteer - 200 hours
Freshman Class Council Member
Sophomore Class Council President
Junior Class Council Treasurer
Elected Senior Class Council President
School-wide Student Council- 3 years
Orchestra Violinist - 3 years
Violin section leader (Junior Year)
Link Crew Leader (Freshman & Sophomore year)
Commissioner of Activities for Link Crew (Junior year)
Tennis Freshman and Sophomore Year
UCSB Summer Research Program on neuroscience summer of sophomore year
Stony Brooks Summer Research Program on biomedical science summer of junior year</p>

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<p>Your ‘hook’ is ‘first generation.’ Otherwise, you have the same chances as all the other smart, highly qualified and accomplished applicants, which is small.</p>

<p>Take a look at Stanford: 15% of their freshman class this year is first generation. It’s an important part of their educational mission. Also an especially very good fit given your interest in biomedical and neuroscience research.</p>

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<p>Which URM are you?</p>

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<p>I missed the URM - that could make a significant difference as well.</p>

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<p>You seem to be double-hooked, and that would certainly give you great chances. Try to ace your SAT Subject Tests and, if possible, increase your SAT I score by 100 points. In general, you’re in good shape.</p>