Ivy League Chances?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Stats:
SAT- 2120 (670/750/700)- 2 sittings, went up 120 points from 1st.
ACT-31 (taking again in September)
SATIIs- 710 BioM, 690 Math I Taking Chem, Math IIC, and US History June 2nd
Rank- 1/~300
GPA- approximately 103/100w. (will go up after this year is calculated)
APs- Taken: World History 4, Biology 5, Just took: Chemistry, US, English Lang, Psychology, Taking in 12th grade: Calc AB, Physics, Macro, Micro, English Lang., Government and Politics</p>

<p>Recommendations:
Teacher- probably good
Counselor- very good, calls me his daughter. </p>

<p>ECs:
-Marching Band (7th-<em>12th): Flute section leader, Vice-President, Asst. Drum Major, Drum Major</em>- Competitive marching band. Played at Apollo Theater 2x. Performed with JC Chasez (former NSYNC member) at concert. Been on TV multiple times.
-Key Club (9th-<em>12th): Treasurer. Won several state awards- Distinguished Key Clubber for Sophomores (1 in entire state), Outstanding Treasurer’s Award. Went to 3 District Conventions and 1 International Convention. Lots of community service every year.
-Yearbook (9th-</em>12th): Writer/photographer for yearbook.
-Academic League (11th-<em>12th)
-Math Team (11th-</em>12th)- Represented my school at New York State Mathlete Competition.
-Mock Trial (10th-<em>12th)- Witness in 10th grade and lawyer this year.
-Thespians (9th-</em>12th)- Pit Student Conductor (3 years) for the musical every year.

  • Representation, Education, and Progress for Students, R.E.P.S (9th-*12th)- Co-founder/President. Founded a student organization group to increase voices of students. Amended the school boards agenda to include a section for students to speak on a weekly basis from any school in the district. Worked to change many school policies. Very active in trying to pass the school budget because it always fails (ever since club instituted, the budget passed but prob just correlation, not causation)
    -National, Foreign Language, Math, Science, Social Studies, and English Honor Societies (i know they dont mean much)
  • Lots of other music stuff: All-District Band, All-County Band, yearly flute recitals, much more that isn’t that important. </p>

<p>Volunteer:
-Ambulance Corp. Youth Squad (9th-<em>12th)- Positions held: Secretary/Treasurer (10), Lieutenant (11), Captain (</em>12)- Volunteer at ambulance corp. on a weekly basis. Currently over 150 hours total. Trained in my areas of basic life support. Also have 2 bagel breakfasts per year for retirement community and do blood pressures. </p>

<p>Athletics:
-Figure Skating (9 years)- Participated in several competitions (1 gold, 3 silver). United States Figure Skating Association Member. Skate on a weekly basis. Every summer participate in International Training Center for 2-3 weeks. </p>

<p>Other Stuff:
-People to People Student Ambassador (2x)- Traveled to other countries for 3 weeks on each trip. </p>

<p>Background:
-Female
-Asian
-Live in suburbs of New York
-Wanted to apply to all engineering majors. </p>

<p>Schools:
-Northwestern
-SUNY Stonybrook
-Boston University
-Columbia SEAS
-Stanford University
-Brown University
-MIT
-Harvard
-Georgetown
-RPI
-Cornell
-Cooper Union
-University of Michigan
-Barnard</p>

<p>(No particular order)
Chances? Safety, Target, Reach?
I know that my test score aren’t very strong, but other parts I think are strong. Let me know. </p>

<p>Also, do my EC’s look like a laundry list even though most I have been involved in for long periods of time? Thank you.</p>

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<p>Get some SAT II review books and hit them. They’re probably going to be the deciding factor.</p>

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<p>yeah thanks, ive been nonstop studying for them so hopefully it will pay off. </p>

<p>do you think it will be an advantage as a female applying as an engineering major? or no?</p>

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<p>I’m not an expert on that, but I think it’ll make more of a difference applying to the schools where the whole school is oriented around math and hard science type majors like MIT.</p>

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<p>Yes, there is an advantage to applying to engineering as a female.</p>

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<p>High Reach:
-Columbia SEAS
-MIT (although they make it significantly easier for girls)
-Harvard
-Brown
-Stanford</p>

<p>Reach/Match:
-Cornell
-Northewestern
-Georgetown
-Barnard</p>

<p>Low Match/Safety:
-SUNY Stonybrook
-Boston University
-RPI
-Cooper Union
-University of Michigan</p>

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<p>Cooper Union… really a safety? I heard it was a lot harder, or am I mistaken? Its a full ride there if you get in like Olin so if you think its a reach/safety it makes me feel better lol. </p>

<p>Would everyone said that combined med programs are all high reaches at just about any university?</p>

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<p>Cooper Union is not a safety for anyone.</p>

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<p>Yeah, thats what I thought. I was really sure Cooper Union is a reach. They have like 10% acceptance.</p>

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<p>hmm scores are low for ivies. A lot of the schools you named will be very high reaches, but you might be able to score one with luck. I think Georgetown/Northwest/BC is more on the level of what you should be aiming for.</p>

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<p>I guess just to update this after I found out everywhere I was accepted (so other people can know too)</p>

<p>First off to update my resume above:</p>

<p>My SAT II scores became a 780Chem, 760 Math IIC, and 740 US History. </p>

<p>And I was an Intel STS Semifinalists.
Accepted:
MIT
Harvard
Brown
Northwestern
Georgetown
RPI
Stony Brook
UMich
Cornell
BU</p>

<p>Waitlisted:
Stanford
Princeton
Columbia
Dartmouth
Cooper Union</p>

<p>Rejected:
NONE!</p>

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<p>congrats, by the looks of your stats it was well deserved</p>