Please chance me for Ivies and other privates

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I’m a white junior in a public school in Southern California.<br>
I’m starting to look at where to apply and I’m wondering if I should apply to a number of Berkley equivalent schools and try to get into a bunch and have a choice. OR if I should apply to a lot of ivies and privates and hope to get into one? Schools I’m looking at: UCBerkley,
UCLA,
Pamona,
Harvey Mudd,
Stanford,
U of Chicago,
Penn,
Northwestern,
Harvard(legacy and know interviewers really well),
Princeton,
Yale,
Brown,
Dartmouth,
Cornell,
MIT
Thanks </p>

<p>Academics
GPA- 4.5 weighted 4.0 unweighted
Class rank- unranked but I know I’m top 4% from elc
ACT-36 with an 11 on the essay
SAT II- Chem-760 World History-790 Math2-800
AP- 5s on all. Chem, World History, Calc BC, Physics C both E+M and Mechanics, Literature, US History
Senior Year- AP Euro, AP English, AP Enviro, AP Econ, AP Gov, Calc 3, College apps, Surf pe</p>

<p>ECs
4 year varsity Cross Country
Team Captain of school Academic team
Lots of tutoring<br>
Been tutoring since 7th grade both for money and community service
Started a free local tutoring facility at the library and another one next year at school. I also tutor fellow students and offer SAT/ACT tutoring for money.<br>
2 year National Honor Society (President)
Founder and President of German Club
President of Academic team club
President of local chapter of Leadership Initiatives Sister school program<br>
I am very involved in this club and will get a letter of rec from them</p>

<p>Awards
Harvard Prize Book Award
University of Rochester Baush Lomb Science Award
Boys state delegate
National Merit Semi Finalist
Paid 6 week internship at Hubbs Seaworld Reasearch </p>

<p>Employment
I’ve been refereeing soccer since I was 12 about 4 hours/week
Instructor for pottery at and art camp
Lots of SAT/ACT tutoring with a friend </p>

<p>Recs
Two great letters from my APUS and Calc BC teachers a possible bland letter from my counselor.<br>
Essay on my love of pottery and how it has changed from a skill to an art for me </p>

<p>Thank you all so much</p>

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<p>You say you have a love of pottery, but this isn’t supported by the EC info you provide.</p>

<p>If you do have ECs and awards pertaining to pottery though, you can probably emphasize that (I mean seriously, how many people can say they enjoy pottery vs the traditional math/science/etc?) then you will stand out nicely. I like that you teach pottery at camp though. </p>

<p>Depending on the impact of your ECs such as the tutoring program you began, you could be a competitive applicant. Your scores are very solid as well.</p>

<p>Btw, is “Surf PE” surfing? :O</p>

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<p>By the looks of it, your chances certainly aren’t bad. With Ivies, I really can’t say that they are “easy” by any means, but you have solid test scores, for one, and a wide showing of extra-curriculars. The only issue is that the latter can be a problem, as I have been discovering. It is better if your ECs can work together to show a strong direction, such as in what you mention. But once again, you’re doing well.</p>

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<p>Thank you both. </p>

<p>Agent Twiddle
I really don’t have an EC to go towards pottery. I just bought my own wheel and make pots constantly. Will that hurt? and yes it is surfing. </p>

<p>So you would both recommend applying to the ivies and other privates and hoping to get into one rather than applying to a bunch of Berkley like schools?</p>

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<p>You are a very solid candidate for most of the schools you have listed but what do you plan to major in? Main question: Have you visited any of these schools and attended any department info sessions? Since you have many options available to you, try to pick your list based on which schools meet your academic needs and give you the best vibe. It isn’t a lock that you will get into any of the Ivies (plus Stanford and MIT for that matter) and it is possible you will get into all of these. Personally, I think your school list is too A+ heavy, or you need to simply add some more A/A- schools to your list…</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think you shouldn’t necessarily choose one of those approaches to develop your list, but rather combine the two. You should have a handful of Ivy and peer schools that will be reaches and hope to get into one or two, and then you should finish off your list with match type schools, including UCB, UCLA, and the likes. You may also need a safety or two, just in case of the worst possible scenario. You have a great resume, and I am positive you will get into an amazing school. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you. I’m planing on majoring in math. </p>

<p>I have visited all of the california schools on the list but none of the others. It will be tough for me to vist the others because they are all so far away. I have attended many local information nights. I was considering emailing some counselors at the other schools asking about their math science programs. would this be a good idea? </p>

<p>I will apply to UCLA and UCB. What would be some other schools at that level that I should be looking into?</p>

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<p>Maybe UVA, Emory, Georgetown, JHU.</p>

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<p>UCBerkley, - low match
UCLA, - low match
Pamona, - safety
Harvey Mudd, - match
Stanford, - reach
U of Chicago, - match
Penn, - low reach
Northwestern - high match
Harvard - reach
Princeton - reach
Yale - reach
Brown - high match
Dartmouth - high match
Cornell - high match
MIT - low reach</p>

<p>Of course, you’re competing with so many other applicants that it’s hard to determine how you’d stand with the Ivies. But still, I must say you’re definitely a VERY competitive and well-rounded student, so you’re going to get accepted to at least one of them. Are you sure you’re going to be applying to these many colleges though? Have you started thinking of what you want to do in college? You’re pretty much set / done with standardized tests and E/C’s. All you seriously have to worry about now is finishing strong with your GPA, which should be no problem for you.</p>

<p>chance me please? </p>

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<p>all right thanks. I’ll look into those schools. Any others?</p>

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<p>Where are you applying ED (if anywhere)?</p>

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<p>I was thinking Stanford although its not ED it’s like restrictive early action. Does that help that much?</p>