Please Rate my Chances at my Dream Colleges!

Test Preparation
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<p>Hey College Confidential people! :slight_smile:
So I’m fairly new at this and will probably make a few mistakes so forgive me if I do. I will post some colleges I’ve been looking into and my stats and please comment back on my strengths or weaknesses and what you think my chances are!
Colleges:
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
UPenn
Columbia
UChicago
Duke
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
(I realize these are all hard colleges to get into)</p>

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<p>Soon to be Senior

  • Courses: Taking the most rigorous courses possible at school including 3 AP’s. Will be taking the hardest classes next year too</p>

<p>-Rank: 1/115</p>

<p>-Unweighted GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>-No SAT II’s yet…</p>

<p>-SAT: 2220. :frowning: (I will retake this and aim for a 2300 if at all possible) </p>

<p>-Volunteering: Over 900 hours volunteering at local hospital, tutoring elementary school kids, serving at soup kitchens, and helping to raise fundraisers for the homeless in China.</p>

<p>-Extracurriculars: 3 year JV Tennis Captain, 3 year Varsity Swim Team, Founder and President of News Crew (we basically talk about national and local affairs and televise them to our classmates, 3 year member and 2 year President of Pro Life Club, President of Envirothon, Co Captain of Science Bowl and Jets, NHS, 1 year President of History Club, 3 year President of Art Club. Played trumpet and violin for 7 years, Involved in Science Fair at local, regional, and state levels winning Superior at all 3 </p>

<p>-Job/Work Experience: Babysitter for last 7 years, Worked as a waitress at Dynasty Buffet.</p>

<p>-Summer Activities: Research at Miami University and China University of Geosciences, looking into the effects that the Three Gorges has on the environment of the Yangtze River. Published 4 papers to date about these findings in numerous Microbiology Magazines.
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Ambassador and Junior Facilitator. </p>

<p>-Major Awards/Accomplishments: National Merit Commended Student, McCullough-Hyde Service Award, 2nd Place at State level science fair for Microbiology Award, State Science Fair Environmental Protection Award, State Science Fair Interdisciplinary Award. Rising research Scholar Award in China. Nominated for INTEL but our region lacked the funding </p>

<p>-Ethnicity: Asian </p>

<p>-Gender: Female</p>

<p>-State: OH</p>

<p>-School Type: private, Catholic school… </p>

<p>Sorry if that was really long but I really really really need your help!!! It would be wonderful to hear your comments! :)</p>

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<p>You’re a lock at Vanderbilt and Notre Dame. Maybe UChicago. The Ivies are all reaches except maybe UPenn and Columbia if you apply to either one Early Decision. Good Luck!</p>

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<p>how do you balance the commitments of being president of so many clubs?</p>

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<p>Awh thanks!! :slight_smile: I would be really happy to get in either of those schools! Yeah I realize that haha, HYP is just so competitive! I was thinking about maybe applying to UPenn ED because they had an acceptance rate of 28? But anyways, thanks again!!</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty safe shot at the ones like Vanderbilt, but as said earlier, ones like HYP are pretty much luck of the draw. Even with stats like yours I wouldn’t call it a safety. I think the key would lie in your essay/recommendations since they get such qualified applicants every year. But even that is impossible to rank objectively. Best of luck to you. </p>

<p>Could you give me your thoughts here?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1165997-not-another-chance-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1165997-not-another-chance-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Drinksuited: It’s pretty hard but Art Club and Pro Life usually only meet once a month to either design projects or talk about life issues. The only big event in Pro Life is the annual Walk for Life in Washington D.C. As for the News Crew, I have a lot of help from a team of editors and reporters who help prepare the information and preview it before broadcasting it. History Club is what takes up a lot of my time because we usually have 1 to 2 meetings each week and I have to plan for what we will do in terms of field trips. Last but not least, Envirothon basically only meets a few times each year to prepare for the competition so it’s not as time consuming :)</p>

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<p>What are your safeties? Nothing on this list is a sure thing.</p>

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<p>Pizzagirl: Miami University in Oxford and that’s all I have for now lol</p>

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<p>Your stats are making me reconsider applying to some ivies now. I believe you should get into Duke, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, and even UChicago. The ivies, however, as stated above, are chance. Congratulations on your achievements though.</p>