What are my chances at Ivy leagues

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Hi I am looking for Ivy leagues or 6 year BA/MD programs for medicine.</p>

<p>I could use your opinion on how i stand.</p>

<p>Any comment will be appreciated.</p>

<p>Demographics: Asian Male
Residence: Virginia and/or Ohio (Parents recently moved to Ohio, but finishing up school in Virginia)</p>

<p>Class Rank: 10-15% Not sure</p>

<p>GPA: roughly and hopefully around 3.7 unweighted 4.5+ weighted possibly</p>

<p>9th grade: 5 A’s 4 B’s,
10th grade: 5 A’s 1 B
11th grade: 4 A’s 3 B’s</p>

<p>Test Scores:</p>

<p>ACT = 29 (Most likely not using the ACT)
SAT I = 1st time CR 530
M 700
W 690 Essay 11
Total: 1920
2nd time CR 650
M 780
W 680 Essay 10
Total: 2110
Will take again for 2200+
SAT II = Mathematics Level II: 720, will take again for 800
Will take Korean and Mathematics Level I for 750+
AP = AP Calc AB, pending
IB = Chemistry SL: 4 Mathematics SL: 5 or 6 (most likely 5)</p>

<p>Classes Taken</p>

<p>IB English Honors 9, 10, 11, will take World Lit 12
IB Extended Math 9, IB Mathematics 11 SL, will take AP Calc BC and AP Stats
IB Biology MYP, Chemistry MYP, Chemistry SL, will take AP Physics
IB Psychology I SL, will take IB Psychology I HL
IB Spanish 1,2,3,4,5 Honors, will take IB Spanish 6
IB Theory of Knowledge
IB World History, IB History of Americas, will take IB World Topic</p>

<p>Clubs:
Junior Statesmen Club (2004-2005)
National Junior Beta Club (2004-)
National Beta Club (2006-)
National Spanish Honor Society (2006-)
National Math Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta: Public Relations (2007-)
National Honor Society (2006-)
School Academic Team (2004-)
Soccer: Group AAA (Largest Division) Varsity (2004-2005, 2006-2007)
Soccer (Different School): Division 1 (Largest Division) Junior Varsity Soccer (2005-2006)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
35th Annual Central Regional Orchestra 1st Violin 10th Chair (2003)
Richmond Symphony Youth County Orchestra 1st Violin 4th Chair (2004-2005)
All-County Orchestra 1st Violin 2nd Chair (March 30, 2004)
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Model United Nations (2004)
National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine at University of Illinois at Chicago (2007)
Church Legio Maria: Scribe (2004-2005)
Church Youth Group: Active Member (2003-)
Anesthesiology/Dermatology/Dentistry Shadowing: 30 Hours at MetroHealth (October 2007)</p>

<p>Awards:
Destination Imagination: Regional - 1st Place / State – 2nd Place (2002)
Nationwide Middle School Math Program Chapter Mathcounts Competition: Team- 2nd Place / Individual - 8th Place (2004)
Perfect Attendance (2006-2007)
Varsity Soccer: 2nd place in District Tournament (2006)
Virginia High School League (VHSL) Scholastic Quiz Bowl District Champion (2005)r
VHSL Scholastic Quiz Bowl District Champion (2007)
VHSL Scholastic Quiz Bowl Regional Runner-up (2007)
VHSL Scholastic Quiz Bowl States Group AAA (Largest Division) 4th Place (2007)
PSAT Recognition Program: High PSAT scores 200+ (March 12, 2007)
Academic All-District Award for High School Soccer (2007)
County Principal’s Scholar (2007)
Most Outstanding Student in IB Mathematics: Highest Grade in Math Course (2007)
Qualified National Merit Scholar (2007-)</p>

<p>Online Programs:
Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Distance Education: College Level Honors Algebra II – A (2003-2004) </p>

<p>Community Service:
45+ hours English/Korean Language Teacher (2006-2007)
100+ hours Hospital Elder Life Program at MetroHealth (Summer 2007)</p>

<p>Miscellaneous:
Bilingual in Korean/English
Came to the States in 5th grade from Korea
Moved 5 times since 5th grade and went through much adjusting to new places
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Graduate (2006-)
International Baccalaureate Diploma Candidate (find out after senior year)</p>

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<p>Your grades aren’t great - the fact that you have been getting more Bs as time goes on doesn’t bode well. BUT if you do well senior year you have a chance to show admissions officers that you mean business.</p>

<p>Unfortunately your SAT scores are too dodgy and your accomplishments too many and too few of an impact to have a good chance at upper Ivies but perhaps Cornell, Penn, or Brown would give you a shot (Cornell most likely of 3.)</p>

<p>Assuming your senior grades rise and standardized test scores improve to a well-over-700-average (so 650 in writing is acceptable w/ 800 math and 750 CR for example), you have a decent shot. It all depends on how unique you can present yourself.</p>

<p>On the app limit your accomplishments to 10 tops, and try to make them state or national if possible and not local; that way it won’t seem like you’re trying to pad anything.</p>

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<p>Brown’s 6 year med program is probably out of your reach with those SAT scores. PLME is significantly more competitive than the actual university.</p>

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<p>Low SAT and low GPA.</p>

<p>REJECT at all Ivy Leagues, especially their medical school programs.</p>

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<p>Great improvement from 1st SAT to 2nd</p>

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<p>I have a friend that came from Afghanistan and he used that and his hardwork to make up for low SAT’s o below 2000 (i guess the diversity and first generation thing)
He got in Dartmouth</p>

<p>Would that help in my case? and how much? </p>

<p>I am an Korean American Male who came here in 5th grade.</p>

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<p>No. Korean vs. Afghans? Which of the two do Ivy Leagues have more of? Plus, it is much more of an interesting story about an Afghan coming to America than a Korean… I believe you are an ORM</p>

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<p>Don’t take the SAT too many more times. You’ll start to not improve anymore and when you take it so many times, it starts to look bad. I’d cap it off at this 3rd time.</p>

<p>Your grades are really low for ivies IMO. It also looks like you joined a lot of your extracurriculars really recently just to beef up your apps. Doesn’t look good to me.</p>

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<p>but the fact is though i moved around alot and i wasnt settled down until high school, plus i moved in 10th grade and came back also due to family problems for like half a year. so i had hard time trying to stay in the same school and trying to find a stable extracurricular.</p>

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<p>bump----------------</p>