What are my chances at these colleges?

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>What are my chances at Duke, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Stanford, UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern, Brown, Cornell, WUSTL, Emory, Amherst, Georgetown, Berkeley, Williams, Wesleyan, University of Florida, William and Mary, MIT, and Dartmouth?</p>

<p>Background</p>

<p>School: Sends some graduates to top schools
State: Florida
Rank: 1 out of 600
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>School</p>

<p>U/W GPA - 4.0
W GPA - 4.9
Sophomore Schedule: Spanish III, Pre-Calculus, Chemistry Honors, English Language Honors, AP Physics B, AP European History, AP Human Geography (self-study), AP Psychology (self-study)
Junior schedule: AP Spanish Language, AP Calculus BC, AP Chemistry (double-block), AP US History, AP English Language, AP American Government and Politics (online)
Senior schedule: AP Biology, AP Physics C (M and EM), AP Economics (Micro and Macro), AP English Literature, Calculus 3, Differential Equations, AP Stats</p>

<p>Standardized Testing</p>

<p>SAT: 2200
SAT 2: Physics: 780 World History: 800 Chemistry: 750 U.S History: 800 Math II: 760
AP Tests: World History– 5, Environmental Science- 5, Physics B- 5, European History– 5, Human Geography- 5, AP Psychology- 5
ACT: 33 </p>

<p>In-School Extra Curriculars</p>

<p>Member, National Honor Society, 2009-2012
Member, Chain Reaction Club 2008-2012
Member, Key Club 2008-2012
Member, Chemistry Club 2009-2012
Captain, Varsity Tennis Team 2008-2012
Captain, Mu Alpha Theta 2008-2012
Captain, Varsity Debate Team 2008-2012
President, Debate Club 2008-2012
President, Junior State of America 2008-2012</p>

<p>Outside-School Extra Curriculars</p>

<p>President of a charity I co-created, 2008-
Member, Chain Reaction Youth Council 2009-2011
Member, Tennis Mentor Program 2007-2012
Piano 2001- (a couple awards)
Guitar 2007-
USTA Jr. Team Tennis 2004-2012</p>

<p>Over 500+ hours in volunteering</p>

<p>Work Experience</p>

<p>I own a local racquet stringing business.
Worked every summer since 8th grade in a Nuclear Physicist’s laboratory, on numerous experiments mostly including activated carbon.
I sell a form of activated carbon (biochar) locally.</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>Duke- Mid-High Match
Harvard- Reach
Princeton- Reach
Yale- Reach
Columbia- Low-Mid Reach
Stanford-Reach
UPenn- Low Reach
UChicago- Match
Northwestern Match
Brown- Low Reach
Cornell- Low Reach
WUSTL- Low-Mid Match
Emory- Low-Mid Match
Amherst- High Match
Georgetown- Match
Berkeley-Reach (if you are from Fl.)
Williams- Low Reach
Wesleyan- Low-Mid Match
University of Florida- Safety
William and Mary- Safety-Low Match
MIT- Reach
Dartmouth- Low Reach</p>

<p>Happy BUMP day!</p>

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<p>Thank you…anyone else have any answers?</p>

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<p>Bump…</p>

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<p>22 colleges??? Seriously dude, your guidance counselor must hate you. Your honestly telling me you want to go to all of those colleges. You need to do some hardcore research and eliminate like half of those colleges. Good Luck :)</p>

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<p>No, I’m not applying to all those. I’ll definitely eliminate most of them, I just wanted to see my chances at each of the ones I am considering, and maybe it could affect where I’m going to apply.</p>

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<p>In reducing your list, I heartily recommend you not rely on “chances” assessments from anonymous strangers on this forum (including me). Grill your college counselor at school. Find some hard data (on the respective universities’ websites). Then, apply where you think you would be happy. You have a reasonable chance at any of those places.</p>

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<p>^I completely agree with pbr. Btw, I think you have a good shot at all of those schools. Good Luck :)</p>

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<p>I am a parent of a current high school senior and I agree entirely with pbr. Having said that, your list itself seems not only too long but also very diverse (e.g., the Ivies, small liberal arts schools, etc.). I think you should spend a bit more time being honest with yourself. What type of college experiences and outcomes do you value most? Which schools or types of schools are best able to provide you with what you want most? Your experiences would seem to give you an excellent chance at all the schools on your list BUT that does not guarantee acceptance. Schools are inundated with applications and have implemented many broad approaches to the selection process. Best of luck and I hope you find exactly what you are looking for.</p>