What are my chances for the Ivys? HYPS

<p>Hey, id like some feedback on my chances at Harvard, Princeton, Stanford… (and maybe Yale).</p>

<p>Im also applying to UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, but an Ivy would be nice :)</p>

<p>I realize my test scores arent top notch, but I am African-American so i have that minority and “Historically Disadvantaged” thing going for me. Harvard actually sent me a packet encouraging me to apply since im a minority, and they had a little pamplet of pictures of old white harvard men crowded around Queen Latifa and giving her an award for something (which i thot was interesting/hilarious lol).</p>

<p>SATI: 1450: 760m, 690v</p>

<p>SATIIs: 760 Math IIC, 750 Chem, 640 writing (I re-took and will retake again)</p>

<p>GPA: Unweighted: 4.00
Weighted: 4.20
Rank: 4/403 (But the three people ahead of me have honors credit for a class that isnt recognized as honors by colleges…or by UCs atleast)</p>

<p>My Highschool is a very good public school in the Bay Area, California</p>

<p>APs: Statistics- 5
Chemisty- 3 (my chem class was honors, not AP)
will take Calc AB, Biology, and Physics B APs in may</p>

<p>ECs:</p>

<pre><code> -Elected 2004 California Boys’ State Attorney General (got to meet Ahnold)
-4years Football: Starting Varsity Runningback and Linebacker
-2years Varsity Wrestling
-1 year of Varsity Track, Sections competitor for Triple Jump (will likely compete again)
-Track Captain
-National Ventures Scholar (scholarship thing for minorities interested in science/mathematics)
-Recognized as a participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program (means my PSAT score was in the top 5% of African-Americans nationally)
-Awarded “Most Rushing Yards” award for football in 11th grade, and “Most Improved Offensive Player” in 10th if that means anything.
-paid Civil Engineering Intership for the Metropolitan Transportation Committee over the summer
-Ive done a few volunteer things, but everyting together adds up to about 11hrs of volunteer work
-paid Chemistry, PreCalculus, and Physics Tutor for students at my highschool and a neighboring highschool
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<p>What do ya’ll think my chances are? I know the Ivys are a push, but im pretty sure ill get into UC berkeley and i dont think id take any school over Berkeley other than an Ivy or Stanford.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>really really really good chance, id say</p>

<p>edit: ahh youre in ivy lol… damn AA</p>

<p>lol really? I knew being an AA helped but i didnt know it helped THAT much</p>

<p>You should have a good chance at all the schools you mentioned. </p>

<p>That being said, make sure your recs and essays are excellent. Every bit helps. Anyhow, just my 2 cents. Hope this is of use. Good luck. :)</p>

<p>Hmm thats good to hear.</p>

<p>Anyone else have an opinion?</p>

<p>how far to you jump for triple jump?</p>

<p>well… it was my first year and i started mid-season AND i only practiced it about 3 times all season because my main event (or atleast I thot) was the 400m (i just tried TJ at a dual-meet one day mid-season and got 1st and things went from there). So with that said, I jumped 41ft 5in. This year, im gonna do lots of squats in the offseason and focus only on TJ so it should be alot better. Hoping 45+ ft.</p>

<p>dawg u r in at princeton and stanford</p>

<p>yale and harvard r beasts tho just so unpredictable even if you are a minority
apply to penn/dartmouth u will be automatic at those 2 for sure</p>

<p>i have similar stats just a higher SAT score, equivalent EC involvement (more on the community service side tho, like 1500 hrs), and have been told im pretty much in anywhere i apply</p>

<p>btw that attorney general thing sounds ill what exactly do u do?</p>

<p>good luck with everything</p>

<p>Do you know what Boys’ State is? Its the program hosted by the American Legion… each state has one… anyways, most High Schools from each state select 1 boy to go to it (in other words, i didnt have to pay any $$$ :slight_smile: )… there ended up being like 955 Boys at California’s Boys’ State </p>

<p>… then basically its a 7 day camp where you re-enact the state government … first people run for City Office, then County Office, and then on like the 2nd or 3rd to last day, all the crazy people run for State positions :slight_smile: …and thats what I did. The most competitive speakers usually try for Governor so i knew i had no chance there, and Attorney General sounded good to me so i went for it.
Long story short, i had to give a speach infront of my party (primarys… about 500ppl)… won that…then another speach infront of all 1000 guys and some state supreme court guys and eventually I got voted Attorney General. …then the 8 or so of us who were on the Governors Council (like the Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State etc) got a private visit to see Mr. Schwartznegger. Hes funny as hell. We took a picture, he cracked some jokes, told us some stories, we shook his hand and that was it.</p>

<pre><code> Dont get me wrong tho, im not a fan of Govt or Politics, but I heard it looks pretty good on college applications, plus it was pretty fun because for that 1week, we were entirely encharge of the government :slight_smile: …it ended up being a lot like Lord of the Flies
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<p>anyone else?</p>